After serving for a glorious period of 35 years, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to Indian Navy on Saturday in a Decommissioning event which was attended by 15 of the former Commanding Officers including Cmde SP Singh (Retd), the Commissioning CO and 26 Commissioning crew veterans.
Sindhudhvaj's crest depicted a gray colour nurse shark and the name means flag bearer at sea. The submarine was the flag bearer of indigenisation and Indian Navy's efforts towards achieving Atmanirbharta in the Russian-built Sindhughosh class submarines throughout her journey in the navy. She had many a firsts to her credit including operationalisation of the indigenised sonar USHUS, Indigenised Satellite Communication systems Rukmani and MSS, Inertial Navigation System and Indigenised Torpedo Fire Control System.
The poignant but grand ceremony saw the Decommissioning Pennant lowered at #sunset marking the Decommissioning of the Submarine. Cmde SP Singh (Retd) the Commissioning Commanding Officer, 26 members of the commissioning crew & former Commanding Officers were also present (2/2) pic.twitter.com/Ui5deQLzeY
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INS Sindhudhvaj also successfully undertook mating and personnel transfer with Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel and only submarine to be awarded CNS Rolling trophy for Innovation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was the chief guest for the ceremony which conducted at sunset. An overcast sky added to the solemnity of the occasion when the Decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the submarine was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 years.
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