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INS Mysore was a Fiji-class light cruiser commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1957. She was acquired from the Royal Navy, where she served in World War II as HMS Nigeria. Mysore was the second cruiser to be purchased by independent India. She was commissioned into the Indian Navy in August 1957.
In November 2008, Mysore was deployed to the Gulf of Aden to replace the frigate Tabar as part of the Indian Navy's efforts to combat piracy off Somalia. [5] On 13 December 2008, Mysore captured 23 sea pirates along with arms and ammunition when the pirates were trying to capture MV Gibe, a ship sailing under the Ethiopian flag. [6] [7] [8]
ex-Royal Navy HMS Wennington: INS Cannanore: M91 Ton class: 1956 31 Mar 1981 [2] ex-Royal Navy HMS Whitton: INS Karwar: M92 Ton class: 1956 31 Mar 1981 [2] ex-Royal Navy HMS Overton: INS Kakinada: M93 Ton class: 1956 30 June 1979 [2] ex-Royal Navy HMS Durweston: INS Mulki: M87 Mahé Class: 10 May 1984 16 May 2003 [2] INS Magdala: M88 Mahé ...
The Indian Navy (IN), which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission. [1]By forethought, the IN's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) for the period 2012-2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 200-ship fleet by 2035; however, that number has since been reduced to 175 in December 2019 - principally owing ...
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Mysore: . INS Mysore (C60) was formerly the Crown Colony-class cruiser HMS Nigeria acquired in 1957 from the Royal Navy and stricken in 1985
In the 1970s and 1980s, Indian Navy's deployments outside the Indian Ocean were largely limited to delivery of new vessels. Over years, the Indian leadership looked at the Navy as an effective tool for foreign policy and this was reflected in the pattern of Indian navy deployments.
As INS Mysore, the ship was heavily used from the time of her transfer, seeing action in the 1971 war with Pakistan, [5] and later converted to a harbour training ship in 1979. She was decommissioned by 1984 and then scrapped in 1985, and as such she was the longest-lived (41 years) member of her class.
The first Aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant was commissioned in 1961 and became the flagship of the Indian Fleet. [ 7 ] On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Naval Command was established and the Indian Fleet was renamed as the Western Fleet.