*It was launched by the wife of A K Antony (Defense minister), Elizabeth Antony*It the biggest ship to be constructed in India.
*It propel India into the exclusive club of only four nations that can build carriers of this size — the US, Russia, the UK and France
*The new one will undergo outfitting till 2016
*It is likely to be commissioned in 2018
*It can sail upto 7,500 Nautical miles at a stretch
*Length of 2 football grounds put together
*2.5 acres flight deck, 260 meter in width
*18 storeys in height
*Can accommodate 160 officers/1400 sailors on board
*Can dock upto 30 aircrafts
*It generates the power to light up a whole city
*It will join the fleet of Indian Navy in 2018
*The name Vikrantwas taken from Sanskrit vikrānta meaning "stepping beyond", i.e. "courageous" or "bold".
*The indigenous ship - to be powered by General Electric gas turbine engines and its design inputs provided by Fincantieri of Italy
*It is named after India's first aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant which was originally the HMS Hercules of Britain's Royal Navy. Vikrant had taken active part in the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The navy acquired its first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant in 1961. It was decommissioned in 1997.
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