The ex-Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (the former HMS Hermes) has arrived in Alang in the state of Gujarat, where it will undergo dismantling before the end of the month. Shree Ram chairman Mukesh Patel said the dismantling is tentatively scheduled for 13:00 local time on Monday, September 28, but remains subject to the tide and weather conditions. Originally delivered to the British Royal Navy in 1959 as the Centaur-class light fleet carrier HMS Hermes, Viraat was sold to India in 1986 and recommissioned into the Indian Navy the following year.