INS Ranjit

Last updated September 25, 2021

The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Ranjit:

INS Ranjit (1949) was a R-class destroyer acquired in 1949 from the Royal Navy, where it served in World War II as HMS Redoubt (H41)
INS Ranjit (D53) is a Rajput-classdestroyer, currently in active service with the Indian Navy

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