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	INS Viraat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		INS Viraat was originally commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Hermes on 18 November 1959 and she served as the flagship of the Royal Navy's taskforce in the 1982 Falklands War.
		INS Viraat completed another life-extension refit beginning in July 1999 and ending in April 2001, which is expected to extend her serviceability till 2010.
		The INS Viraat (R22) is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier currently in service with the Indian Navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/INS_Viraat (584 words)

	Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		INS Rajput was instrumental in sinking Pakistan's premier submarine PNS Ghazi which posed a significant threat in the Bay of Bengal, while INS Nirghat and Nipat sunk a destroyer each and INS Veer accounting for a minesweeper.
		INS Satpura being inaugurated at the Mazagaon docks in southern India.
		INS Tarangini is the only Sail Training Ship in the Indian Navy and is used to portray India's rich maritime history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Navy (2376 words)

	INS Vikrant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The INS Vikrant (formerly the HMS Hercules (R49)) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy.
		Despite a crack in a boiler, she saw real combat against Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
		She was considered important enough by the Pakistan Navy that they sent the submarine Ghazi all the way to the Bay of Bengal to mine the Visakhapatnam harbor in an unsuccessful attempt to sink the Vikrant; the Ghazi itself falling prey to INS Rajput.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/INS_Vikrant (534 words)

	Indian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		INS Rajput was instrumental in sinking Pakistan's premier submarine PNS Ghazi which posed a significant threat in the Bay of Bengal, while INS Nirghat and Nipat sunk a destroyer each and INS veer accounting for a minesweeper.
		INS Satpura being inaugurated at the Mazagaon docks in southern India.
		There was one major casuality in the frigate INS Khukri (sunk by PNS Hangor) with another vessel INS Kirpan damaged in the western sector, but on the eastern front the opposing Pakistan Navy took a severe beating.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Navy (2124 words)

	R 22 Viraat
		The standard displacement of INS Viraat is 28, 500 tons and she is propelled by steam turbines with 76,000 shaft horsepower.
		At present, the INS Viraat carries a complement of Sea Harrier aircraft, which are wired for Sea Eagle Anti-Ship Missiles (ASMs) and Matra 550 Magic missiles and various choppers like the Sea King for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Search-And-Rescue (SAR) and transport.
		As of 2005 it was reported that the INS Viraat would be retired in the next four years, before 2010.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/r-viraat.htm (852 words)

	i&d.Sit Ins
		The student-led sit-in at the Woolworth's store was the beginning of the largely youth-led social reform movements of the 1960s.
		We requested four stools, a corresponding eight-foot section of counter, mirrors, a soda fountain and a section of cornice, all as close to the original sit-in site as we could determine using historic photographs.
		The final hurdle involved negotiations with Sit-in Movement Inc., a small local organization formed by African American residents of Greensboro to purchase and preserve the Woolworth store, and eventually convert it into a national civil rights museum.
	www.si.edu /i+d/sitins.arc.html (852 words)

	INS Sindhurakshak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The INS Sindhurakshak is an ex- Russian Kilo class naval submarine which India bought in 1997 and was delivered in 1998.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/INS_Sindhurakshak (852 words)

	INS Mumbai: A Photo Essay
		INS Mumbai at the time had just returned along with the rest of the fleet from a long, interesting deployment in the North Arabian Sea during Operation Parakram.
		This is the reason for INS Mumbai being considered as the sixteenth Bombay.
		This 733 tonne vessel was the second HMIS Bombay and the first INS Bombay.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/Articles/Article14.html (852 words)

	Indian Navy
		INS Delhi was commissioned in 1997, INS Mysore was commissioned in June 1999 and INS Bombay is due to commission in 2001.
		INS Delhi is the first of a new class of destroyer built by Mazagon Dock Ltd based in Mumbai.
		INS Viraat R22 was originally commissioned in the Royal Navy, as the HMS Hermes on 18 November 1959.
	homepage.eircom.net /~steven/bombay.htm (3251 words)

	Favourable wave for the aircraft carrier
		INS Viraat will be accompanied by other ships of the western fleet, the missile destroyer INS Ranvijay, the fleet tanker INS Shakti and the corvette INS Kora.
		The indigenously built Project 25-A class INS Kora is to be the highlight at the IDEX-99 international defence exhibition to be held at Abu Dhabi between March 14 and 18.
		INS Vikrant's goodwill mission to the Gulf in 1976 was the first and last.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990304/ige04023.html (617 words)

	Indian Navy News [March 2002]
		INS Viraat is under the command of Rear Admiral J.S. Bedi, Commander of the Indian Navy's Western Command.
		India's sole aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, is leading a fleet of naval ships on a goodwill visit to the Gulf as an extension of the country's military diplomacy.
		INS Viraat visiting UAE was originally HMS Hermes, first commissioned in the Royal British Navy on 18 November 1959.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/News/2002/02-Mar.html (4909 words)

	The Acorn » On board the INS Viraat
		INS Viraat, along with four other ships from the Indian navy is on a goodwill mission to South East Asia.
		Related Link: Return of the Viraat, a photo essay on the refitting of the Indian Navy& aircraft carrier; and the soon to be inducted INS Vikramaditya (formerly, the Admiral Gorshkov).
		Here’s a fun factoid: The U.S. Navy has 21 operational aircraft carriers of the Viraat size or larger (12 that are much much larger).
	opinion.paifamily.com /?p=1539 (429 words)

	Defenceindia : News : Viraat to be operational within 90 days: Navy
		INS Viraat, India's lone aircraft carrier and which is undergoing a re-fit programme at present, will be operational in the next 90 days, Defence Ministry officials said here on Monday.
		'INS Viraat' is part of the Western Fleet which comes under the operational control of Western Naval Command (WNC), the sword arm of the Indian Navy.
		Currently, the blue-water three-dimensional Indian Navy has only one carrier, INS Viraat.
	www.defenceindia.com /09-aug-2k4/news15.html (306 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : INS Viraat arrives at Vizag port
		Carrying a complement of 30 fighter aircraft and helicopters, Viraat is the mightiest naval presence on the high seas of the country and its neighbourhood.
		The 750-feet long and 28,000-tonne Viraat is docked at the multipurpose berth of Visakhapatnam Port Trust lording over the berthing area.
		A good number of children from nine schools who were taken round Viraat were visibly excited on seeing the aircraft carrier with its defence and offence systems in place.
	www.hindu.com /2005/07/08/stories/2005070817320300.htm (394 words)

	Centre should help repair INS Vikrant: Shinde
		INS Vikrant was commissioned in the Indian Navy on February 16, 1961, and played a stellar role during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
		The Maharashtra government on Wednesday said the Centre should extend financial assistance for preventing INS Vikrant, country's first aircraft carrier-turned maritime museum, from being scrapped.
		Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said this while reacting to Vice Admiral Arun Prakash's statement on Tuesday that Vikrant may land up at the scrapyard if the Navy fails to garner five crore rupees to repair its hull.
	inhome.rediff.com /news/2003/may/14mum1.htm (172 words)

	INS Delhi (1948) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation INS Delhi (1948)
		The INS Delhi was a Leander class cruiser built for the Royal Navy in 1933 as HMS Achilles and commissioned into the New Zealand Divison of the Royal Navy in 1937, becoming HMNZS Achilles on the formation of the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941.
		INS Delhi (1948) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation INS Delhi (1948).
		This article discusses the cruiser INS Delhi, in service between 1948 and 1978.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/INS-Delhi-1948.html (463 words)

	INS Vikrant may end up in a scrapyard
		INS Vikrant, which was commissioned in the Indian Navy on February 16, 1961 and played a stellar role during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, was decommissioned in 1997 after serving the Navy for nearly 40 years.
		Vikrant was brought inside the naval dockyard on February 11, 2003 for maintenance work and is now awaiting funds for the same.
		Mumbai: The Indian Navy's pride and country's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, now transformed into a maritime museum, might soon land up at the scrapyard if the Navy fails to garner Rs 5 crore immediately to keep the decommissioned ship afloat.
	web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2003/may/52723.htm (293 words)

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		The Pakistanis, having learnt that Vikrant was positioned in the Bay of Bengal, dispatched one of their submarines, PNS Ghazi, to the east.
		However, one of Vikrant’s main boilers was out of operation and the ship could not maintain the kind of speed required for maneuvering in a situation where the air threat would be considerable.
		The most important role of the Vikrant commenced on December 3, 1971, The 1971 war was the first, and only, occasion when the Indian political leadership exhibited a proper understanding of the use of military power for achieving a clear national aim.
	www.kiritsomaiya.com /leftpanel/vikrant/vikrantglory.htm (882 words)

	DB2000 Encyclopedia - Ship Entries
		She commissioned 12 May 1987 as INS Viraat (R22), and upon arrival in India was formally recommissioned 15 Feb 1989.
		After being completed to a modernised design with and angled flight deck, steam catapult and mirror landing aids she was finally commissioned as the INS Vikrant on 4 March 1961.
		From 1979 the Vikrant was in refit, emerging in 1982 with a new look, a bow mounted ski jump and a new airgroup, Sea Harriers and Sea King helos replacing the Sea Hawks and Alize's.
	www.harpoonhq.com /encyclopedia/HTML_Files/India.html (1683 words)

	Indian Naval Aviation - Part 2
		INS Hosdurg, a "Nanuchka" class corvette, became the second decommissioned vessel to be sunk by a live Sea Eagle missile, launched from a Jaguar-IM of the IAF, in June 2000.
		However, the runway at INS Garuda was too short to operate the Vampires and the squadron had to be based at the IAF base in Sulur, near Coimbatore, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
		This was followed by the first deck landing on the carrier, INS Vikrant, on 20 Dec 1983 and the arrival of the first Sea Harrier T.Mk.60 trainer, on 29 March 1984.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_432.shtml (8061 words)

	The Silver Jubilee of I
		The air squadrons of INS Vikrant participated in the 1965 hostilities.
		HMS Hercules was purchased by the Government of India in January 1957 and the ship was commissioned as INS Vikrant on 16 Feb. 1961.
		Vikrant will be completing 25 years of glorious service which is a matter of pride not only for the Indian Navy but the entire country.
	indiapicks.com /stamps/Forces/1184_INS_Vikrant.htm (374 words)

	Ella Baker - Biography on Ella Baker
		Sit-ins at lunch counters inspired similar forms of protest at other types of segregated facilities, such as wade-ins at swimming places.
		The protest by Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, and David Richmand marked the beginning of a grassroots sit-in movement led by African American students against the segregated public spaces of the South.
		Black or racially integrated groups of students would sit down in white-only spaces and refuse to move until they were served or forcibly removed.
	www.africanaonline.com /sit_ins.htm (374 words)

	SNCC-Events: Sit-ins
		On February 10, Hampton, Virginia became the first city outside of North Carolina to experience a sit-in, and by the end of the month, sit-ins had occurred in more than thirty communities in seven states.
		These sit-ins thrust black student leaders into the spotlight, a position for which they were often unprepared.
		The first sit-in on February 1, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, is said to have been the catalyst for an entire movement, including the birth of SNCC.
	www.ibiblio.org /sncc/sitin.html (374 words)

	S 55 Sindhu Ghosh Class
		INS Sindhukesari, one of the frontline submarines of Indian Navy, returned to Mumbai after completing a major refit and modernisation package in Russia.
		The first submarine, the Sindhurakshak, was commissioned in Dec 1997 at St. Petersburg, Russia and was of the Type 877 EKM design.
		The Sindhukesari and the Sindhura returned to Mumbai in 2002 after their mid-life refits were completed in Russia.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/s-sindu-ghosh.htm (374 words)

	Naval Technology - Delhi Class - Destroyers
		INS Delhi was commissioned in 1997, INS Mysore in June 1999 and INS Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in January 2001.
		INS Delhi was commissioned in 1997, INS Mysore in June 1999 and INS Mumbai in January 2001.
		INS Delhi is the first of a new class of destroyer built by Mazagon Dock Ltd based in Mumbai.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/delhi/index.html (726 words)

	indiainfo.com -> News -> World -> Indo-French Navy war games next week
		INS Mysore reaches the naval port of Toulon in southern France on August 13.
		Mysore is very well armed, enabling her to conduct battles on surface, in the air and underwater as well.
		Mysore incorporates the latest elements of stealth technology and the ship is also equipped to operate in nuclear, chemical and biological warfare.
	news.indiainfo.com /2000/08/06/6french.html (266 words)

	INS Mysore
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		Mysore Telecom District About Bharat Sanchar Telephone Nigam's services in Mysore and Chamrajnagar districts, including tariff and directory.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-INS_Mysore.html (177 words)

	PIB Press Release
		INS Mysore is expected to reach on Dec 28, 2004, INS Udaygiri on Dec 29,2004 and INS Aditya on Dec 30,2004.
		INS Aditya is carrying water and has a water purification plant.
		INS Mysore has two helicopters and others have one each.
	pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=6090 (392 words)

	INS Mysore
		The INS Mysore is a Delhi Class Destroyer made in India.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/i/in/ins_mysore.html (24 words)

	INS TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia
		The INS Sindhurakshak is an ex Russia n Kilo class navy naval submarine which India bought in 1997 and was delivered in 1998.
		INS Khukri was an old Type 14 ASW Anti submarine Warfare frigate in the Indian Navy.
		INS Rajput D51 is the lead ship of the Rajput Class destroyers of Indian Navy.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /encyclopedia/sencyclo.jsp?keywords=INS (490 words)

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