INS Veer (K82)

History
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)
Length	38.6 m (126 ft 8 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Speed	37+ knots
Complement	30
Armament	4 × SS-N-2A Styx anti-ship missiles; 2 × AK-230 30 mm (1.2 in) guns;

INS Veer (K82) (Brave) 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 three 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 mi (110 km) 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 the 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.

Lieutenant Commander Om Prakash Mehta, the commanding officer of the Veer, was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role during the operation.^[5]^[6] Lieutenant Phool Kumar Puri, Engineering Officer, INS Veer was awarded the Nau Sena Medal for his efforts in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.^[7]

References

^ "Indian Naval Ships-Missile Boat – Chamak Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ John Pike (4 December 1971). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "NAVY – Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 28 October 1971. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Chapter-42". 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[in-chamak-1] "Indian Naval Ships-Missile Boat – Chamak Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[gs-vidyut-2] John Pike (4 December 1971). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[br-osa-I-3] "NAVY – Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 28 October 1971. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[in-t2tchap10-4] "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[in-awards-5] "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[in-vir-6] "Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[7] "Chapter-42". 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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