INS Veer (K82)
| Career |  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: | 4 x SS-N-2A Styx AShM 2 x AK-230 30mm guns |
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
- ↑ "Indian Naval Ships-Missile Boat - Chamak Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ John Pike (1971-12-04). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "NAVY - Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 1971-10-28. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 2012-04-24.