Indian Navy Day- 4th December

Indian Navy Day- 4th December

The history of the Indian Navy's day is linked to the historic Indo-Pakistan war of 1971. Not only did India conquer Pakistan but liberated East Pakistan and gave it the status of an independent nation Bangladesh. The Indian Navy celebrates the Navy's day on December 4 every year in memory of its glorious history.

The foundation of the modern Indian navy was laid in the 17th century. While the East India Company established the East India Company as a Marine Corps. The Team 'The Honorable East India Companies Marine'
Was called. It was then named 'The Bombay Marine'. During the First World War, the Navy was renamed the Royal Indian Marine.On January 26, 1950, India became a republic and on this day the Indian Navy withdrew its 'Royal' name.
At that time, the Indian Navy consisted of 32 shipping vessels and about 11000 officers and naval personnel. When India became independent on August 15, 1947, there was a June warship in the Indian Navy. INS 'Vikrant' was the first naval aircraft of the Indian Navy. Was inducted into the army in 1961. Then INS 'Virat' was incorporated in 1986. It became the second aircraft carrier of India.
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Today, the Indian Navy has a fleet of petrol-powered submarines, submarine warships, frigate ships, corvette ships, training vessels, oceanic and coastal tunnel marine vessels and many other types of vessels.
In addition, the Indian Navy's aviation service started with the involvement of INS Eagle in Kochi. Then INS 'swan' was added to repair and supervise the jet planes in Coimbatore.
The Indian Navy has played an important role in several major operations across the water border. The main one is when in 1961 the Navy assisted the Army in liberating Goa from the Portuguese.

In addition, when the war between India and Pakistan broke out in 1971, the Navy proved its usefulness. The Indian Navy participated in various acts of peace keeping by the United Nations along with the Indian Army. This was only part of the UN action in Somalia. Taking the initial step towards building its own vessel in the country, the Indian Defense Ministry took Mumbai's Majgaon port in 1960 and the Gardab Rich Workshop (GRSE) in Calcutta (Kolkata). Currently the headquarters of the Indian Navy is located in New Delhi and this Chief Naval Officer is under the control of the Admiral.
The Indian Navy is organized under the command of three regions (Mumbai in the west, Visakhapatnam in the east and Kochi in the south). Each of which is controlled by a flag officer.
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