Mumbai: Guided Missile Frigate INS Ganga entered the Mumbai harbour under own steam for the last time on Saturday and was placed in the non-operational category on Sunday. After 32 years of service, the ship is likely to be decommissioned before the year-end. The ship, commissioned on December 30, 1985, at Mumbai, and presently in her 24th Commission, is commanded by Captain NP Pradeep. Despite long service, she still retains her capabilities in all dimensions of naval warfare. It is a testimony to the resilience of the ship that she sailed into Mumbai flying the flag of Rear Admiral RB Pandit, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet straight from a 45-day patrol in the Northern Arabian Sea, it said. ‘INS Ganga’ is also affiliated to the J&K Light Infantry of the Army. pti