Indian Naval Units

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  1. 1. weapon of Lord Vishnu, and the first of its kind for the Indian Navy
  2. 5. Indian Navy chopper named after a legendary horse
  3. 6. a class of ships and a popular moniker for Lord Shiva
  4. 8. nickname for missile vessel squadron that bombed Karachi in 1971
  5. 9. 'City of Destiny' and the first in India's latest range of destroyers
  6. 11. missile range instrumentation vessel sharing its name with a chopper, a star and a Hindi comic book superhero
  7. 13. amphibious ship sharing its name with an eight-headed divine elephant
  8. 15. corvette gifted by India to Vietnam
  9. 16. Western Naval Command's base depot ship, named after legendary Maratha admiral
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  1. 2. ex Indian Navy minesweeper named after location of India's largest naval base
  2. 3. missile and ammunition base literally meaning "Treasury of Lord Indra's weapon"
  3. 4. island home to Southern Naval Command
  4. 5. sailor training base named after Asia's largest brackish lagoon
  5. 7. literally 'seven hills' in Malayalam, home to largest institute of its kind in Asia
  6. 10. unit whose ward room is called Hawa Mahal for the sea breeze it receives
  7. 12. mythological medicinal herb said to possess power to revive a comatose individual
  8. 14. now de-inducted, once the only aircraft in the Indian Navy capable of vertical takeoff