INS Valsura
INS Valsura | |
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Jamnagar, Gujarat in India | |
Type | Naval shore establishment |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Indian Navy |
Condition | Operational |
Website | INS Valsura |
Site history | |
In use | 1942 – present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Commodore J S Dhanoa |
Past commanders | M. R. Schunker Sandeep Naithani Gautam Marwaha |
INS Valsura is a "stone frigate" (shore establishment) of the Indian Navy in Jamnagar, Gujarat. A premier technological training institution, it houses the Electrical school of the Indian Navy.
History
During World War II, a need was felt to supplement the torpedo handling and operations in India by establishing a torpedo school. Since a torpedo school required waters where torpedo running and depth charge firing could be possible, a suitable location had to be selected. Since Cochin already had multiple establishments, the P-class destroyer HMS Pathfinder (G10) then in India was tasked with scouting a suitable location. Pathfinder found the sea area around Rozi island in Nawanagar State. Rozi Island was already a well-known port and was connected to Jamnagar by road and railway.[1]
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Today
INS Valsura today houses the electrical equipment school, electrical technology school, basic electrical school, information technology school, center for electronics engineering and the training design and evaluation cell. Valsura was awarded a Special Unit Citation in December 2001, an honour normally reserved for operational units. The base has grown into a large township with a military hospital and schools.
Crest and motto
The name of the establishment was derived from the combination of two Tamil words Vaalu meaning sword and Sorrah meaning fish. Swordfish was chosen since the Torpedo bomber Fairey Swordfish was named so as well as the fact that they were found in the waters off the coast of Saurashtra.[4] The crest of the school showed a swordfish placed amidst two crossed torpedoes and a mine with the Latin motto Valsura Semper Viret, meaning Valsura shall always be victorious.[1]
After India became a republic, in 1950, the crest was changed. The swordfish was shown leaping out from the sea with its head and a large part of its body above water, with three streaks of lightning emanating from its head. The motto was changed to Tasya Bhasa Sarvamidam Vibhati which meant The light that emanates from here, illuminates all, which was taken from the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Welcome to Indian Naval Ship Valsura | insvalsura". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ^ "History | insvalsura". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ^ "INS VALSURA" (PDF). 23 June 1952.
- ^ a b c "EYES AND EARS OF THE NAVY" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. 14 April 1955.
- ^ "Home | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA INS VALSURA". insvalsura.kvs.ac.in.
- ^ "Commanding Officer | insvalsura Commodore gautam marwaha". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
External links
- INS Valsura on the website of the Indian Navy