INS Mysore (D60)

For the Crown Colony-class cruiser that served between 1957 and 1985, see INS Mysore (C60).
INS Mysore
History
India
Name: INS Mysore
Namesake: Mysore
Ordered: 20 March 1992
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Launched: 4 June 1993
Commissioned: 2 June 1999
Identification: Pennant number: D60
Motto: Na Bhibheti Kadaachana (Sanskrit for Always Fearless)
Status: in active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Delhi-class destroyer
Displacement: 6,200 tonnes
Length: 163 m (535 ft)
Beam: 17 m (56 ft)
Draught: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × AM-50 boost gas turbines; 54,000 shp (40 MW) and
  • 2 × cruise diesels; 2 shafts, 10,000 bhp (7.5 MW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)+
Range: 5,000 mi (8,000 km)
Complement: 360 (Including 40 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Air Surveillance; 1 × MR-775 Fregat MAE (NATO: Half Plate) planar array radar
  • Surface Surveillance; 1 × Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar, operating at D-band frequency
  • Navigation; 3 × MR-212/201 navigation radars, operating at I-band, JRC SATCOM
  • Sonar; 1 × Bharat APSOH (Advanced Panoramic Sonar Hull) hull-mounted sonar
Armament:
  • 16 × SS-N-25 SSM (4 quad launchers),
  • 2 × SA-N-7 SAM launchers,
  • 1 × 100 mm AK-100 gun,
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630 gatling guns,
  • 2 × RBU-6000 Anti-submarine mortars,
  • 5 × 10-21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried: 2 × Sea King helicopters

INS Mysore is a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer currently in active service with the Indian Navy.

History

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

INS Mysore cruise top view

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 minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.[1]

Gulf of Aden, 2008

Main article: Piracy in Somalia

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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 2 Indian warships anchored near SL Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Larger Indian warship to fight pirates off Aden". Chennai, India: hindu.com. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'". BBC News. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Navy scores another win over pirates". rediff.com. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.indian-military.org/navy/ships/262-type-15project15-delhi-class-guided-missile-destroyer.html#yvComment262. Retrieved 12 November 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Naval ships to bail out Indians stranded in Libya". The Times Of India. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indian Navy foils piracy attack, rescues Iranian vessel MV Nafis-1". NDTV. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Indian Navy deploys warship INS Mysore in Persian Gulf". Patrika Group (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 June 2015.



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