INS ''Mysore'' is a

guided-missile destroyer A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers which have a pr ...

currently in active service with the

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of the

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History

INS ''Mysore'' was built at

Mazagon Dock Limited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) (IAST: ''Majhagānv Dawk Shipbuilders Limiṭeḍ''), formerly called Mazagon Dock Limited, is a company with shipyards situated in Mazagaon, Mumbai. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian ...

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. Her keel was laid down in February 1991 and she was launched on 4 June 1993.

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s began in the

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in March 1999, and she was commissioned on 2 June 1999 with the then

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as the Chief Guest. Her first CO was Captain Rajiv Dhamdhere. She is the successor to that served in the Indian Navy from 1957 to 1985. Her crest features a double-headed eagle (

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) from the

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of the erstwhile House of Wodeyar of

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Service history

Colombo, 2008

In August 2008, ''Mysore'' along with the destroyer , were anchored just outside

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n territorial waters to provide security for the Indian prime ministers Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th

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Gulf of Aden, 2008

In November 2008, ''Mysore'' was deployed to the

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to replace the

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as part of the Indian Navy's efforts to combat piracy off

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

. 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

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to the

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under

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to evacuate Indian citizens from

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in the aftermath of the turmoil from the

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. They carried their full air wings and a contingent of Marine special forces.

Indian Ocean, Independence Day Weekend 2011

On 12 August 2011, the

discovered an

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ian 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

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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

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to evacuate Indians from Iraq during 2014 Northern Iraq offensive. During the operation, she was accompanied by the frigate which deployed to the

Relocation

The ''Delhi'' class destroyers will be re-based to the

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. Along with , these will form a part of the carrier battle group of . has already reached its new base and now its refitted with new INDRA-LANZA radar with Brahmos slant launchers.

References

External links

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