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#OnThisDay 29 Oct 1987, INS Cuddalore a Pondicherry-class coastal minesweeper was commissioned into the @indiannavy. It was built by Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia and inducted into the @IN_HQENC of the Indian Navy.

Even before the advent of modern engineering, Indian shipbuilders were giving careful consideration to the materials they used. In the Yukti Kalpataru, a collection of Sanskrit texts credited to Bhoja, there is detailed advice concerning the building of ships.

#OnThisDay 28 Oct 1957, INS Sharayu, a Seaward Defence Boat, was commissioned into the @indiannavy

The beam of a sailing vessel refers to its widest part, measured from port to starboard. It is a crucial dimension that influences a vessel’s stability, sailing performance, speed, interior space, handling, and docking or marina requirements.

Edited by the distinguished scholar Prof. B. Arunachalam—a pioneer in Indian Geography, Coastal Geomorphology, Nautical Cartography, and the history of Indian sea navigation—

#OnThisDay 22 Oct 2020, INS Kavaratti, a Kamorta Class anti-submarine stealth corvette, was commissioned into @indiannavy

#OnThisDay 22 Oct 1991, INS Khanjar, a Missile Corvette was commissioned into the @indiannavy. The ship is based in Visakhapatnam under the @IN_HQENC

#OnThisDay 21 Oct 1943, HMIS Cauvery, a Black Swan-class sloop, was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Glasgow, UK, HMIS Cauvery served during the Second World War.

Bheemunipatnam (Bhimili) emerged as a significant maritime centre on the Coromandel Coast during the colonial era.

#OnThisDay 21 Oct 1991, INS Dega, a premier Naval Air Station of the @IN_HQENC, was commissioned into the @indiannavy at Visakhapatnam. INS Dega began its operations in 1972 with a fleet of Chetak helicopters.

#OnThisDay 20 Oct 1990, INS Kattabomman, the Indian Navy’s premier Very Low Frequency (VLF) communication establishment, was commissioned at South Vijayanarayanam, Tamil Nadu, under the @IN_HQSNC

#OnThisDay 20 Oct 2010, INS Dunagiri, the fourth indigenously built Leander-class frigate, was decommissioned from the @indiannavy after 33 years of distinguished service.

#OnThisDay 20 Oct 1987, INS Sindhuraj, a diesel-electric submarine, was commissioned into the @indiannavy Built by Sudomekh at Leningrad in the erstwhile USSR, INS Sindhuraj shifted base port from Mumbai to Visakhapatnam in 2007 after its commissioning.

#OnThisDay 19 Oct 2016, INS Tihayu, a highly manoeuvrable Water Jet Fast Attack Craft, was commissioned into the @indiannavy Indigenously built by @OfficialGRSE, INS Tihayu is the second of the four follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts.

A canoe is a lightweight boat traditionally propelled using paddles. The word has Native American origins and originally referred to a boat carved from a single tree trunk. In England, the term came to refer more broadly to boats propelled by paddles.

#OnThisDay 18 Oct 1989, INS Khanderi, a Foxtrot-class submarine, was decommissioned from the @indiannavy It was built by the Sudomekh/Admiralty Shipyard in the erstwhile USSR. The submarine served the nation for 21 years since its commissioning in Dec 1968.

#OnThisDay 18 Oct 1986, Indian Naval Landing Craft Utility (LCU) L-37, was commissioned into the @indiannavy The ship was build by @goashipyardltd

#OnThisDay 17 Oct 1977, INS Charag, a Chamak class missile boat, was commissioned into @indiannavy The Chamak class (OSA II missile boats) formed a part of the 25 Missile Boat Squadron. INS Charag changed her base port from Bombay to Vishakhapatnam in 1988.

#OnThisDay 16 Oct 2017, INS Kiltan, an indigenously-built, Kamorta Class Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette, was commissioned into the @indiannavy. The ship was built by @OfficialGRSE, Kolkata and is inducted into the @IN_HQENC of the Indian Navy.