INS Viraat holds the world record as mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records for being the longest-serving warship of the world.
INS Viraat , the Aircraft Carrier with the longest service in the world , commenced its towed final journey from Mumbai
It is set to be scrapped at a ship-breaking yard at Alang in Gujarat soon.
The decision to scrap INS Viraat was taken in 2019
Viraat , a Centaur class aircraft carrier weighing 27,800 tonnes, served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes for 25 years from November 1959 to April1984
It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in May 1987 after refurbishment