Indian Naval Ship Kozhikode was decommissioned in a solemn yet grand ceremony conducted at Naval Jetty Visakhapatnam on 13 April 2019. Vice Admiral S N Ghormade, AVSM, NM Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command was the chief guest for the occasion.  As the sun slowly set in the distant horizon, the ship gracefully ‘retired’ as operational ship after three decades of glorious service in the Indian Navy. Commodore Samir Advani (Retd) commissioning Commanding Officer was the Guest of Honour for the decommissioning ceremony which was attended by 16 erstwhile Commanding Officers, Officers and sailors who have served on board the ship. Captain P Sasidharan (Retd), commissioning Executive Officer, Commander Afzal Khan, commissioning Navigating Officer, Commander VK Sharma (Retd) commissioning Engineering Officer and Mrs Madhavi Sani, wife of late Cdr Nadeem Sani commissioning Gunnery Officer of the ship, also graced the occasion.
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