Facts about India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

By MindStick

INS Vikrant is the first indigenous and largest ship made by India

The name is derived from India’s first aircraft carrier which was used in the war against Pakistan in the year 1971.

The Indian Navy specifies the length and breadth of the ship as 262 metres and 62 metres respectively.

The ship is imbibed with the art automation feature

It is also known as a floating city because it has 18 floors, 14 decks and 2,300 compartments.

INS Vikrant is designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house warship design bureau (WDB), under the Cochin Shipyard Limited

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