only able to raise £9,303 before being declared unsuccessful. On 1 November 2018 the Maharashtra cabinet approved the conversion of Viraat into India's first moored maritime museum and marine adventure centre. It would be located near Nivati, Sindhudurg district. On 1 July 2019 the Indian Minister of State for Defence informed the Indian Parliament that a decision to scrap Viraat had been taken due to the non-receipt of any financially self-sustaining proposal. The ship is currently being scrapped in a ship breakers yard in Alang, India. As of December 2020, about five per cent of the ship was already gone. The distinctive take-off ramp used by the Harrier jump jets had been removed. On 10 February 2021, the Supreme Court of India ordered the dismantling be placed on hold, following a petition by a private firm to turn the ship into a museum. See also Type 984 radar Notes References External links Maritimequest HMS Hermes photo gallery – filmed on Hermes. Article about potential scrapping Centaur-class aircraft carriers Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1953 ships Cold War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom Military and war museums in India Centaur-class aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy de:INS Viraat (R22)