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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.
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 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]
On 29 August 1957 she was recommissioned into the Indian Navy, who renamed her Mysore. During her time with the Indian Navy, she collided with the destroyer HMS Hogue, severely damaging Hogue ' s bow. Mysore was in service for a further 28 years until she was decommissioned on 20 August 1985.
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.
[4] [5] In 1957, INS Mysore was commissioned and the flag of Rear Adm Katari was transferred from INS Delhi to INS Mysore, thus becoming the flagship of the Indian Fleet. [6] The first Aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant was commissioned in 1961 and became the flagship of the Indian Fleet. [7]
In 1957, INS Mysore (C60) was commissioned, and the flag of Rear Admiral Katari was transferred, INS Mysore thus becoming the flagship of the Indian Fleet. [9] On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Naval Command was established and the Indian Fleet was renamed as the Western Fleet. [10] [11] On 1 November 1971, the Eastern Fleet was constituted.
The following is the list of ships of the Royal Indian Navy, in existence from 1934 to 1950, when it was renamed the Indian Navy. Several of the vessels listed below were transferred to the Royal Pakistani Navy in 1947.