INS Vikrant

Summary

INS Vikrant is an aircraft carrier^[1]. It draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_carrier category, ranking #41 of 100).^[2]

Key Facts

• INS Vikrant's image is recorded as INS Vikrant circa 1984 carrying a unique complement of Sea Harriers, Sea Hawks, Allouette & Sea King helicopters and Alize ASW.jpg^[3].
• INS Vikrant's image is recorded as INS Vikrant (R11) with a Sea King helicopter during Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.jpg^[4].
• INS Vikrant's image is recorded as Vikrant Museum Ship.jpg^[5].
• INS Vikrant's instance of is recorded as aircraft carrier^[6].
• INS Vikrant's instance of is recorded as museum ship^[7].
• INS Vikrant's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[8].
• INS Vikrant's operator is recorded as Indian Navy^[9].
• INS Vikrant's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers-Armstrongs^[10].
• INS Vikrant's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff^[11].
• INS Vikrant's vessel class is recorded as Majestic-class aircraft carrier^[12].
• INS Vikrant's Commons category is recorded as INS Vikrant (ship, 1961)^[13].
• INS Vikrant's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[14].
• INS Vikrant's shipping port is recorded as Mumbai^[15].
• INS Vikrant's powered by is recorded as three-drum boiler^[16].
• INS Vikrant's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[17].
• INS Vikrant's armament is recorded as Bofors 40 mm^[18].
• INS Vikrant's participated in conflict is recorded as Indo-Pakistani War of 1971^[19].
• INS Vikrant's participated in conflict is recorded as Annexation of Goa^[20].
• INS Vikrant's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[21].
• INS Vikrant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zh2^[22].
• INS Vikrant's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[23].
• INS Vikrant's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[24].
• INS Vikrant's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[25].
• INS Vikrant's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[26].
• INS Vikrant's pennant number is recorded as R11^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for INS Vikrant include it^[28], an aircraft carrier^[29].

Why It Matters

INS Vikrant draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_carrier category, ranking #41 of 100).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include it^[28], an aircraft carrier^[29].