INS Vikrant IAC I India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier of Indian Navy
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The Associated Press | August 12, 2013 | Last Updated: Jan 26 1:11 AM ET NEW DELHI — Amid the chanting of ancient Hindu scriptures, India launched its first home-built aircraft carrier on Monday, its second claim to superpower status in three days. The 37,500 tonne INS Vikrant is expected to go for extensive trials in 2016 before being inducted into the navy by 2018, reports say. It follows the activation on Saturday of the miniaturized atomic reactor on board India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant, which translates as the ‘destroyer of enemies” from Sanskrit. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/india-launches-first-aircraft-carrier-and-powers-up-nuclear-sub-a-shot-across-the-bow-to-china-for-pacific-dominance INS Vikrant (Sanskrit: विक्रान्त víkrānta "courageous" (IAC-I) is the first aircraft carrier built in India and the first Vikrant-class aircraft carrier built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy. The motto of the ship is Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah (Sanskrit: जयेम सं युधि स्पृध:), which is taken from Rig Veda 1.8.3 and is translated as "I defeat those who fight against me". Work on the ship's design began in 1999, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011 and was launched in 2013. The ship is currently being fitted out, according to the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) . Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to be designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy and the first warship to be built by Cochin Shipyard. The keel for Vikrant was laid by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at the Cochin Shipyard on 28 February 2009. The Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) created facilities to manufacture the steel in India. Reportedly, three types of special steel for the hull, flight deck and floor compartments were manufactured at the Bhilai Steel Plant, Chhattisgarh and Rourkela Steel Plant, Odisha. The main switch board, steering gear and water tight hatches have been manufactured by Larsen & Toubro in Mumbai and Talegaon; high-capacity air conditioning and refrigeration systems have been manufactured in Kirloskar Group’s plants in Pune; most pumps have been supplied by Best and Crompton; Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) supplied the Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), which is being installed by Avio, an Italian company; the gear box was supplied by Elecon Engineering; and the electrical cables are being supplied by Nicco Industries. In July 2013, the Defence Minister A. K. Antony announced that Vikrant would be launched on 12 August at the Cochin Shipyard. The ship was launched by his wife, Elizabeth Antony, on 12 August 2013. Vikrant was undocked on 10 June 2015 after the completion of structural work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avio Founded 1908; 109 years ago in Turin, Italy Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Rivalta di Torino, Turin, Italy. Avio is Prime Contractor for the new European launcher Vega. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_(rocket) Development began in 1998 and the first launch took place from the Guiana Space Centre on 13 February 2012. http://www.avio.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Vikrant_(R11) United Kingdom Name: Hercules Builder: Vickers-Armstrong Harland and Wolff Laid down: 14 October 1943 Launched: 22 September 1945 Identification: Pennant number: R49 Fate: Laid up, 1947; Sold to India, 1957 India Name: Vikrant Acquired: 1957 Commissioned: 4 March 1961 Decommissioned: 31 January 1997 Identification: Pennant number: R11 Motto: Sanskrit: Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah English: I completely defeat those who dare to fight with me In memory of Vikrant, the Vikrant Memorial was unveiled by Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema, 25 January 2016. In February 2016, Bajaj unveiled a new motorbike made with metal from Vikrant's scrap and named it Bajaj V in honour of Vikrant. On 12 November 2014, the Supreme Court gave its final approval for the carrier to be scrapped, which commenced on 22 November 2014. http://ohithokkeenthu.com/after-55-years-of-service-indian-navy-bids-farewell-to-ins-vikrant-worlds-oldest-aircraft-carrier/ http://www.livemint.com/Politics/JjbBrTd0fIhI3MAjWv3noI/INS-Viraat-decommissioned-leaves-Indian-Navy-without-an-air.html http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indias-first-aircraft-carrier-ins-vikrant-fades-into-history/1/403180.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/witness/201409/forensic-psychology-is-it-the-career-me Forensic psychologists are most commonly licensed psychologists who specialize in applying psychological knowledge to legal matters, both in the criminal and civil arenas. http://www.apadivisions.org/division-41/index.aspx https://www.fbi.gov/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation Formed July 26, 1908; 108 years ago as the Bureau of Investigation
