INS Vikrant (Building)
The INS Vikrant was launched from the Cochin Shipyards on August 12, 2013. This will be remembered as one of the greatest days in Indian naval history. The vessel was launched incomplete, perhaps for political reasons due to her long delays and in order to demonstrate to the public how much work had been done. The lower hull was complete, the upper hull was complete from the bow, back about 70% of the length of the vessel, and the flight deck was in place from the ski-jump bow back to the area where the upper hull was complete. The island was not afixed to the vessel at that point.