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Thursday, January 03, 2013

400 Years Of The Indian Navy [Illustration]

Roots of present-day Indian Navy can be traced back to the establishment of the 'Honourable East India Company Marines' in 1612. Thus, 2012 marked its 400th anniversary.

Names by which the Indian Navy was earlier identified, over the centuries:

  • Honourable East India Company Marines
  • Bombay Marine
  • Her Majesty's Indian Marine
  • Her Majesty's Indian Navy
  • Royal Indian Navy

400-Years-Indian-Navy-IN-Resize

via Live Mint

Godspeed

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