Indian Navy – PSC Plus Two Level Notes : Part 4

Indian Navy: Here are the Kerala Public Service Commission PSC notes for plus two level exams on topic Indian Navy.

Indian Navy Notes

• Royal Indian Navy was started on 4th December 1934. • It became Indian Navy on 26th January 1950. • The motto of Indian Navy – Shamno Varuna. • Indian Navy is the 6th largest Navy in the world. • Chief of Naval Staff is the head of Indian Navy, and its Headquarters is at New Delhi. • 1st Indian Chief of Naval Staff – R.D. Katari. • First commander in chief of Indian Navy – Admiral Edward Parry • First Chief of Naval Staff – Admiral Mark Pizcy • Ezhimala Naval Academy is the biggest officers training institute in Asia. • Ezhimala Naval Academy was inaugurated on 8th January 2009 by Manmohan Singh. • Motto of Ezhimala Naval Academy – ‘Vidyaya Amrutham Ashnuthe‘ • The First Submarine Museum of India is at – Visakhapatnam • The First Major Operation of Indian Navy was – Operation Vijay (1961) • The First ship built in the Cochin Shipyard is – Rani Padmini • The First Stealth warship of Indian Navy – INS Shivalik • The Largest Air Craft Carrier of Indian Navy – INS Vikramaditya • INS Vikramaditya is the new name of Admiral Gorshkov, from Russia • INS Vikrant is the First Indigenous Aircraft carrier of India. It was built in Cochin shipyard. • The Biggest Naval Base of Indian Navy is INS Kadamba or Sea Bird (Karnataka) • India’s Second Aircraft Carrier – INS Viraat • It is bought from Britain (Named HMS Hermes) • It was decommissioned in 2017 • India’s Second Indigenous Aircraft carrier- INS Vishal • India’s first Submarine – INS Kalvari • India’s first Indigenously built submarine – INS Shalki • India’s first Nuclear submarine – INS Chakra • India’s first Indigenously built Nuclear submarine – INS Arihant • India’s first indigenous stealth warship – INS Nilgiri • INS Savitri is the first warship fabricated at the Hindustan shipyard. • INS Sindhurakshak was the Submarine of India that was exploded in 2013 in Mumbai • India’s high speed Missile launching ship INS Brahmaputra • INS Brahmaputra is known as Racing Rhyno • India’s first Indigenously built Missile Boat INS Vibhoothi • INS Kochi is the largest ever worship to be built in India • The special operation unit of Indian Navy – MARCOS • The Naval form of Prithvi Missile – Dhanush •  College of Naval Warfare Mumbai Naval Day – December 4 • Naval Academy – Goa