After serving the Nation for 32 years, the Indian Navy will bid farewell to its two ships INS Nishank and INS Akshay, at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on June 3. These ships have been at the forefront of safeguarding the country’s maritime interests.
The two ships were inducted at the Poti Shipyard of the erstwhile Soviet Union and present-day Georgia in the 1990s in freezing temperatures and will retire in the tropical temperature of Mumbai.
According to an Indian Navy officer, the retirement of these two ships after over three decades of service will be a moment filled with emotions and nostalgia for all the ex-crew members.
“All the seafarers bear the names of their ships as their own identity. Home to many a sea warriors, these ships will always remain the source of honour and pride,” he said.
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