Indian navy establishment
INS Angre is a "stone frigate " (shore establishment) of the Indian Navy in Mumbai . It is the shore-based logistics and administrative support establishment of the Western Naval Command . It is also the base depot ship of the Command and is the seat of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command . The establishment is named after the Maratha Navy Admiral Kanhoji Angre .
History
In 1548, Garcia de Orta leased the marshy islands, which later became Bombay, from John III of Portugal . Orta build a wooden structure called the Manor House . Later, a seawall was constructed around Manor House, with four guns mounted on it and the area came to be known as Castle Barracks . In the Marriage Treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza , daughter of King John IV of Portugal , the islands were given in dowry to the English empire . In 1668, the East India Company (EIC) leased Bombay from the empire and in 1686, the headquarters in India of the EIC was moved from Surat to Castle Barracks.[ 1]
In 1940, the castle was commissioned as HMIS Dalhousie as a naval base of the Royal Indian Navy . On 26 January 1950, when India became a republic , the base was renamed INS Dalhousie . On 15 September 1951, INS Dalhousie was renamed INS Angre in the honour of the famous admiral (sarkhel) of the Maratha Navy Kanhoji Angre .[ 2]
Today
INS Angre today is the base depot ship of the Western Naval Command . It is the logistics and administrative support establishment of the Command, supporting all ships and units based in Mumbai. The Manor House which has since been re-built, is the seat of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command .[ 1] The commanding officer (CO) of the establishment is also the station commander of South Mumbai and is a one-star officer with the rank of Commodore . Since the establishment is also known as Naval barracks, the CO is also known as COMBRAX (Commodore Naval Barracks).[ 3] [ 4]
Crest
The crest of INS Angre has peaks of the Sahyadri mountain range (also known as Western ghats ) on which is planted a trident . The trident was a symbol of power worshipped by the Marathas under Chhatrapati Shivaji .[ 5]
See also
References
Bibliography
Hiranandani, G. M. (2010), Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000 , Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated, ISBN 978-1935501268
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