1/n. Thread INS Mysore.
OTD, 29 Aug 1957, INS Mysore was commissioned at Birkenhead, UK. Capt SM (Charles) Nanda, later CNS, was Commng CO. She had a glorious tenure in service of Indian Navy as her Flagship for many years incl 1961 Goa liberation operation & 1971 Indo-Pak war.
OTD, 29 Aug 1957, INS Mysore was commissioned at Birkenhead, UK. Capt SM (Charles) Nanda, later CNS, was Commng CO. She had a glorious tenure in service of Indian Navy as her Flagship for many years incl 1961 Goa liberation operation & 1971 Indo-Pak war.
2/n. Thread INS Mysore.
Later, as training ship, she trained whole generation of Navy offrs incl present top leadership of the Indian Navy. Formerly HMS Nigeria she had seen action in WW 2 & in fact taken part in attack on Port Blair & bombardment of Nicobar in 1944 & 45.
Later, as training ship, she trained whole generation of Navy offrs incl present top leadership of the Indian Navy. Formerly HMS Nigeria she had seen action in WW 2 & in fact taken part in attack on Port Blair & bombardment of Nicobar in 1944 & 45.
3/n. Thread INS Mysore.
Possibly, a rare case of a ship firing in anger at a country becoming Flagship of the same nation years later. In her illustrious career she steamed thousands of miles, hosted many dignitaries & showed our Flag in different parts of the world. At that
Possibly, a rare case of a ship firing in anger at a country becoming Flagship of the same nation years later. In her illustrious career she steamed thousands of miles, hosted many dignitaries & showed our Flag in different parts of the world. At that
4/n. Thread INS Mysore.
Time she was the largest warship in Asia & was fondly called the Empress of the Orient. She had latest AIO, Commn, Radars & her nine six inch Guns radiated power. In 1958 she became the first IN ship to visit China & Vietnam & in 1964 she was our first
Time she was the largest warship in Asia & was fondly called the Empress of the Orient. She had latest AIO, Commn, Radars & her nine six inch Guns radiated power. In 1958 she became the first IN ship to visit China & Vietnam & in 1964 she was our first
5/n. Thread INS Mysore.
Ship to visit USSR & Nigeria. Trivia - on day of her Commng she had 50 sailors severely ill with Asian flu. However, Commng ceremony & sea sortie soon thereafter went smoothly. Mysore gave much to Indian Navy & the Nation. We owe her a debt of gratitude
Ship to visit USSR & Nigeria. Trivia - on day of her Commng she had 50 sailors severely ill with Asian flu. However, Commng ceremony & sea sortie soon thereafter went smoothly. Mysore gave much to Indian Navy & the Nation. We owe her a debt of gratitude
6/n. Thread INS Mysore.
She was decommissioned exactly 28 years later, on 29 Aug 1985. Many tears were shed that day amidst hopes of a new avatar. The contribution of old Delhi & Mysore to our fledgling Navy is explained in my reprised article of 06 Jul. thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-…
She was decommissioned exactly 28 years later, on 29 Aug 1985. Many tears were shed that day amidst hopes of a new avatar. The contribution of old Delhi & Mysore to our fledgling Navy is explained in my reprised article of 06 Jul. thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-…
7/n. Thread INS Mysore.
Today Indian Navy boasts of a sleek powerful indigenously built destroyer INS Mysore (II). She represents the soul & might of a confident & resurgent India. We also acknowledge that this 70 year journey was shaped by ships of yore such as the old Mysore
Today Indian Navy boasts of a sleek powerful indigenously built destroyer INS Mysore (II). She represents the soul & might of a confident & resurgent India. We also acknowledge that this 70 year journey was shaped by ships of yore such as the old Mysore
