Thread by @Leopard212

She sailed the waves, and splashed from Portsmouth to Bombay, Malta to Mongla

Let's take you down a memory lane, as a new #VIKRANT is born

A THREAD on old gal Vikrant (R 11) and her war service during #Remembering1971.

Romance of old sailors and their ships.

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The gallant sailor aviators who sailed on #Vikrant, flew from her decks, rested their butts in her belly, and nursed back to health, roared into the skies again.

The legend called a #Vikrant, as a new mightier Vikrant is born

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Carrier Operations are not child's play, and the boys who came together to serve on her were a rare breed of her time- the Cobras and the White Tigers included.

#Vikrant nurtured and nourished all her son's.

From Admiral Peter Mahindru to Cdr HS Rawat, some of the best of the best of Indian Navy were sent to command #Vikrant- during their tenure of service & truly there cannot be a greater satisfaction than command of an Aircraft Carrier

An aircraft carrier command comes with challenges, and every Skipper of #Vikrant rose to the ocassion whenever she was called to action, and in support of operations for 36 years.

#Vikrant was a mother, a child of the manor born
She saw the best and brightest sail with her
She cared for her babies and wards

The Ensign and flag will climb again at Cochin, next Friday 02 September 2022

No other service produces more poets and romantics than the Navy- in the vast solitude of the sea, words and prose come naturally in the line of duty & beyond

A legend stood the test of time, only to fade
She rises again to the call of arms
Once a mother, a #Vikrant awakens