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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.
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 ...
No casualties. Re-floated and decommissioned with full honours in 2012. INS Taragiri: F41 Nilgiri class: 16 May 1980 27 June 2013 INS Krishna: F46 Leander class: 22 August 1995 24 May 2012 Sunk as target, 2012. [11] Purchased as a cadet training ship from the Royal Navy. Was previously HMS Andromeda. INS Godavari: F20 Godavari class: 10 ...
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
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.
In May 2005, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Kadamba at Karwar, 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Goa. [126] Built under the first phase of the Project Seabird, at first it was an exclusively Navy controlled base without sharing port facilities with commercial shipping. [127] The Indian Navy also has berthing rights in Oman and Vietnam. [128]
In the late 1700s, whenever the Marathas were engaged in battles or conflicts with either the British or Hyder Ali of Mysore, the Maratha Navy undertook operations against enemy ships. In 1818, after the end of the third and final Anglo-Maratha War , the Angre family became a vassal of the British however a small Angre state lingered on till ...