A ARMADA DAS INDIAS

.....And so on 18-19 December 1961, the Government of India adopted a plan called Operation Vijay to liberate the Portuguese colonies in India. By 11 December 1961, Indian forces were placed at Belgaum, Vapi and Una, for attacks on Goa, Daman and Diu, respectively. The Portuguese for the naval defence of Goa, deployed four frigates each equipped with three 120mm guns and four multiple pompoms (automatic rapid firing guns), which patrolled the sea areas of all three enclaves. These ships were Afonso de Albuquerque, Bartholomeu Dias, Gonsalves Zarco and Joao de Lisboa. However, when the action took place, it was found that only Afonso de Albuquerque was available for the naval defence of Goa, the other three having sailed earlier, for Portugal...... Extracto de " Libertação de Goa por Lieutenant Commander V.S. Kore"

Até 1950 foram os "His/Her Majesty's Indian Navy Ship", HMINS. Agora São só os INS, Indian Navy Ship.

Em Lisboa, 2, que só agora tive oportunidade de fotografar: O INS BEAS, fragata F37, 3.600 tons de , 125 m de comprimento, com um calado carregado de 4,5 m. E o INS DELHI, Destroyer 061, navio de 6.700 tons de deslocamento, 163 metros de comprido, boca de 17 metros e 5,6 metros de calado quando carregado.