Hermes/Viraat to become a museum
 

I thought this might be of interest to any Falkland veterans on the forum. Given what happened to Invincible, it's good to see the Indians at least preserving some of Corporate's history....

INS Viraat to turn into a museum

Well done India.

In an ideal world it would be fabulous if she could come back to Pompey and the historic dock yard..just like an British version of intrepid. Even more meaningful as Hermes biggest triumph involved both FAA and RAF

We have no big ships post ww2 and this would have been a tremendous exhibit. and counterpoint to the two new carriers ... but I guess a bigger maintainance headache for the trust.

One would hope that this is more successful than the museum based on her predecessor, INS Vikrant.

End of the road for INS Vikrant: 14 things you should know - Rediff.com India News

Hope it works, not holding my breath....