LEGACY OF PRIDE

Viraat’s embarked air units operated Sea Harrier fighters, Seaking 42B anti-submarine helicopters, Seaking 42C commando carrier choppers and Chetaks for search and rescue Embarked aircraft flew more than 22,034 hours

Viraat spent over2,250 days at sea, clocking 10.94 lakh km (or covered the globe 27 times)

It was mobilised during Operation Parakram when hostilities between India and Pakistan peaked following the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001 It sailed on its own propulsion for the last time on July 23, 2016