INS Gomati Decommissioned After 34 Years Of Glorious Service

Having served the nation and the Indian Navy with great distinction for 34 eventful years, INS Gomati was decommissioned at sunset at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 28 May 2022, in an elegant, solemn and poignant ceremony. The ship was paid off under the command of Captain Sudip Malik. 

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INS Gomati Commissioning

INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and was commissioned on 16 April 1988 by then Raksha Mantri, Shri KC Pant, at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Bombay. 

The third ship of the Godavari class guided-missile frigates, INS Gomati was also the oldest warrior of the Western Fleet when decommissioned.

INS Gomati Operations, Exercises, and Awards

During her service, she participated in Operations Cactus, Parakram, and Rainbow, and several bilateral and multinational naval exercises. For her remarkable spirit and stellar contribution to national maritime security,  she was twice awarded the coveted Unit Citation, once in 2007-08 and again in 2019-20. 

INS Gomati Decommissioning

After her decommissioning, the ship’s legacy will be kept alive in an open-air museum being set up on the picturesque banks of the eponymous river Gomti in Lucknow where several of her combat systems will be displayed as military and war relics.

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INS Gomati after 34 years of service was decommissioned at sunset on 28 May 2022 in a ceremony at Mumbai.
VAdm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, FOCinC Western Naval Command was the chief guest. The ship was paid off under the command of Capt Sudip Malik. pic.twitter.com/WNc4emLJK9

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