INS Ranvir

INS Ranvir
History
India
NameRanvir
Builder61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Launched12 March 1983
Commissioned28 October 1986
IdentificationPennant number: D54
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class & typeRajput-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,950 tons standard,
  • 4,974 tons full load
Length147 m (482 ft)
Beam15.8 m (52 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 × gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
  • 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
  • Air: Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band.(replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band )
  • Navigation: 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
  • Communication: Inmarsat,
  • Sonar: Bharat HUMSA ( replaced hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) during MLR), 1 × Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvir (lit. 'Hero in Battle') is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. Ranvir was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history

2008

INS Ranvir along with INS Mysore 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.

2010

INS Ranvir was used as a staging platform to test the BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile. On March 21, 2010, She fired one during tests against the decommissioned INS Meen.

2015

On 22–26 May 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti visited Singapore. On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti made a port call at Jakarta, Indonesia. 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 under the junior sailors’ dining hall. Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident. An investigation revealed that an incompatible type of refrigerant (R125) supplied by a private firm was used instead of the standard naval (R22). The firm was booked by the Navy.

2024

INS Ranvir reached Chattogram, Bangladesh as a part of Operational Deployment on 29 June 2024. After the completion of the harbour phase, the ship will participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Bangladesh Navy.

2025

INS Ranvir participated in Exercise Bongosagar 2025 and Coordinated Patrol with the BNS Abu Ubaidah of the Bangladesh Navy in March 2025.

On 26 November, the ship along with INS Satpura, INS Himgiri and INS Udaygiri visited the Port of Chennai as part of the year's Navy Day Celebrations. The visit saw the participation of over 930 students, 375 NCC cadets as well as 364 officer cadets from Officers Training Academy, Chennai.

2026

INS Ranvir participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.

In October 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract to refit two Rajput-class destroyers and two Veer-class corvettes with BrahMos launchers and fire-control systems. INS Ranvir is one of the likely recipients, replacing the Styx inclined launchers in the bow.

INS Ranvir was featured in Bollywood film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo starring Amitabh Bachan and Bobby Deol who played the role of Commanding Officer onboard INS Ranvir. Kora-class corvettes, INS Kirch and INS Kulish were also featured alongside it.

References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
  2. ↑ "INS Ranvir in Bangladesh for goodwill visit". India Today. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ↑ 2 Indian warships anchored near SL Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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  12. ↑ "Wrong gas led to blast on INS Ranvir, firm booked". 6 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "INS RANVIR ARRIVES AT CHATTOGRAM, BANGLADESH". Press Information Bureau. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "INS RANVIR PARTICIPATES IN EXERCISE BONGOSAGAR 25 AND INDIAN NAVY - BANGLADESH NAVY CORPAT". Press Information Bureau. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Navy Day celebrations: Four ships make port call in city". The Hindu. 26 November 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag". The Times of India. 14 February 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Menon, Adithya Krishna (20 October 2026). "Indian Navy to Equip Legacy Kashin and Veer Classes with BrahMos". Naval News. Retrieved 21 October 2026.