INS ''Mumbai'' is the third of the guided-missile destroyers in active service with the

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...

. ''Mumbai'' was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in her namesake city

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, launched in 1995, and commissioned in 2001. As of May 2022,the ship is undergoing mid life upgrade same as her sister ship

INS Delhi (D61) INS ''Delhi'' is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned on 15 November 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and ...

. The ship's crest depicts the gateway entrance to '' INS Angre'' (named as such in honour of Admiral

Kanhoji Angre Kanhoji Angre (Marathi: कान्होजी आंग्रे, Help:IPA/Marathi, anʱod͡ʒiː aːŋɡɾe, also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré (August 1669 – 4 July 1729) was a chief of the Maratha Navy in present-day Ind ...

). The gateway has a watch tower with three look-out posts and stands against the backdrop of the ramparts of the fort. Two Ghurabs (or Grabs), depicted on either side of the fort, signify the seafaring traditions of the Marathas. INS Mumbai has been the Flagship for various combat operations like Op Parakram and many Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations

Operations

INS Mumbai celebrates 20th anniversary today

Operation Sukoon

In July 2006, ''Mumbai'' was part of Task Force 54, on its way back to India from the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

, when the Israel-Lebanon conflict broke out. ''Mumbai'' was redeployed to assist the evacuation of Indian citizens from Lebanon as a part of Operation Sukoon.

Operation Raahat

In March 2015, ''Mumbai'' was deployed with and as part of

Operation Raahat Operation Raahat ( hi, राहत, Rāhata, Relief) was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies in that country ...

to provide protection and support to Indian ships and aircraft involved in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Yemen during the

military intervention Interventionism refers to a political practice of intervention, particularly to the practice of governments to interfere in political affairs of other countries, staging military or trade interventions. Economic interventionism refers to a diffe ...

. For this operation, the ship's

commanding officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Rajesh Dhankar was awarded the Nao Sena Medal for gallantry.

Operations

Operation Sukoon

Operation Raahat

References

External links

See also