<p>Indian Navy Ship (INS) Khukri, the first of the indigenously-built missile corvettes, has been decommissioned after 32 years of service, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>A solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam on Thursday wherein the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset, the ministry's statement mentioned. </p>.<p>Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, and some serving and retired commanding officers of the ship were also present at the ceremony, it noted.</p>.<p>"The ship was affiliated with the Gorkha Brigade of the Indian Army and Lt General PN Ananthanarayan, SM, President Gorkha Brigade, attended the solemn ceremony," it mentioned.</p>.<p>The corvette was built by the Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders on August 23, 1989, and had the distinction of being part of both the western and eastern fleets, it noted. </p>.<p>During her service, the ship was commanded by 28 officers and traversed a distance of over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is equivalent to navigating around the world 30 times or three times the distance between the earth and the moon, the statement said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Indian Navy Ship (INS) Khukri, the first of the indigenously-built missile corvettes, has been decommissioned after 32 years of service, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>A solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam on Thursday wherein the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset, the ministry's statement mentioned. </p>.<p>Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, and some serving and retired commanding officers of the ship were also present at the ceremony, it noted.</p>.<p>"The ship was affiliated with the Gorkha Brigade of the Indian Army and Lt General PN Ananthanarayan, SM, President Gorkha Brigade, attended the solemn ceremony," it mentioned.</p>.<p>The corvette was built by the Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders on August 23, 1989, and had the distinction of being part of both the western and eastern fleets, it noted. </p>.<p>During her service, the ship was commanded by 28 officers and traversed a distance of over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is equivalent to navigating around the world 30 times or three times the distance between the earth and the moon, the statement said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>