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Navy says good bye to Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir
Updated On: 14 January, 2024 07:41 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
The Commanding Officers of the three ships were Cdr V B Mishra, Lt Cdr SK Singh and Lt Cdr J Banerjee respectively.
Naval officers during the decommissioning ceremony of the ships at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Island. Pic/PTI
Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were decommissioned after rendering four-decades of service to the nation. The Ministry of Defence said that the decommissioning event was conducted at Port Blair, wherein the National Flag, the Naval Ensign and Decommissioning Pennants of the three ships were lowered for the last time, at sunset.
Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were constructed at the Gdynia Shipyard, Poland as Polnocny class Landing Ships and were commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1984, 1985 and 1986 respectively. The Commanding Officers of the three ships were Cdr V B Mishra, Lt Cdr SK Singh and Lt Cdr J Banerjee respectively.
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