INS Vikramaditya is a Project 11430 modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier
which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013. The ship has been
renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BC emperor of
Ujjain, India. Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier
served with the Soviet (until the dissolution of the Soviet Union) and Russian
Navies before being decommissioned in 1996 as she was too expensive to operate
on a post-Cold War budget. The carrier was purchased by India on 20 January
2004 after years of negotiations at a final price of $2.35 billion. The ship
successfully completed her sea trials in July 2013 and aviation trials in
September 2013. She was formally commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony
held at Severodvinsk, Russia.
The Hon'ble President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative
stamp on INS Vikramaditya, at the Navy Day Reception, hosted by the Chief of
Naval Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi, at Navy House, in New Delhi on 4th December,
2013.
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