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{{Short description|Indian navy establishment}}
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| name = INS ''Angre''
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| location = Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, [[Mumbai]]
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'''INS ''Angre''''' is a "[[stone frigate]]" (shore establishment) of the [[Indian Navy]] in [[Mumbai]]. It is the shore-based logistics and administrative support establishment of the [[Western Naval Command]]. It is also the base depot ship of the Command and is the seat of the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]. The establishment is named after the [[Maratha Navy]] Admiral [[Kanhoji Angre]].

==History==
In 1548, [[Garcia de Orta]] leased the marshy islands, which later became Bombay, from [[John III of Portugal]]. Orta build a wooden structure called the ''Manor House''. Later, a [[seawall]] was constructed around Manor House, with four guns mounted on it and the area came to be known as ''[[Bombay Castle|Castle Barracks]]''. In the [[Marriage Treaty]] of [[Charles II of England]] and [[Catherine of Braganza]], daughter of [[King John IV of Portugal]], the islands were given in [[dowry]] to the [[English empire]]. In 1668, the [[East India Company]] (EIC) leased Bombay from the empire and in 1686, the headquarters in India of the EIC was moved from [[Surat]] to Castle Barracks.<ref name="IN - INS Angre">{{cite web |title=INS Angre {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-angre |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713094125/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-angre |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1940, the castle was commissioned as '''HMIS Dalhousie''' as a [[naval base]] of the [[Royal Indian Navy]]. On 26 January 1950, [[Republic Day (India)|when India became a republic]], the base was renamed '''INS Dalhousie'''. On 15 September 1951, INS Dalhousie was renamed '''INS Angre''' in the honour of the famous admiral (sarkhel) of the [[Maratha Navy]] [[Kanhoji Angre]].<ref name="ET">{{cite web |title=Indian Naval Ship Angre turns 64 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-naval-ship-angre-turns-64/articleshow/48989500.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713094125/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-naval-ship-angre-turns-64/articleshow/48989500.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Today==
INS Angre today is the base depot ship of the [[Western Naval Command]]. It is the logistics and administrative support establishment of the Command, supporting all ships and units based in Mumbai. The Manor House which has since been re-built, is the seat of the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].<ref name="IN - INS Angre" /> The commanding officer (CO) of the establishment is also the station commander of South Mumbai and is a [[one-star officer]] with the rank of [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]. Since the establishment is also known as Naval barracks, the CO is also known as COMBRAX (Commodore Naval Barracks).<ref>{{cite web |title=rediff.com: IFR 2001 ends with a stunning show on Marine Drive |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/feb/18flt.htm |website=www.rediff.com |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713094124/https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/feb/18flt.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IN- 64th">{{cite web |title=INS Angre celebrates its 64th Anniversary {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-angre-celebrates-its-64th-anniversary |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713094134/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-angre-celebrates-its-64th-anniversary |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Crest==
The crest of INS Angre has peaks of the [[Sahyadri mountain range]] (also known as ''Western ghats'') on which is planted a [[trident]]. The trident was a symbol of power worshipped by the [[Maratha]]s under [[Chhatrapati]] [[Shivaji]].<ref name="Crest">{{cite web |title=ASOKA PEDESTAL TO REPLACE BRITISH CROWN IN NAVAL CRESTS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-04-10_094.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=10 April 1952 |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607113328/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-04-10_094.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Indian Navy bases]]
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
*[[Stone frigate]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{citation|first1=G. M.|last1=Hiranandani|title=Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000|year=2010|isbn= 978-1935501268|publisher= Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated}}

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