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INS Mysore affiliated with Madras regiment
MUMBAI, Nov 17/2003: The Indian Army and the Indian Navy took another step forward in their quest for jointmanship when the western fleet’s premier combatant ‘INS Mysore’ and the Madras regiment, signed a charter of affiliation on board the ‘INS Mysore’ at the naval dockyard here this morning.
The document was signed by Madras Regimental Centre Commandant Brig G Athmanathan and ‘INS Mysore’ Commanding Officer Capt Arvind Raj Vardhan in the presence of Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) western fleet rear Admiral Vijay Shankar and Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Chauhan, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command and the Colonel of the Madras regiment.
In a brief interaction with the media after the formal ceremony, Lt Gen Chauhan said while sharing the joy and peace, the affiliation is part of the process in working together in not just peace, but future operational tasks too.
Rear Admiral Vijay Shankar said the basic aim is to realise unity and achieve tasks together.
Earlier in his brief address, Lt Gen Chauhan recalled the rich tradition of maritime history and valour of the soldiers of the Madras regiment, the descendants of the Cholas, the Pandiyas, Telugus and the Cheras whose history of valour is unparalleled.
The relationship between ‘Mysore’ and the Madras regiment is rooted in history and could be traced to Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan of the princely staste of Mysore. The heroism displayed by these two valiant rulers against the British and several other Indian rulers is legendary and is, now, part of the regimental folklore.
The bravery displayed by these soldiers of the Mysore Army is well chronicled in the annals of history. Post Independence, the infantry battalion from the Mysore Army merged with the Madras regiment as 18 Madras (Mysore battalion).
While the Madras regiment is one of the most decorated regiments with one Ashok Chakra, five Mahavir Chakras, one Uttam Yudh Seva medal, nine Kiri Chakras, 24 Shaurya Chakras and 167 Sena medals, the ‘INS Mysore’ is a sophisticated state-of-the-art indigenously built (Mazagon docks) destroyer equipped with a formidable package of weapons, sensors, machinery and equipment that navies of most nations envy.
Mysore has 16 surface-to-surface missiles, Ka battery of surface-to-air missiles, a 100 MM range gun, two 30 MM short range rapid fire gatling guns, two state-of-the-art point defence missile systems, torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and decoys. She carries two ‘Sea King’ multi-role helicopters, which are formidable force multipliers and has participated in ‘OP Vijay’ and in the northern Arabian Sea foray in ‘OP Parakram’ in mid-2001.
The new ‘INS Mysore’ is the reincarnation of the indomitable spirit of her predecessor of the same name, which from the 50s to the 70s was India’s most powerful ship and had a distinguished history. She was commissioned as ‘HMS Nigeria’ in the royal navy in August 1940, and later commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 1957, and played a vital role in the liberation of Goa and was the flagship of the Flag Officer Commanding Western fleet during the blockade of Karachi in the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict. (UNI)
MUMBAI, Nov 17/2003: The Indian Army and the Indian Navy took another step forward in their quest for jointmanship when the western fleet’s premier combatant ‘INS Mysore’ and the Madras regiment, signed a charter of affiliation on board the ‘INS Mysore’ at the naval dockyard here this morning.
The document was signed by Madras Regimental Centre Commandant Brig G Athmanathan and ‘INS Mysore’ Commanding Officer Capt Arvind Raj Vardhan in the presence of Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) western fleet rear Admiral Vijay Shankar and Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Chauhan, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command and the Colonel of the Madras regiment.
In a brief interaction with the media after the formal ceremony, Lt Gen Chauhan said while sharing the joy and peace, the affiliation is part of the process in working together in not just peace, but future operational tasks too.
Rear Admiral Vijay Shankar said the basic aim is to realise unity and achieve tasks together.
Earlier in his brief address, Lt Gen Chauhan recalled the rich tradition of maritime history and valour of the soldiers of the Madras regiment, the descendants of the Cholas, the Pandiyas, Telugus and the Cheras whose history of valour is unparalleled.
The relationship between ‘Mysore’ and the Madras regiment is rooted in history and could be traced to Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan of the princely staste of Mysore. The heroism displayed by these two valiant rulers against the British and several other Indian rulers is legendary and is, now, part of the regimental folklore.
The bravery displayed by these soldiers of the Mysore Army is well chronicled in the annals of history. Post Independence, the infantry battalion from the Mysore Army merged with the Madras regiment as 18 Madras (Mysore battalion).
While the Madras regiment is one of the most decorated regiments with one Ashok Chakra, five Mahavir Chakras, one Uttam Yudh Seva medal, nine Kiri Chakras, 24 Shaurya Chakras and 167 Sena medals, the ‘INS Mysore’ is a sophisticated state-of-the-art indigenously built (Mazagon docks) destroyer equipped with a formidable package of weapons, sensors, machinery and equipment that navies of most nations envy.
Mysore has 16 surface-to-surface missiles, Ka battery of surface-to-air missiles, a 100 MM range gun, two 30 MM short range rapid fire gatling guns, two state-of-the-art point defence missile systems, torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and decoys. She carries two ‘Sea King’ multi-role helicopters, which are formidable force multipliers and has participated in ‘OP Vijay’ and in the northern Arabian Sea foray in ‘OP Parakram’ in mid-2001.
The new ‘INS Mysore’ is the reincarnation of the indomitable spirit of her predecessor of the same name, which from the 50s to the 70s was India’s most powerful ship and had a distinguished history. She was commissioned as ‘HMS Nigeria’ in the royal navy in August 1940, and later commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 1957, and played a vital role in the liberation of Goa and was the flagship of the Flag Officer Commanding Western fleet during the blockade of Karachi in the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict. (UNI)
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