INS ''Ranvir'' is the fourth of the five s built for the

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. ''Ranvir'' was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history

2008

INS ''Ranvir'' along with were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.

2015

On 22–26 May 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with visited

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. On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with INS ''Shakti'' made a port call at Jakarta,

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. She was commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh.

2022

On 18 January 2022, there was an explosion in an internal compartment of the ship at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, resulting in three deaths and eleven injuries. Minor structural damage was also reported. The blast was attributed to Freon gas leak in the AC compartment. Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident.

References

External links

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