INS Mumbai to celebrate 20th anniversary on Thursday

New Delhi, Jan 21 : INS Mumbai, a frontline guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy, is set to celebrate its twentieth anniversary on Thursday.
The ship’s association with Mumbai city is unique as it is the only Indian Navy ship stationed at her namesake city.
The ship has an extremely illustrious lineage and rich legacy of dominance at sea since her first avatar of HCS Bombay in the 18th century.
Of the 15 ‘Bombays’, preceding the present one, nine were warships. The tenth one is named after ‘Mumbai’ in tune with the change in nomenclature of the city.
“The ship’s motto is “Aham Prayptam Tvidametesam Balam”, which translates to “I am Invincible”, resonates with the spirit of the city. The ship’s crest also draws inspiration from the city, depicting the main gateway entrance to the Bombay Castle Barracks commissioned in 1951 in the honour of great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre,” the Indian Navy said in a statement.
INS Mumbai, built indigenously at Mazagon Dock, is the latest of three P-15 class destroyers and was commissioned by the then Governor of Maharashtra PC Alexander.