Have a look at INS Vikrant
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Image Source : INDIATVIndian navy's first aircraft carrier the INS Vikrant is drawn closer to shore at Darukhana ship breaking yard in Mumbai, India, Saturday, May 31, 2014. The ship, decommissioned in January 1997, was removed from the naval dockyard earlier this week amid protests demanding it be converted into a wartime memorial. (AP Photo)
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India's first original aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, which had joined the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size.
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INS Vikrant is a 37,500 tonne carrier.
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The launch of warship that has a length of 260 metres and is 60 metres wide is behind schedule by four years. It is set to go for extensive trials in 2016 before being inducted into the Navy by 2018 end.
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The launch has marked India's entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size and capability.