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'''INS ''Pondicherry'' (M61)''' was a [[Pondicherry class minesweeper|''Pondicherry'' class]] [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] in service with the [[Indian Navy]], built by the [[Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard]] at [[Saint Petersburg]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seagoing Minesweepers|url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|publisher=Russian Ships|accessdate=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|archivedate=3 April 2013}}</ref> She was the lead ship of this class. ''Pondicherry'' served the Indian Navy from 1978 to 2007. She was named after [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], a [[union territory]] of India which at the time was known as ''Pondicherry''.<br />
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On 15 February 1989 ''Pondicherry'' was painted white and used as the Presidential yacht for the Fleet Review by President [[R. Venkataraman]]. She reverted to her normal role and colour on completion. She was based at [[Mumbai]].<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090331041155/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Pondicherry.html ''Pondicheery'' (''Natya 1'') class at Bharat-Rakshak.] <small>Retrieved on 2009-04-29.</small><br />
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