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Edited by the distinguished scholar Prof. B. Arunachalam (Retd.), Essays in Maritime Studies, Vol. II (2002) brings together 28 insightful essays under five broad themes:
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#OnThisDay 07 Nov 2014, INS Tarasa, a Trinkat-class patrol vessel, was decommissioned from the @indiannavy and transferred to the Seychelles Coast Guard and rechristened PS Constant.
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#OnThisDay 06 Nov 1981, IN LCU L32, a MKI Landing Craft Utility vessel, was commissioned into the @indiannavy.
It was indigenously designed and built for the Indian Navy, by the erstwhile Hoogly Docking Limited.
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#OnThisDay 06 Nov 2025, INS Ikshak, the third ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) project, was commissioned into the @indiannavy at Kochi.
The ship was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (@OfficialGRSE) in Kolkata, with over 80% indigenous content.
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#OnThisDay 05 Nov 1984, INS Astravahini, an indigenously built Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel (TLRV), was commissioned into the @indiannavy in Visakhapatnam under the @IN_HQENC
The ship was supplied by @CMD_HSL for defence research and development activities.
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#OnThisDay 04 Nov 1976, INS Chapal (K94) and INS Chamak (K95), the OSA II class missile boats, were commissioned into @indiannavy.
Acquired from the erstwhile USSR, the were inducted into the @IN_WNC of the Indian Navy.
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The Kunjali Marakkars organised one of the earliest major indigenous naval defences against Portuguese expansion along the Malabar Coast during the sixteenth century.
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#OnThisDay 03 Nov 1993 (P56), INS Sujata, an Offshore Patrol Vessel of Sukanya class, was commissioned into @indiannavy
INS Sujata was indigenously built and designed by
@hsl_vizag
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#OnThisDay 03 Nov 1989, INS Nistar a submarine rescue vessel was decommissioned from @indiannavy in Visakhapatnam under the @IN_HQENC
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To every young Indian who dreams of the sea: this is where it begins.
A memorable day at the Indian Naval Academy, #Ezhimala. Where hills meet the sea, India shapes its naval leaders.
I put six questions on #OperationSindoor to the faculty and the passing-out term. The questions a young officer should be able to answer before they command:
1. Who decides, and how? Political aim first. Fifteen days from shock to action, with diplomacy and force moving together.
2. How do three Services act as one? Know each other, share one picture by design. Networks today, unified commands next.
3. Conventional or grey zone? Start from the effect on the citizen, not the instrument. End where the politico-military aim is met.
4. What is escalatory deterrence? Credible capacity, control of every step, and an off-ramp the other side can accept.
5. What sustains a campaign? Precision does not remove logistics; it makes them harder. Stocks, production lines, fused intelligence.
6. Where is victory won? In the minds or physical realms. A war ends when the adversary and the world accept the outcome.
Warm thanks to Vice Adm Alok Ananda, the faculty and the trainees. The officers shaped here will command a joint, multi-domain, technology-led Navy. Officer trainees from friendly nations tell me its reputation travels well beyond our shores.
I was most impressed by its state-of-the-art infrastructure and outstanding faculty. #IndianNavalAcademy is among the finest academies I have seen anywhere.
My message to the next generation of naval officers: think joint, think technology, think strategy. Know the politico-military end-state before the plan. And remember, every officer is a narrator. Discipline on social media is operational security. I am sanguine that you will command the first truly joint, multi-domain Navy.
@indiannavy
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A frigate is a type of warship, generally positioned between corvettes and destroyers.
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#OnThisDay INS Investigator, a hydrographic survey ship, was commissioned in the
@indiannavy on 31 Oct 1950.
Six ships have carried the name ‘Investigator’, each varying greatly in type and capability. The first ‘Investigator’, a 450 tons sailing vessel was paid off in 1828.
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#OnThisDay 31 Oct 1984, INS Mesh, a hydrographic survey ship of Makar class, was commissioned into
@indiannavy
The ship was indigenously designed and built by
@goashipyardltd
The ship was decommissioned on 04 Feb 2001 after 15 years of glorious service to the nation.
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#OnThisDay 31 Oct 2001, INS Magdala (M88), an Inshore Minesweeper of the @indiannavy , was decommissioned at the end of nearly 17 years of distinguished service.
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#OnThisDay 31 Oct 1984, IN SDB T 56, a Seaward Defence Boat, was commissioned into the @indiannavy
The vessel was designed by @MazagonDockLtd
and built by @OfficialGRSE
for the Indian Navy.
IN SDB T 56 served the Indian Navy for 24 years before its decommissioning in Jan 2008.
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#OnThisDay, 31 Oct 1991, INS Kamorta, a Petya II class Anti Submarine Warfare Vessel, was decommissioned from the @indiannavy
While serving under the @IN_HQENC of the Indian Navy, it took active part during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
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#OnThisDay 30 Oct 1969, INS Kiltan (P79), a Petya-class Corvette built in Russia, was commissioned into the @indiannavy. The ship was based in Visakhapatnam under the @IN_HQENC
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#OnThisDay 30 Oct 1985, INS Talwar, a Whitby-class frigate, was decommissioned from the @indiannavy after more than 25 years of distinguished service.
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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.