INS Veer (K82)
Introduction '''INS ''Veer'' (K82)''' (''Brave'') was a  of the Indian Navy.INS ''Veer'' was a part of the 25th "Killer" Missile Squadron of the Indian Navy.
Operation Trident During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, INS ''Veer'' was one of the three missile boats in the Operation Trident task force. On the afternoon of 4 December, the strike group made its way towards Karachi.Late that evening, around  south of Karachi, the ''Veer'' detected a large Pakistan Navy target, later identified as the minesweeper  on patrol to its north. ''Veer'' launched 1 SS-N-2 'Styx' missile on the target, sinking PNS ''Muhafiz''.Other vessels of the strike group sank a Pakistan Navy destroyer,  and the merchant ship , and caused irreparable damage to the destroyer .Lieutenant Commander Om Prakash Mehta, the commanding officer of the ''Veer,'' was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role during the operation. Lieutenant Phool Kumar Puri, Engineering Officer, INS ''Veer'' was awarded the Nau Sena Medal for his efforts in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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