Visakhapatnam: INS Sindhudhvaj bids adieu to the Indian Navy after 35 years of service

INS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to the Indian Navy on Saturday in Visakhapatnam after serving the nation for a glorious period of 35 years. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta was the chief guest for the ceremony. The decommissioning event was attended by 15 former commanding officers including Cmde SP Singh (Retd), the commissioning CO and 26 commissioning crew veterans.

The submarine crest depicts a grey colour nurse shark and the name means flag bearer at sea. Sindhudhvaj, as the name suggests, was the flag bearer of indigenisation and the Indian Navy’s efforts towards achieving Atmanirbharta in the Russian-built Sindhughosh class submarines throughout her journey in the navy. She had many firsts to her credit including operationalisation of the indigenized sonar USHUS, Indigenised Satellite Communication Systems Rukmani and MSS, Inertial Navigation System and Indigenised Torpedo Fire Control System.

She also successfully undertook mating and personnel transfer with Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel. She is the only submarine to be awarded the CNS Rolling trophy for Innovation by the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The traditional ceremony was conducted at sunset in Visakhapatnam, with an overcast sky adding to the solemnity of the occasion when the Decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the INS Sindhudhvaj was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 Years by the Indian Navy.

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