INS Ranvijay (D55)

INS Ranvijay (D55) is a Rajput class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy. Ranvijay was commissioned on 21 December 1987 at Poti (U.S.S.R.).

Exercises
Ranvijay participated in the multinational Malabar Naval Exercise between Australia, India, Singapore, Japan and United States in the Bay of Bengal.

Awards and recognition
Ranvijay received the best ship of the Eastern Fleet Trophy for the year 2006-2007 and 2011-12.

Service history
The Indian Navy was a part of the joint forces exercises, Operation Parakram, during the 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff. The operation included 26 Naval Cadets from various part of India under the command of Senior Cadet Captain Ajithkumar Nair from the Kerala and Lakshadweep Directorate. This was the only operation includes Cadets in the history of Indian Defense.

She has won the prestigious Cock Trophy in the annual Eastern Fleet whaler boat regatta held at the Naval Dockyard on 7 January 2006.