INS Mysore (C60)

INS Mysore c. 1960s
History
India
NameINS Mysore[1]
NamesakeMysore
BuilderVickers Armstrongs, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne
Laid down8 February 1938
Launched18 July 1939 (as HMS Nigeria)
Acquired29 August 1957
Decommissioned20 August 1985
IdentificationPennant number: C60
MottoNa bibheti kadachana
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeFiji-class light cruiser
Displacement
  • 8,530 tons standard
  • 10,450 tons full load
Length169.3 m (555.5 ft)
Beam18.9 m (62 ft)
Draught5.0 m (16.5 ft)
PropulsionFour oil fired 3-drum Admiralty-type boilers, 4-shaft geared turbines, 4 screws, 54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp)
Speed33 knots
Range6,520 nmi at 13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement907
Armament
Armour

INS Mysore was a Fiji-class light 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.

  1. ^ Singh, Satyindra (1992). Blueprint to Bluewater, the Indian Navy, 1951-65. Lancer Publishers & Distributors. p. 72. ISBN 9788170621485. Retrieved 23 August 2014.