Navy Day at Sindhudurg Sea Fort: Reason, significance, history and other details here

With numerous warships and at least 40 aircraft, including iconic models such as the LCA Navy, MiG 29K and MARCOS, Navy Day will be celebrated with great enthusiasm at the iconic Sindhudurg Fort in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4.

Why is Navy Day Celebrated?
To commemarte 'Operation Trident,' Navy's attack on Karachi harbour during the 1971 War, December 4 has been observed as Navy Day.


On October 21, 1944, the Royal Indian Navy celebrated Navy Day for the first time.

Navy Day is celebrated to boost outreach and increase awareness about the Navy amongst the general public. Ealirer, Navy Day was celebrated on December 1. In 1972, old traditions gave way to new reasons to celebrate the day.

At the Senior Naval Officer's Conference in May 1972, it was decided that Navy Day would be celebrated on December 4 to commemorate the actions of the Indian Navy during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, and Navy Week would be observed from December 1 to 7.

Why is Navy Day celebrated at Sindhudurg Fort?
Built in the year 1660 by the Maratha Ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Sindhudurg Fort boasts of India’s rich maritime history and also meets the Navy’s requirement to conduct an operational demonstration with its frontline assets.

"This is the first time that the Indian Navy will be organising a mega event which is not taking place at any major naval station," said the official statement of Defence Ministry.

Sindhudurg Fort is located 550 km from Mumbai and about 135 km from naval station at Goa.

What will happened at the event?
The warships, submarines and aerial assets will be taking part in the demonstration. This includes aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, warships INS Kolkata, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam, Chennai, Brahmaputra, Beas, Betwa, Tabar and Subhadra.

Kalvari class submarine INS Khanderi and the Chetak, ALH Dhruv, MH60 Romeo, Kamov 31, Seaking 42B helicopters will participate in the demonstration. Maritime surveillance planes would include the Dornier and P-8I. The fighter and trainer aircraft element would include the Hawks, LCA-Navy & MiG-29K jets.

The Indian Navy will display its capabilities through an 'Operational Demonstration' covering a spectrum of naval operations by ships and aircraft at the iconic Sindhudurg Fort on the western seaboard of India.

What is the theme of event?
Indian Navy officials have announced that the theme of the demo is 'Jalamev Yasya, Balamev Tasya' (The one who controls the sea is all-powerful).

(with agency inputs)