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in 1957. She was acquired from the

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, where she served in

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as . ''Mysore'' was the second cruiser to be purchased by independent

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. She was commissioned into the Indian Navy in August 1957. The crest for ''Mysore'' depicted the mythological double-headed eagle Gandaberunda from the coat of arms of the former Mysore state. The ship's motto ''Na bibheti kadachana'' was taken from the Taittiriya Upanishad.

Operational history

In 1959, ''Mysore'' rammed the Royal Navy

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, severely damaging ''Hogue''s bow.Mason, Geoffrey B. (2004)
Service History of Royal Navy warships in World War 2: HMS HOGUE (H.74) - Battle-class Destroyer
naval-history.net. Retrieved 31 August 2010. In 1969, she collided with the destroyer ''Rana'' resulting in the latter being decommissioned and again in 1972 with the frigate ''Beas''. ''Mysore'' served as a crucible of training. On her several Indian naval officers earned their stripes as her successive commanding officers. In 1971 she served as the flagship of the Western Fleet of the

and commanded the missile attack on Karachi harbour in December 1971. Later in her life from 1975 onwards ''Mysore'' served as a training cruiser for naval cadets. ''Mysore'' was decommissioned on 20 August 1985 and scrapped.

In popular culture

''Mysore'' appears in the 2016

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movie '' Rustom'', which was based loosely on the popular '' K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra'' case of the 1960s.

Citations

References

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HMS ''Nigeria'' at Uboat.net
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