INS Veer (K82)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Indian Navy | |
| Name | INS Veer |
| Commissioned | 2 April 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 31 December 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 |
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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 4 December, 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
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- ^ John Pike (4 December 1971). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "NAVY - Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 28 October 1971. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2012.