India’s museum ship IMS Vikrant
It wasn’t always the “big piece of junk lying rotting in the seas” as some people believe “not worth spending crores over upkeep when millions of countrymen still languish in poverty”.
This battleship was once the pride of the Indian navy and served not just under the Indian flag but also the British!
Known as the HMS (yeah yeah Her Majesty’s Ship) Hercules (R49) aircraft carrier for the British Royal Navy. It was to be one of 6 light aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.
Construction plans for the ship were proposed on 12th November 1943 by Vickers-Armstrong of Tyne, England in Belfast. Later on 22nd September 1945 the first phase of construction work began. Unfortunately due to World War II, the work was suspended and the ship’s plans were stuck in a limbo for a long time.
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