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2) There are 79,083 active service personnel presently in the Navy.

3) Indian Naval Academy (INA) situated at Ezhimala Kerela is the largest of its kind in Asia.

4) Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale is considered as the Father of Indian Navy.

5) The Indian Navy's first independent mission was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa in 1961.

6) INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vikrant was the navy’s first aircraft carrier and the oldest aircraft carrier in the world.

7) The Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) formed in March 2009 after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is the unit of the Indian Navy responsible for patrolling India’s coastal waters.

8. MARCOS or Marine Commandos, nicknamed magarmach, are the special operations (very secretive) unit of the Indian Navy.

They are widely feared by terrorists who call them ‘ Dadiwali fauj ‘ because of their bearded disguises in civil areas. They played a huge role during the rescue mission of the hostages during the 26/11 attacks of Mumbai.

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