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INS Visakhapatnam                                                                                                          

1st March, 2022 Security and Defence

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Context: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh formally dedicates INS Visakhapatnam to the City of Destiny– Visakhapatnam.

 

About INS Visakhapatnam:

  • It is an indigenously designed and constructed guided-missile stealth destroyer named after the City of Destiny – Visakhapatnam.
  • It is the lead ship of P15B class of guided missile stealth destroyers.
  • It was commissioned on 21 Nov 21.
  • The ship symbolises India's matured shipbuilding capability and quest for the Make in India initiative towards achieving 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1801844