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Re: Short Note On Indian Navy
Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. Indian navy profile Founded 1612; 406 years ago Country India Type Navy Size 67,228 Part of Indian Armed Forces Garrison/HQ Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) Motto(s) शं नो वरुणः (Sanskrit) Sham No Varunaḥ (IAST) May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us (English) Colours Navy blue, white March Jai Bharti (Victory to India) Anniversaries Navy Day: 4 December Operational fleet as of January 2018 1 aircraft carrier 1 amphibious transport dock 8 landing ship tanks 11 destroyers 14 frigates 22 corvettes 4 mine countermeasure vessels 2 nuclear submarines 14 diesel submarines 29 patrol vessels 4 replenishment oilers other auxiliary vessels Engagements Major wars and operations First Opium War Second Opium War World War I World War II Portuguese-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Lal Dora Operation Cactus Kargil War Anti-piracy operations in Somalia Website indiannavy.nic.in Commanders Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, AVSM Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar, AVSM, VSM |
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