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	{{About\|the cruiser INS Delhi (1948-1978)\|pre 1948 service in the [[New Zealand Navy]]\|HMNZS Achilles}}		{{About\|the cruiser INS Delhi (1948-1978)\|pre 1948 service in the [[New Zealand Navy]]\|HMNZS Achilles}}
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	The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>		The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>

	''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy's blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy's blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July 2020}}</ref>

	In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.		In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.
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	===Decommissioning===		===Decommissioning===
	''Delhi'' was decommissioned at [[Bombay]] in 1978. Subsequently, one of her gun turrets was sent to New Zealand, where it is preserved. A second turret, or gun, is reported to be preserved at the Regiment of Artillery Museum [[Nashik]]. The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as "eaten by [[white ants]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14nad.htm \|title=Why the Vikrant should become a national monument \|first=J.G. \|last= Nadkarni \|work=rediff.com \|year=2012 \|access-date=21 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> The remainder of the ship was scrapped. The main mast serves as the quarterdeck through which cadets from the National Defence Academy of India pass out.		''Delhi'' was decommissioned at [[Bombay]] in 1978. Subsequently, one of her gun turrets was sent to New Zealand, where it is preserved. A second turret, or gun, is reported to be preserved at the Regiment of Artillery Museum [[Nashik]]. The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as "eaten by [[white ants]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14nad.htm \|title=Why the Vikrant should become a national monument \|first=J.G. \|last= Nadkarni \|work=rediff.com \|year=2012 \|access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> The remainder of the ship was scrapped. The main mast serves as the quarterdeck through which cadets from the National Defence Academy of India pass out.

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	==History==		==History==
	The ship was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS ''Delhi'' under the command of Captain H. N. S. Brown of the Royal Navy on 5 July 1948 by the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]. Captain Brown was also serving as Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (COMINS). She had 17 British officers and petty officers, the rest of the crew being Indian. [[Commander]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was her executive officer and the senior-most Indian officer, while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] was her [[first lieutenant]]. On her way to India, she called at [[Portsmouth]], [[Isle of Portland\|Portland]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]]. The [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] himself welcomed the ship at Bombay on 16 September 1948.<ref name=Satyindra>Satyindra S,Bliueprint to Bluewater - The Indian Navy 1951 – 65; pub Lancer New Delhi 1992, {{ISBN\|978-81-7062-148-5}}</ref> She conducted her first major goodwill cruise in 1948, to East Africa, the [[Seychelles]], and [[Mauritius]].		The ship was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS ''Delhi'' under the command of Captain H. N. S. Brown of the Royal Navy on 5 July 1948 by the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]. Captain Brown was also serving as Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (COMINS). She had 17 British officers and petty officers, the rest of the crew being Indian. [[Commander]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was her executive officer and the senior-most Indian officer, while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] was her [[first lieutenant]]. On her way to India, she called at [[Portsmouth]], [[Isle of Portland\|Portland]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]]. The [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] himself welcomed the ship at Bombay on 15 September 1948.<ref name=Satyindra>Satyindra S,Bliueprint to Bluewater - The Indian Navy 1951 – 65; pub Lancer New Delhi 1992, {{ISBN\|978-81-7062-148-5}}</ref> She conducted her first major goodwill cruise in 1948, to East Africa, the [[Seychelles]], and [[Mauritius]].

	After India became a [[Republic]] in January 1950, she was renamed INS ''Delhi''. In June 1950, Commander [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]) became her first Indian commanding officer; the same month she conveyed Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[Indonesia]] on an official visit. In May 1951, the [[Government of New Zealand]], in recognition of her services to New Zealand and as a goodwill gesture to India, presented a plaque to Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[commanding officer]] of the ''Delhi''. The plaque, with the crests of both ''Achilles'' and ''Delhi'' was presented by the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NEW ZEALAND'S PRESENTATION TO INS DELHI \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-15_089.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=15 May 1951}}</ref>		After India became a [[Republic]] in January 1950, she was renamed INS ''Delhi''. In June 1950, Commander [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]) became her first Indian commanding officer; the same month she conveyed Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[Indonesia]] on an official visit. In May 1951, the [[Government of New Zealand]], in recognition of her services to New Zealand and as a goodwill gesture to India, presented a plaque to Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[commanding officer]] of the ''Delhi''. The plaque, with the crests of both ''Achilles'' and ''Delhi'' was presented by the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NEW ZEALAND'S PRESENTATION TO INS DELHI \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-15_089.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=15 May 1951}}</ref>
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	The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>		The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>

	''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy's blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July ~~2020~~}}</ref>		''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy's blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July 2022}}</ref>

	In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.		In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.

	===~~Portuguese-Indian~~ War===		===Portuguese–Indian War===
	On 18 December 1961, during [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa\|the annexation]] of the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese State of India]], also known as "Operation Vijay" or the Portuguese-Indian War, in which [[Goa]] and its dependencies of [[Daman and Diu]] were annexed, ''Delhi'' was tasked to patrol the waters off Diu.<ref name=in-goa>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|title=Goa Operation \|work=Indian Navy \|year=2004 \|access-date=21 January 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044501/http://indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|archive-date=15 April 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> At dawn, the ship was spotted by the Portuguese defenders, but they did not recognize its hoisted battle flag. The Portuguese land based artillery did not open fire considering it might be a cargo vessel. Indian Navy reports state that ''Delhi'' supported the Indian Army's advance by firing on the citadel, and neutralizing the airport control tower. The detailed Portuguese reports on the invasion do not mention fire from the main {{convert\|6\|in\|mm\|adj=on}} guns of the Indian cruiser,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=de Morais \|first1=Carlos Alexandre \|title=A queda da Índia Portuguesa : crónica da invasão e do cativeiro \|trans-title=The Fall of Portuguese India: Chronicles of the invasion and captivity \|year=1995 \|publisher=Estampa \|location=Lisboa \|language=pt }}</ref> though a possible cause of the discrepancy is that the source of the fire from the ageing cruiser may not have been identified, due to the Indian Army firing from the landward side. Alternatively, the cruiser's shells may have fallen short of the citadel.		On 18 December 1961, during [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa\|the annexation]] of the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese State of India]], also known as "Operation Vijay" or the Portuguese-Indian War, in which [[Goa]] and its dependencies of [[Daman and Diu]] were annexed, ''Delhi'' was tasked to patrol the waters off Diu.<ref name=in-goa>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|title=Goa Operation \|work=Indian Navy \|year=2004 \|access-date=21 January 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044501/http://indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|archive-date=15 April 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> At dawn, the ship was spotted by the Portuguese defenders, but they did not recognize its hoisted battle flag. The Portuguese land based artillery did not open fire considering it might be a cargo vessel. Indian Navy reports state that ''Delhi'' supported the Indian Army's advance by firing on the citadel, and neutralizing the airport control tower. The detailed Portuguese reports on the invasion do not mention fire from the main {{convert\|6\|in\|mm\|adj=on}} guns of the Indian cruiser,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=de Morais \|first1=Carlos Alexandre \|title=A queda da Índia Portuguesa : crónica da invasão e do cativeiro \|trans-title=The Fall of Portuguese India: Chronicles of the invasion and captivity \|year=1995 \|publisher=Estampa \|location=Lisboa \|language=pt }}</ref> though a possible cause of the discrepancy is that the source of the fire from the ageing cruiser may not have been identified, due to the Indian Army firing from the landward side. Alternatively, the cruiser's shells may have fallen short of the citadel.

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	===Decommissioning===		===Decommissioning===
	''Delhi'' was decommissioned at [[Bombay]] in 1978. Subsequently, one of her gun turrets was sent to New Zealand, where it is preserved. A second turret, or gun, is reported to be preserved at the Regiment of Artillery Museum [[Nashik]]. The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as "eaten by [[white ants]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14nad.htm \|title=Why the Vikrant should become a national monument \|first=J.G. \|last= Nadkarni \|work=rediff.com \|year=2012 \|access-date=21 January ~~2012~~}}</ref> The remainder of the ship was scrapped. The main mast serves as the quarterdeck through which cadets from the National Defence Academy of India pass out.		''Delhi'' was decommissioned at [[Bombay]] in 1978. Subsequently, one of her gun turrets was sent to New Zealand, where it is preserved. A second turret, or gun, is reported to be preserved at the Regiment of Artillery Museum [[Nashik]]. The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as "eaten by [[white ants]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14nad.htm \|title=Why the Vikrant should become a national monument \|first=J.G. \|last= Nadkarni \|work=rediff.com \|year=2012 \|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref> The remainder of the ship was scrapped. The main mast serves as the quarterdeck through which cadets from the National Defence Academy of India pass out.

	==References==		==References==

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	'''INS ''Delhi''''' was a {{sclass-\|Leander\|cruiser (1931)\|0}} [[light cruiser]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1933 as [[HMNZS Achilles (70)\|HMS ''Achilles'']], and commissioned into the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy (from 1941 the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]) in 1937 as {{Ship\|HMNZS\|Achilles\|70\|6}}. She was returned to the Royal Navy at the end of the Second World War and in 1948 was sold to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] to be recommissioned as HMIS ''Delhi''. In 1950 she was renamed INS ''Delhi'' and remained in service until decommissioned at [[Bombay]] on 30 June 1978.		'''INS ''Delhi''''' was a {{sclass\|Leander\|cruiser (1931)\|0}} [[light cruiser]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1933 as [[HMNZS Achilles (70)\|HMS ''Achilles'']], and commissioned into the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy (from 1941 the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]) in 1937 as {{Ship\|HMNZS\|Achilles\|70\|6}}. She was returned to the Royal Navy at the end of the Second World War and in 1948 was sold to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] to be recommissioned as HMIS ''Delhi''. In 1950 she was renamed INS ''Delhi'' and remained in service until decommissioned at [[Bombay]] on 30 June 1978.

	==History==		==History==
	The ship was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS ''Delhi'' under the command of Captain H. N. S. Brown of the Royal Navy on 5 July 1948 by the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]. Captain Brown was also serving as Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (COMINS). She had 17 British officers and petty officers, the rest of the crew being Indian. [[Commander]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was her executive officer and the senior-most Indian officer, while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] was her [[first lieutenant]]. On her way to India, she called at [[Portsmouth]], [[Isle of Portland\|Portland]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]]. The [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] himself welcomed the ship at Bombay on 16 September 1948.<ref name=Satyindra>Satyindra S,Bliueprint to Bluewater - The Indian Navy 1951 – 65; pub Lancer New ~~Dehli~~ 1992, {{ISBN\|978-81-7062-148-5}}</ref> She conducted her first major goodwill cruise in 1948, to East Africa, the [[Seychelles]], and [[Mauritius]].		The ship was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS ''Delhi'' under the command of Captain H. N. S. Brown of the Royal Navy on 5 July 1948 by the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]. Captain Brown was also serving as Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (COMINS). She had 17 British officers and petty officers, the rest of the crew being Indian. [[Commander]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was her executive officer and the senior-most Indian officer, while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] was her [[first lieutenant]]. On her way to India, she called at [[Portsmouth]], [[Isle of Portland\|Portland]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]]. The [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] himself welcomed the ship at Bombay on 16 September 1948.<ref name=Satyindra>Satyindra S,Bliueprint to Bluewater - The Indian Navy 1951 – 65; pub Lancer New Delhi 1992, {{ISBN\|978-81-7062-148-5}}</ref> She conducted her first major goodwill cruise in 1948, to East Africa, the [[Seychelles]], and [[Mauritius]].

	After India became a [[Republic]] in January 1950, she was renamed INS ''Delhi''. In June 1950, Commander [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]) became her first Indian commanding officer; the same month she conveyed Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[Indonesia]] on an official visit. In May 1951, the [[Government of New Zealand]], in recognition of her services to New Zealand and as a goodwill gesture to India, presented a plaque to Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[commanding officer]] of the ''Delhi''. The plaque, with the crests of both ''Achilles'' and ''Delhi'' was presented by the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NEW ZEALAND'S PRESENTATION TO INS DELHI \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-15_089.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=15 May 1951}}</ref>		After India became a [[Republic]] in January 1950, she was renamed INS ''Delhi''. In June 1950, Commander [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]) became her first Indian commanding officer; the same month she conveyed Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[Indonesia]] on an official visit. In May 1951, the [[Government of New Zealand]], in recognition of her services to New Zealand and as a goodwill gesture to India, presented a plaque to Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[commanding officer]] of the ''Delhi''. The plaque, with the crests of both ''Achilles'' and ''Delhi'' was presented by the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NEW ZEALAND'S PRESENTATION TO INS DELHI \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-15_089.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=15 May 1951}}</ref>
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	The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>		The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet\|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)\|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command\|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web \|title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=19 May 1951}}</ref>

	''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian ~~Navy’s~~ blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July 2020}}</ref>		''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana\|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya\|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya\|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn\|Singh\|1991\|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web \|last1=Kesnur \|first1=Cmde Srikant B. \|title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy's blue water odyssey \|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ \|website=The Daily Guardian \|date=5 July 2020}}</ref>

	In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.		In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.

	===Portuguese-Indian War===		===Portuguese-Indian War===
	On 18 December 1961, during [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa\|the annexation]] of the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese State of India]], also known as "Operation Vijay" or the Portuguese-Indian War, in which ~~the state of~~ [[Goa]] and its dependencies of [[Daman and Diu]] were annexed, ''Delhi'' was tasked to patrol the waters off Diu.<ref name=in-goa>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|title=Goa Operation \|work=Indian Navy \|year=2004 \|access-date=21 January 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~66K7NusPC?url=~~http://~~www.~~indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|archive-date=~~21 March~~ 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> At dawn, the ship was spotted by the Portuguese defenders, but they did not recognize its hoisted battle flag. The Portuguese land based artillery did not open fire considering it might be a cargo vessel. Indian Navy reports state that ''Delhi'' supported the Indian Army's advance by firing on the citadel, and neutralizing the airport control tower. The detailed Portuguese reports on the invasion do not mention fire from the main {{convert\|6\|in\|mm\|adj=on}} guns of the Indian cruiser,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=de Morais \|first1=Carlos Alexandre \|title=A queda da Índia Portuguesa : crónica da invasão e do cativeiro \|trans-title=The Fall of Portuguese India: Chronicles of the invasion and captivity \|year=1995 \|publisher=Estampa \|location=Lisboa \|language=pt }}</ref> though a possible cause of the discrepancy is that the source of the fire from the ageing cruiser may not have been identified, due to the Indian Army firing from the landward side. Alternatively, the cruiser's shells may have fallen short of the citadel~~. NRP Afonso de Albuquerque was sunk in action off Goa on 18 Dec 1961~~.		On 18 December 1961, during [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa\|the annexation]] of the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese State of India]], also known as "Operation Vijay" or the Portuguese-Indian War, in which [[Goa]] and its dependencies of [[Daman and Diu]] were annexed, ''Delhi'' was tasked to patrol the waters off Diu.<ref name=in-goa>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|title=Goa Operation \|work=Indian Navy \|year=2004 \|access-date=21 January 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044501/http://indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm \|archive-date=15 April 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> At dawn, the ship was spotted by the Portuguese defenders, but they did not recognize its hoisted battle flag. The Portuguese land based artillery did not open fire considering it might be a cargo vessel. Indian Navy reports state that ''Delhi'' supported the Indian Army's advance by firing on the citadel, and neutralizing the airport control tower. The detailed Portuguese reports on the invasion do not mention fire from the main {{convert\|6\|in\|mm\|adj=on}} guns of the Indian cruiser,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=de Morais \|first1=Carlos Alexandre \|title=A queda da Índia Portuguesa : crónica da invasão e do cativeiro \|trans-title=The Fall of Portuguese India: Chronicles of the invasion and captivity \|year=1995 \|publisher=Estampa \|location=Lisboa \|language=pt }}</ref> though a possible cause of the discrepancy is that the source of the fire from the ageing cruiser may not have been identified, due to the Indian Army firing from the landward side. Alternatively, the cruiser's shells may have fallen short of the citadel.

	The only documented event of naval action between India and Portugal in Portuguese reports in the Diu region, was the sinking of the Portuguese patrol boat NRP ''Vega'' by [[Indian Air Force]] aircraft, after ''Vega'' opened fire on them with its sole [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]. After the sinking of ''Vega'' ~~the crew was~~ taken [[prisoner-of-war]] on the shore.		The only documented event of naval action between India and Portugal in Portuguese reports in the Diu region, was the sinking of the Portuguese patrol boat NRP ''Vega'' by [[Indian Air Force]] aircraft, after ''Vega'' opened fire on them with its sole [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]], killing two of the crew, including his captain. After the sinking, the survivors of the ''Vega'' were taken [[prisoner-of-war]] on the shore.

			In another naval action of the Portuguese-Indian War, {{NRP\|Afonso de Albuquerque\|1934\|6}} engaged several Indian frigates that were trying to force the entry in Mormugao harbour, Goa, being severely damaged and stranded after sustaining an hour of combat.

	===Visit to New Zealand===		===Visit to New Zealand===

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{{About|the cruiser INS Delhi (1948-1978)|pre 1948 service in the [[New Zealand Navy]]|HMNZS Achilles}}
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'''INS ''Delhi''''' was a {{sclass-|Leander|cruiser (1931)|0}} [[light cruiser]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1933 as [[HMNZS Achilles (70)|HMS ''Achilles'']], and commissioned into the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy (from 1941 the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]]) in 1937 as {{Ship|HMNZS|Achilles|70|6}}. She was returned to the Royal Navy at the end of the Second World War and in 1948 was sold to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] to be recommissioned as HMIS ''Delhi''. In 1950 she was renamed INS ''Delhi'' and remained in service until decommissioned at [[Bombay]] on 30 June 1978.

==History==
The ship was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy as HMIS ''Delhi'' under the command of Captain H. N. S. Brown of the Royal Navy on 5 July 1948 by the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]] [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]. Captain Brown was also serving as Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (COMINS). She had 17 British officers and petty officers, the rest of the crew being Indian. [[Commander]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was her executive officer and the senior-most Indian officer, while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] was her [[first lieutenant]]. On her way to India, she called at [[Portsmouth]], [[Isle of Portland|Portland]], [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]]. The [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] himself welcomed the ship at Bombay on 16 September 1948.<ref name=Satyindra>Satyindra S,Bliueprint to Bluewater - The Indian Navy 1951 – 65; pub Lancer New Dehli 1992, {{ISBN|978-81-7062-148-5}}</ref> She conducted her first major goodwill cruise in 1948, to East Africa, the [[Seychelles]], and [[Mauritius]].

After India became a [[Republic]] in January 1950, she was renamed INS ''Delhi''. In June 1950, Commander [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]) became her first Indian commanding officer; the same month she conveyed Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[Indonesia]] on an official visit. In May 1951, the [[Government of New Zealand]], in recognition of her services to New Zealand and as a goodwill gesture to India, presented a plaque to Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[commanding officer]] of the ''Delhi''. The plaque, with the crests of both ''Achilles'' and ''Delhi'' was presented by the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW ZEALAND'S PRESENTATION TO INS DELHI |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-15_089.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=15 May 1951}}</ref>

On 31 May 1951, the ''Delhi'' escorted by the [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class destroyers]] {{ship|INS|Rajput|D141|6}}, {{ship|INS|Ranjit|1949|6}} and {{ship|INS|Rana|D115|6}} and the frigates {{ship|INS|Jamuna|U21|6}}, {{ship|INS|Kaveri|U10|6}} and {{ship|INS|Sutlej|U95|6}} sailed from Bombay, on a six-week goodwill cruise to [[East Africa]] and [[Madagascar]]. The commanding officer was Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]], the [[executive officer]] was Commander [[B. A. Samson]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[JB Simmons]] was the first lieutenant.

The [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron]] (RACINS) [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Geoffrey Barnard]] flew his flag on the ''Delhi''. On the ship were also embarked, the [[Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy]] [[Vice Admiral]] [[Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Edward Parry]] and the [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Western Air Command|Operational Command]] [[Air Commodore]] [[Arjan Singh]]. The C-in-C and the AOC disembarked at Cochin and the Indian Naval squadron continued on its cruise.<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise">{{cite web |title=IN SHIPS' GOODWILL CRUISE TO EAST AFRICA |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-05-19_091.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=19 May 1951}}</ref>

''Delhi'' called on [[Mombasa]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Antsiranana|Diego Suarez]]. While at Mombasa, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], the future first [[Prime Minister of Kenya|Prime Minister]] and [[President of Kenya|President]] of Kenya visited the ''Delhi''. He stayed on board the ship for a few days, being accommodated in Karmarkar's cabin.{{sfn|Singh|1991|p=492}} While returning to India, it called on [[Addu Atoll]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref name="1951 goodwill cruise"/> Karmarkar later added about his ship, "The ''Delhi'' stood out majestically with great dignity and slick appearance."<ref name="Cmde Kesnur - Delhi & Mysore">{{cite web |last1=Kesnur |first1=Cmde Srikant B. |title=How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy’s blue water odyssey |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/how-delhi-and-mysore-pioneered-indian-navys-blue-water-odyssey/ |website=The Daily Guardian |date=5 July 2020}}</ref>

In 1953 she took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> In 1956, she played herself, as ''Achilles'', in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|Battle of the River Plate]]''. In 1968 she was moved to a training role.

===Portuguese-Indian War===
On 18 December 1961, during [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|the annexation]] of the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese State of India]], also known as "Operation Vijay" or the Portuguese-Indian War, in which the state of [[Goa]] and its dependencies of [[Daman and Diu]] were annexed, ''Delhi'' was tasked to patrol the waters off Diu.<ref name=in-goa>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm |title=Goa Operation |work=Indian Navy |year=2004 |access-date=21 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66K7NusPC?url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/goa.htm |archive-date=21 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> At dawn, the ship was spotted by the Portuguese defenders, but they did not recognize its hoisted battle flag. The Portuguese land based artillery did not open fire considering it might be a cargo vessel. Indian Navy reports state that ''Delhi'' supported the Indian Army's advance by firing on the citadel, and neutralizing the airport control tower. The detailed Portuguese reports on the invasion do not mention fire from the main {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on}} guns of the Indian cruiser,<ref>{{cite book |last1=de Morais |first1=Carlos Alexandre |title=A queda da Índia Portuguesa : crónica da invasão e do cativeiro |trans-title=The Fall of Portuguese India: Chronicles of the invasion and captivity |year=1995 |publisher=Estampa |location=Lisboa |language=pt }}</ref> though a possible cause of the discrepancy is that the source of the fire from the ageing cruiser may not have been identified, due to the Indian Army firing from the landward side. Alternatively, the cruiser's shells may have fallen short of the citadel. NRP Afonso de Albuquerque was sunk in action off Goa on 18 Dec 1961.

The only documented event of naval action between India and Portugal in Portuguese reports in the Diu region, was the sinking of the Portuguese patrol boat NRP ''Vega'' by [[Indian Air Force]] aircraft, after ''Vega'' opened fire on them with its sole [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]. After the sinking of ''Vega'' the crew was taken [[prisoner-of-war]] on the shore.

===Visit to New Zealand===
In 1969, ''Delhi'' visited [[New Zealand]] under Vice Admiral Barbosa. The visit was the occasion of many reunions of ''Achilles'' veterans who were plied with large quantities of rum and beer, and taken on a quick trip by the ship.

===Decommissioning===
''Delhi'' was decommissioned at [[Bombay]] in 1978. Subsequently, one of her gun turrets was sent to New Zealand, where it is preserved. A second turret, or gun, is reported to be preserved at the Regiment of Artillery Museum [[Nashik]]. The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as "eaten by [[white ants]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14nad.htm |title=Why the Vikrant should become a national monument |first=J.G. |last= Nadkarni |work=rediff.com |year=2012 |access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> The remainder of the ship was scrapped. The main mast serves as the quarterdeck through which cadets from the National Defence Academy of India pass out.

==References==
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==Publications==
* Campbell, John (1985). ''Naval Weapons of World War Two''. [[Naval Institute Press]]. {{ISBN|0-87021-459-4}}.
* Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J.J (1968). ''British and Dominion Warships of World War Two''. [[Doubleday and Company]].

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