INDIAN NAVY'S MIGHTY WARSHIP - INS MYSORE

They say ‘Old Ship Never Die’ their souls live on. In keeping with this long standing Naval tradition Mysore bears the name of an older cruiser, named after the erstwhile princely state of Mysore which had a long illustrious seafaring tradition led by the famous king Tipu Sultan. The ship is the second of its class built indigenously at Mazagaon Docks Limited, Mumbai. The first ship of this class happens to be Delhi and the latest in the trio is Mumbai. Mysore is a guided missile destroyer commissioned on the 02nd of Jun 1999. In continuance of a long history of ship building going back to the times of Kanhoji Angre, the Admiral of the Maratha king Shivaji, it is noteworthy to mention that this class of ships is an entirely indigenous project of the Directorate of design, of the Indian Navy.

Apart from the role played by the ship as an integral part of the Western Fleet, she is also capable and has been tasked with responsibilities including functioning as the Command platform for the Fleet Commander at sea, Disaster relief, wherein it merits mention that Mysore was one of the first ships deployed by the Indian Navy for Tsunami relief in the Indian Ocean Region. Additionally the ship has also been extensively deployed for Presence and surveillance missions as also Diplomacy. The ship was recently deployed for patrol in the Gulf of Aden to combat the menace of piracy.

We have been ambassadors of peace around the globe and Mysore has the distinction of having been the Flag bearer of the nation many a time. The ship has also been deployed overseas on numerous occasions for operational requirements .