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Undocking of INS Vikrant Postponed
By Express News Service
Published: 31st May 2015 06:03 AM
Last Updated: 31st May 2015 06:03 AM
KOCHI:The much-anticipated ‘undocking’ of INS Vikrant, the indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) being built at the Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy, was postponed on Saturday due to siltation following high-tide. Undocking means that the work that needs to be carried out in the dry dock has been completed. Now, all the underwater works of the IAC have been completed, and the ship is ready to float out of the dry dock. The remaining work can be completed while the ship is floating.
Officials said that on Saturday there was ‘uneven siltation’ that was ‘not comfortable’ for floating the heavy tonnage ship. “Most probably, the undocking will be carried out on Monday,” they said. Undocking marks the completion of the critical stage of phase-II of the construction. INS Vikrant is capable of carrying 36 fixed-wing aircraft, including Russian-made MiG-29K and the yet-to-be-inducted indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The 40,000-tonne vessel is the first aircraft carrier to be designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy.
At present, India has two aircraft carriers. INS Viraat, a British-built ship, was launched into the sea in 1953, and was commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1987. It is expected to be decommissioned in 2016. The second ship, INS Vikramaditya, is a modified Russian Kiev-class aircraft carrier. The first phase of INS Vikrant was completed in August 2013, when it was launched by then Defence Minister A K Antony’s wife Elizabeth. The warship is expected to begin sea trials in 2017, and will be inducted into the Navy by 2018 end.
Undocking of INS Vikrant Postponed -The New Indian Express
By Express News Service
Published: 31st May 2015 06:03 AM
Last Updated: 31st May 2015 06:03 AM
KOCHI:The much-anticipated ‘undocking’ of INS Vikrant, the indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) being built at the Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy, was postponed on Saturday due to siltation following high-tide. Undocking means that the work that needs to be carried out in the dry dock has been completed. Now, all the underwater works of the IAC have been completed, and the ship is ready to float out of the dry dock. The remaining work can be completed while the ship is floating.
Officials said that on Saturday there was ‘uneven siltation’ that was ‘not comfortable’ for floating the heavy tonnage ship. “Most probably, the undocking will be carried out on Monday,” they said. Undocking marks the completion of the critical stage of phase-II of the construction. INS Vikrant is capable of carrying 36 fixed-wing aircraft, including Russian-made MiG-29K and the yet-to-be-inducted indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The 40,000-tonne vessel is the first aircraft carrier to be designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy.
At present, India has two aircraft carriers. INS Viraat, a British-built ship, was launched into the sea in 1953, and was commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1987. It is expected to be decommissioned in 2016. The second ship, INS Vikramaditya, is a modified Russian Kiev-class aircraft carrier. The first phase of INS Vikrant was completed in August 2013, when it was launched by then Defence Minister A K Antony’s wife Elizabeth. The warship is expected to begin sea trials in 2017, and will be inducted into the Navy by 2018 end.
Undocking of INS Vikrant Postponed -The New Indian Express
