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The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Mysore:

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INS <i>Mysore</i> (D60)

INS Mysore is a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer currently in active service with the Indian Navy.

<i>Delhi</i>-class destroyer Indian class of warships

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Mysore is a city in Mysore district, and its administrative seat.

INS <i>Jalashwa</i> (L41)

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Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda

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INS <i>Mysore</i> (C60)

INS Mysore was a Fiji-class cruiser commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1957. She was acquired from the Royal Navy, where she served in World War II as HMS Nigeria.

Rustom K. S. Ghandhi

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