INS Cuddalore (M69) explained

INS Cuddalore (M69) was a modified of the Pondicherry class ships that were in service with the Indian Navy.

Construction and commissioning

Cuddalore was built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. Except for the addition of surface-to-air missiles.^{[1] [2]} Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair.^[3]

Service history

Cuddalore was based at Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam and was operationally under the authority of the Naval Officer-in-Charge Andhra Pradesh region. She was the senior ship of the 21st Mine Counter measures (MCM) Squadron.^[4] Cuddalore was adjudged as the "best ship" at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC)’s annual flotilla awards ceremony for the year 2015–16.^[5]

Decommissioning

Cuddalore was decommissioned on 23 March 2018 at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: GSL gets defence ministry’s nod to build 12 minesweepers. 1 March 2015. The Times of India. 6 July 2019.
2. Web site: Seagoing Minesweepers. Russian Ships. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm. 3 April 2013. dead. 31 January 2013.
3. News: Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships. Telangana Today. 2018-09-15. en-US.
4. Web site: INS Cuddalore celebrates 25th anniversary in ENC. news.webindia123.com. 2018-09-15.
5. News: Two ships awarded at annual Eastern Naval Command Flotilla fest. 2016-05-25. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-09-15. en.
6. News: Navy decommissions 3 minesweepers. 2018-03-24. The Economic Times. 2018-09-15.