INS ''Ajay'' (P34) was an , in service with the

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. She inherited her name from INS ''Ajay'', the first warship built in independent India, which served in the Navy from 1960–1974. INS ''Ajay'' was commissioned on 24 January 1990 at

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, Soviet Union (now in

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) as part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area. Vice Admiral A.G. Thapliyal served as the ship's first commanding officer. The ship participated in several naval operations including

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during the

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and

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in 2001.

Decommissioning

INS ''Ajay'' was decommissioned on 19 September 2022 at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, after over 32 years in active service. Vice Admiral

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, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command was the chief guest for the function, Vice Admiral Thapliyal (Retd) was the guest of honour, and over 400 personnel including Flag Officers, senior officers from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard, and officers and men of the commissioning crew, crew of previous commissions as well as the ships present crew and families attended the decommissioning.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajay (P34) Abhay-class corvettes