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What a historical ship the erstwhile HMS Hercules or INS Vikrant is (not the aircraft carrier!) as seen here on display. Nau sena or Indian Navy older aircraft and a Chetak helicopter IN 464 , as well as naval missiles on display on the deck of the erstwhile HMS Hercules. What is that propellor sea plane that one sees on the ship? Help us identify it! INS Vikrant navy ship erstwhile HMS Hercules, Chetak IN464 helicopter and other naval assets of the day, on display Indian Navy Ship Vikrant (from Sanskrit vikrānta, "courageous") was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. The ship was laid down as HMS Hercules for the British Royal Navy during World War II, but was put on hold when the war ended. India purchased the incomplete carrier in 1957, and construction was completed in