INS ABHAY AND INFAC T-82 DECOMMISSIONED
Indian Naval Ship Abhay and Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft
(INFAC) T-82 were decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 06 Oct
2025, after rendering more than three decades of service in the Indian
Navy.
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, presided over the ceremony as
the Chief Guest which was attended by Senior Officers, dignitaries, Veterans of
Indian Navy, commissioning crew, and former Commanding Officers, Officers and
sailors of both INS Abhay and INFAC T-82.
INS Abhay, an anti-submarine corvette of Soviet Pauk II
class type, was commissioned at Poti, Georgia in the erstwhile USSR on 10 Mar
1989. During her commission, she participated in various operational
deployments, conducted anti-submarine surveillance/ patrols and rendered yeoman
service in undertaking coastal defence operations while optimally utilising her
integral ASW sensor and weapon suite capabilities.
INFAC T-82, an Israeli Super Dvora MK II class, was
commissioned on 09 Oct 2003 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. True to her motto
of 'STEALTH AND STRIKE' she frequently remained the first
responder for search and rescue operations, carried out submarine escort
duties, and was involved in several coastal interdiction missions.
In a combined decommissioning event for both ships, the
National Flag, Naval Ensign along with their respective Decommissioning
Pennants, were lowered onboard both ships, for the last time, at sunset during
a poignant ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The ceremony was conducted as
per age old Naval traditions signifying the end of their commissioned service
with the Indian Navy. INS Abhay and INFAC T-82 were paid off under the command
of Cdr Abhay Kumar Singh and Lt Cdr Adishesh Mishra, respectively.
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