INS Mysore (D60)

INS Mysore (D60) is a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer currently in active service with the Indian Navy.

History
INS Mysore was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. Her keel was laid down in February 1991 and she was launched on 4 June 1993. Sea trials began in the Arabian Sea in March 1999, and she was commissioned on 2 June, 1999 by then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Her first CO was Captain Rajiv Dhamdhere.

She is the successor to INS Mysore that served in the Indian Navy from 1957 to 1985. Her crest features a double-headed eagle from the sigil of the erstwhile House of Wodeyar of Mysore.

Colombo, 2008
In August 2008, INS Mysore along with INS Ranvir, were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.

Gulf of Aden, 2008
In November 2008, INS Mysore was deployed to the Gulf of Aden to replace INS Tabar as part of the Indian Navy's efforts to combat piracy off Somalia. On December 13, 2008, INS Mysore captured 23 sea pirates along with arms and ammunition when the pirates were trying to capture MV Gibe, a ship sailing under the Ethiopian flag.

Libya, 2011
On 26 February 2011, INS Mysore was deployed with INS Jalashwa to the Mediterranean Sea under Operation Safe Homecoming to evacuate Indian citizens from Libya in the aftermath of the turmoil from the 2011 Libyan civil war. They carried their full air wings and a contingent of Marine special forces.

Indian Ocean, Independence Day Weekend 2011
On August 12, the Indian Navy discovered an Iranian cargo vessel, the Nafis-1 was off course. After two days of surveillance, it was suspected that the ship was hijacked by pirates. On August 14, the INS Mysore was called in to intercept the ship. The crew of nine hijackers, frightened after seeing the Mysore, did not attempt any resistance. A helicopter with 9 MARCOS Marines on board was sent to detain the suspects. The pirates' automatic assault weapons were found hidden in storage aboard the hijacked vessel.