The Indian Navy operated the Alizé from shore bases and from the light carrier Vikrant.
In the very next year (1961), INS Vikrant (formerly HMS Hercules) was acquired by the Indian Navy.
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INS Vikrant played a major role in the successful Naval blockade of East Pakistan.
According to some Pakistani sources, one submarine, PNS Ghazi, kept the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikrant besieged in Bombay throughout the war.
The Gateway of India with its jetty for Elephanta is the most important tourist destination, followed by the INS Vikrant maritime Museum.
He is credited with using a very innovative strategy, while commanding the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, in the Bay of Bengal.
The Maharashtra government had thought of anchoring the decommissioned INS Vikrant (now a naval museum) on this island.
Sensing a deteriorating military scenario with the move of Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant close to East Pakistan, the Pakistan Navy launched a covert reconnaissance mission codenamed "Operation Falcon".
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