INS Tarangini departs for Lokayan-2022

[GS Paper 3 – Indian Navy and Defence]

INS Tarangini departs for Lokayan 2022 to hoist the tricolor in London, a momentous occasion for the Indian Navy as well as the country.
It departed for Lokayan 2022 from Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, Kerala

Key Highlights

• The Voyage is named Lokayan 2022.

• The highlight of this voyage will be hoisting the national flag in the heart of London on the 75th Independence Day.

• This is a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. During the voyage, the ship will be visiting 17 ports across 14 countries.

• The voyage includes the main aspect of training under trainee officers that form a part of the first Training Squadron.

• It is supposed to participate in prestigious Tall Ship Race events in Harlingen, Antwerp, and Aalborg.

• The ship will come back in November this year.

About INS Tarangini

• It is the first sail training ship of the Indian Navy.

• It was commissioned on 11 Nov 1997.

• That is part of the first training squadron based at Kochi, under the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

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