Victory at Sea Memorial

The Victory at Sea Memorial (Telugu: విక్టరీ ఎట్ సీ) is an Indian memorial constructed after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 which is dedicated to the Indian Navy and the Eastern Naval Command sailors. It was constructed in 1996.[1] It is located on Beach Road, Visakhapatnam.

Victory at Sea
సముద్రం వద్ద విజయం
 India
For the Indian Navy
Established10 December 1996
Location17°43′07″N 83°19′56″E / 17.7187°N 83.3322°E / 17.7187; 83.3322
Victory at Sea 1971

History

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In the 1971 liberation war in East Pakistan, the Pakistan Navy targeted the Visakhapatnam Port to destroy the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant but the Indian Navy sunk the Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi at the coast of Visakhapatnam and took the first battle victory in that war.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Victory at Sea". trodly.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "History of Victory at Sea". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.