INS Gomati frigate retires after 34 years in Navi fleet

Mumbai: Indian Navy has decommissioned Godavari class guided-missile frigate INS Gomati at sunset in an elegant, solemn and poignant ceremony, held at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
The ship served the nation and the Indian Navy with great distinction for 34 eventful years, the Indian Navy said.
The ship was paid off under the command of Captain Sudip Malik.
INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomati and was commissioned on April 16,1988 by the then Defence Minister KC Pant, at Mazgaon Dock Limited.
The third ship of the Godavari class guided-missile frigates, INS Gomati was also the oldest warrior of the Western Fleet when decommissioned, the Indian Navy added.
“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,” the Indian Navy added.
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.(UNI)