Indian Navy Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Indian Navy
Bhāratīya Nau Senā
Indian Navy crest
Founded	1612; 412 years ago (1612)
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^[update] 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
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Aircraft flown
Fighter	MiG-29K
Helicopter	HAL Dhruv, Kamov Ka-28, Kamov Ka-31, Sea King Mk.42C, UH-3 Sea King
Patrol	Boeing P-8 Poseidon Ilyushin Il-38
Reconnaissance	IAI Heron, IAI Searcher Mk II
Trainer	BAE Hawk, HAL HJT-16

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star Admiral, commands the navy.

The Indian Navy traces its origins back to the East India Company's Marine which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region. In 1793, the East India Company established its rule over eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not until 1830 that the colonial navy was titled as Her Majesty's Indian Navy. When India became a republic in 1950, the Royal Indian Navy as it had been named since 1934 was renamed to Indian Navy.

The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war and peace. Through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief, Indian Navy promotes bilateral relations between nations.

As of 1 July 2017 (2017 -07-01)^[update], 67,228 personnel are in service with the Indian Navy. As of January 2018^[update], the operational fleet consists of one aircraft carrier, one amphibious transport dock, eight landing ship tanks, 11 destroyers, 14 frigates, one nuclear-powered attack submarine, one ballistic missile submarine, 14 conventionally-powered attack submarines, 22 corvettes, four mine countermeasure vessels, four fleet tankers and various other auxiliary vessels.

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Three-mast sailship, c. 5th century
Chola territories during Rajendra Chola I, c. 1030
HMIS Bombay of Royal Indian Navy in Sydney Harbour during World War II
INS Kursura, an Indian submarine which played a vital role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war
Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The ship played a crucial role in enforcing the naval blockade on East Pakistan and ensuring India's victory during the war.
Indian Navy flotilla including aircraft carrier INS Viraat escorting INS Vikramaditya on its way home in 2014
Guard of honour at the INA, 2012.
From top to bottom: INS Ranjit, INS Jyoti and INS Mysore
INS Vikrant and Destroyer INS Kolkata
Indian Navy personnel issued with NWU Type-1 camo replacing previous "No. 10" uniform
Indian Navy P-8I Neptune aircraft deployed in Seychelles
MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya
HAL Dhruv during special operation
A Marine Commando during urban combat training at Malabar 2021.
INS Vikramaditya
INS Shakti, a Deepak-class fleet tanker
A MiG-29K of the Indian Navy
A Boeing P-8I of the Indian Navy
A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the USS Bunker Hill
INS Chakra, the nuclear attack submarine of the Indian Navy
Varunastra advanced heavyweight torpedo of the Indian Navy.
Barak 8 missile fired from INS Kochi
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile fired from INS Chennai during TROPEX 2017.
INS Mumbai with Indian Navy flag during International Fleet Review 2016
Milan exercise 2022 grows in size with 39 foreign countries participating from 4 in 1995
INS Satpura in the U.S for RIMPAC 2022
The Indian Navy's all-woman INSV Tarini crew at Lyttelton port (New Zealand), during their global circumnavigation expedition.
HAL TEDBF will replace the Mig-29K's in service.
The INS‘Himgiri’, the second of Indian Navy’s seven new stealth frigates, in Mumbai on December 14, 2020, which was the day she was launched.

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