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One of the two Navy ships that attacked Anjadiv island in 1961.
PANAJI: While the Indian Army played a major role in Operation Vijay, which culminated in Goa’s Liberation on December 19, 1961, the two days of action were the first taste of combat for the Indian Navy post-independence.
About to come into its own, the Navy decided to dish out some strong lessons to the Portuguese. It started with Operation Chutney, which began as a surveillance patrol off Goa’s coast, but also helped prepare naval forces for an all-out attack on Anjadiv Island.
The attack on the Portuguese garrison on the island, which is located off the coast of Canacona, was necessitated after Portuguese soldiers resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian fishing vessels and a steamship, Sabarmati.