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Illustrious sets sail for Philippines

RESCUE MISSION … HMS Illustrious is heading to the Philippines.

Published on the15November

2013

11:00

 
THE Tyne-built Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious has been sent to the Philippines to help with the relief effort, after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
 
The vessel, which was taking part in exercises in the Gulf, will arrive in the disaster zone to support the humanitarian operation by November 25, replacing HMS Daring, which has already been deployed to the Philippines.
A charity appeal to help the 11.5million people affected by the disaster has raised £23m in just two days and the Government has now given more than £20million in aid.
HMS Illustrious, the Royal Navy’s only operational aircraft carrier, has a 900-strong crew and seven helicopters to provide assistance, as well as the ability to create fresh water, vital to combat the spread of disease.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who announced the deployment of HMS Illustrious during a visit to India, said: “What happened in the Philippines is an absolute tragedy. You can see the devastation, the suffering, and it’s quite clear that we are going to need long-term help for those people.
“The British Government has already pledged over £20m, which makes us one of the most generous donors anywhere in the world.
“But it’s practical action that’s needed as well. That’s why I sent HMS Daring to go and help in the Philippines and I can announce today that once Daring has started its work, we are actually going to be able to replace in time HMS Daring with HMS Illustrious, which is, of course, a carrier with helicopters – seven times as many helicopters as on HMS Daring and with the key ability to process fresh water, so we will be giving further assistance in the best way we can.”

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The commissioning ceremony took place at Severodvinsk, Russia.
INS Vikramaditya was formerly known as Russian aircraft carrier named Admiral Gorshkov.
The contract for the ship was signed between the Federation of Russia and the Union Government of India on 04 Oct 2000. The Indian Government approved the acquisition in 2004, which was followed by the ship’s extensive revamp.
Russian shipyard Sevmash carried out the repair and refit of the ship,
The repair & refit was scheduled to complete within 52 months, nevertheless due to various setbacks combined with extremely cold weather conditions the refit lasted for almost a decade.
Sevmash shipyard made big modifications to the ship.

The following works have been completed:
– Modification of superstructure

– Machinery modification

– Electrical re-cabling

– Outfitting

– Arrestor and Restraining Gears.
A total of 234 new hull sections were fabricated using 2500 tonnes of steel, which is almost equivalent to the standard displacement of a mid-size frigate.
INS Vikramaditya, the floating airfield, has an overall length of about 284 meters and a maximum beam of about 60 meters, stretching as much as three football fields put together. Standing about 20 storeys tall from keel to the highest point, the sheer sight of this 44,500 tonne mega structure of steel is awe inspiring.

The ship has a total of 22 decks.
Once integrated, INS Vikramaditya will bring transformational capabilities to the Indian Navy and will be a ‘game changer’.

Naval Today Staff, November 18, 2013; Image: Indian Navy
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