INS Mysore | Indian Navy
INS Mysore is a Delhi-class guided-missile
destroyer currently in active service with the Indian Navy.
INS Mysore was
built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. Her keel was laid down
in February 1991 and she was launched on 4 June 1993. Sea trials began
in the Arabian Sea in March 1999, and she was commissioned on 2 June
1999 by then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Her
first CO was Captain Rajiv Dhamdhere.
She is the successor to INS Mysore that
served in the Indian Navy from 1957 to 1985. Her crest features a double-headed
eagle (Gandaberunda) from the sigil of the erstwhile House of Wodeyar
of Mysuru.
Operations
Colombo, 2008
In August 2008, Mysore along with the
destroyer Ranvir, were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial
waters to provide security for the Indian prime ministers Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking
officials at the 15th SAARC summit.
Gulf of Aden, 2008
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. 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.
Libya, 2011
On 26 February 2011, Mysore deployed with
the amphibious transport dock Jalashwa to the Mediterranean
Sea under Operation Safe Homecoming to evacuate
Indian citizens from Libya in the aftermath of the turmoil from the 2011 Libyan civil war. They carried their
full air wings and a contingent of Marine special forces.
Indian Ocean,
Independence Day Weekend 2011
On 12 August 2011, the Indian Navy discovered
an Iranian cargo
vessel, Nafis-1, was off course. After two days of surveillance, it was
suspected that the ship was hijacked by pirates. On 14 August, Mysore was
called in to intercept the ship. The crew of nine hijackers, frightened after
seeing Mysore, did not attempt any resistance. A helicopter with
nine MARCOS Marines
on board was sent to detain the suspects. The pirates' automatic assault
weapons were found hidden in storage aboard the hijacked vessel
Persian Gulf,
2014
On 27 June 2014, Mysore deployed to Persian Gulf to evacuate Indians from Iraq during 2014 Northern Iraq offensive. During the operation, she was accompanied by the frigate Tarkash which deployed to the Gulf of Aden.
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