INS ''Ranvir'' () is the fourth of the five s built for the

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. ''Ranvir'' was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history

2008

INS ''Ranvir'' along with were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister

Dr Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jaw ...

, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th

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summit.

2015

On 22–26 May 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with visited

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. On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with INS ''Shakti'' made a port call at

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. 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

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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 Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) is a multilateral event conducted by Indian Navy in which naval forces of foreign countries participate. This exercise is conducted as part of the Indian Navy's ongoing efforts to enhance its operational capabil ...

with the

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2025

INS ''Ranvir'' participated in Exercise Bongosagar 2025 and Coordinated Patrol with the

BNS Abu Ubaidah BNS ''Abu Ubaidah'' is a Type 053H3 frigate serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2020. The ship is named after one of the Rashidun army commander Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah. History The Type 053H3 frigate BNS ''Abu Ubaidah'' was previously known a ...

of the

in March 2025.

In popular culture

INS Ranvir was featured in Bollywood film

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo () is a 2004 Indian Hindi cinema, Hindi-language war film directed by Anil Sharma (director), Anil Sharma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Divya Khosla Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Ashutosh Rana, Sandali Sinha, Nagma and Aa ...

starring Amitabh Bachan and

Bobby Deol Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1969), better known by his screen name Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. A member of the List of Hindi film families#Deol family, Deol family, he is the younger son of actor Dha ...

who played the role of

Commanding Officer The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually give ...

onboard INS Ranvir. Kora Class Corvetttes INS Kirch(P62) and INS Kulish(P63) were also featured alongside it.

References

External links

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