Indian Navy Day is observed on December 4 every year to commemorate Operation Trident’s commencement, as part of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended greetings and felicitations to all members of the Indian Navy and their families on the occasion of Navy Day 2015.

Time to Learn some Facts About Indian Navy

• Originally called the Royal Indian Navy, our supreme naval branch of the armed forces of India was founded in 1612 by the East India Company and renamed the Indian Navy on 26th January, 1950 after independence.
• The Indian Navy’s first independent mission was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa in 1961.
• The Ezhimala Naval Academy in Kerala is the largest naval academy in Asia.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale is considered as the Father of Indian Navy.
• INS (Indian Naval Ship) Viraat was the navy’s first aircraft carrier and the oldest aircraft carrier in the world.
• The INS Arihant is a 6,000 tonne vessel and the lead ship in India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
• MARCOS or Marine Commandos, nicknamed magarmach, are the special operations (very secretive) unit of the Indian Navy.
• Indian Navy uses a multi-brand communication satellite called GSAT – 7.
• The current flag of Indian Navy incorporates St. George’s Cross design, a part of the Union Jack.