An interesting rumour from the subcontinent:
Surprise! Navy says it will operate the INS Viraat till 2018 – hope the old lady can take it. The Harriers may not.
— Manu Pubby (@manupubby) August 1, 2013
Her keel was laid at Vickers (Barrow) on 21 June 1944. Think about that for a minute. Nineteen forty four. By 2018, that’s going to be 74-years. They certainly don’t build them like that any more!
INS Viraat, the oldest aircraft carrier in service anywhere in the world.
HMS Hermes, as she was during the Falklands War, 1982.
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