| INS Veer (K82) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  Indian Navy |
| Name: | INS Veer |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 December 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Vidyut class missile boat |
| Displacement: | 245 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length: | 38.6 meters |
| Beam: | 7.6 meters |
| Speed: | 37+ knots |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: |
4 x SS-N-2A Styx AShM 2 x AK-230 30mm guns |
INS Veer (K82) was a Vidyut class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[2][3]
INS Veer was a part of the 25th "Killer" Missile Squadron of the Indian Navy.
Operation Trident[]
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, INS Veer was one of the 3 missile boats in the Operation Trident task force. On the afternoon of December 4, the strike group made its way towards Karachi.
Late that evening, around 70 miles south of Karachi, the Veer detected a large Pakistan Navy target, later identified as the minesweeper PNS Muhafiz on patrol to its north. Veer launched 1 SS-N-2 Styx missile on the target, sinking PNS Muhafiz.[4]
Other vessels of strike group sank a Pakistan Navy destroyer, PNS Khaibar and the merchant ship MV Venus Challenger, and caused irreparable damage to the destroyer PNS Shah Jahan (DD-962).
Lieutenant Commander Om Prakash Mehta, the Commanding Officer of the Veer was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role during the operation.[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ "Indian Naval Ships-Missile Boat - Chamak Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. http://indiannavy.nic.in/missile_chamak.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ John Pike (1971-12-04). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "NAVY - Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 1971-10-28. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. http://indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/10_1971%20wnc1.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Indian Navy". Indian Navy. http://indiannavy.nic.in/vir.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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