Name INS Mysore Acquired 29 August 1957 Identification Pennant number C60 Builder Vickers-Armstrongs | Laid down 8 February 1938 Decommissioned 20 August 1985 Construction started 8 February 1938 | |
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Launched 18 July 1939 (as HMS Nigeria) | ||
INS Mysore was a Fiji-class cruiser commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1957. She was acquired from the Royal Navy, where she served in World War II as HMS Nigeria.
Mysore was the second cruiser to be purchased by independent India. She was commissioned into the Indian Navy in August 1957. The crest for Mysore depicted the mythological double-headed eagle Gandaberunda from the coat of arms of the former Mysore state. The ship's motto Na bibheti kadachana was taken from the Taittiriya Upanishad.
In 1959, Mysore rammed the Royal Navy destroyer Hogue, severely damaging Hogue's bow. In 1969, she collided with the destroyer Rana resulting in the latter being decommissioned and again in 1972 with the frigate Beas. Mysore served as a crucible of training. On her several Indian naval officers earned their stripes as her successive commanding officers. In 1971 she served as the flagship of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy and led the missile attack on Karachi harbour in December 1971. Later in her life from 1975 onwards Mysore served as a training cruiser for naval cadets.
Mysore was decommissioned on August 20, 1985 and scrapped.