INDIAN NAVY

INDIAN NAVY

The origins of the Indian Navy lay in a group of ships belonging to the East India Company arriving in Surat on September 5, 1612. However, they only acquired combatant status on May 01, 1830 when by warrant from the Lord High Admiral, they came under the British Crown and the Service was named the Indian Navy. The name Indian Navy changed to Bombay Marine, Indian Marine, Royal Indian Marine and Royal Indian Navy form 1863 onwards till it became the Indian Navy once again on January 26, 1950. The prefix 'Royal' was dropped on January 26, 1950 with India being constituted as a Republic. Its emblem in blue with an anchor crested with national Lion capital and asurrounded by dumbells. Its motto is written in a blue banner at the bottom in Sanskrit ‘Sham No Varunah’ meaning ‘May the Lord of the Oceans be Auspicious unto Us’.