Indian Navy Ship Cauvery Plaque

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Accession NumberP365Title (extended title only)Plaque - Indian Navy Ship CauveryDescriptionIndian Navy Plaque – HMIS Cauvery
Gifted to the City of Fremantle in 1970. This plaque has a black-painted wooden base and features a gold coated hemisphere centrepiece. It is a heavy plaque due to the centrepiece. The hemisphere has an etched piece featuring a sailing ship in front of a castle on an island. The etching is outlined with a circular shipping rope. There are two brass inscriptions on the plaque – the first is a small one at the stop labelled “CAUVERY” and the second is at the bottom reading “VISIT OF I.N. SHIPS 1970”, although it can be hard to make out due to slight oxidation of the inscription. The hemisphere and wood of the plaque has a few chips and scratches.
The back of the plaque is heavily scratched. It includes a plaque hanger drilled in, a sticker which reads:
CAUVERY
COMMANDER HIRANANANDANI
2/10/70
There is a silver inscription plate on the back with the name and logo of the company that made the plaque stencil printed. It reads “JHAVERI BROS. & CO. PVT. LTD. BOMBAY-3”.Date2nd October 1970ProvenanceThe HMIS Cauvery visited Fremantle in 1970, arriving in either late September or early October although the exact date of arrival, length of stay, departure date, and reason for the visit are unclear. The namesake of the ship is the Kaveri River, one of India’s major rivers, and used the anglicised spelling of the name until Indian independence in 1947 it was renamed INS Kaveri, despite being referred to as Cauvery on this plaque. The HMIS Cauvery (U-10) was a Modified Black Swan-class Sloop used by the Indian Navy, most notably during World War II. The ship was ordered 10 September 1941 and laid down 28 October 1942, being built by Glasgow based shipbuilding firm Yarrow Shipbuilders (founded 1865). It was launched 15 June 1943 and commissioned 26 August 1943. Following its involvement in WWII, the ship served in the 12th Frigate Squadron before being paid-off in September 1977 and being taken apart for scraps in 1979. At the time the ship was commissioned it belonged to the Royal Indian Navy, which preceded the Indian Navy and was the naval force of British India. The lineage can be traced back to the East India Company's Marine, founded 5 September 1612. The Royal Indian Navy succeeded the Royal Indian Marine in 1934. Following the 1947 partition of India, the Royal Indian Navy was divided into the Royal Indian Navy and the Royal Pakistan Navy, with the Royal Indian Navy becoming the naval force for the Union
of India until the country became a republic 26 January 1950 and was renamed to the Indian Navy which it still exists as today.
The commanding officer at the time of the HMIS Cauvery’s visit the Fremantle was Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. Hiranandani served in the Indian Navy from 1949-1989. The mayor of the City of Fremantle at this time was Sir Frederick Samson, who held office from 1951-1972.
The manufacturer of the plaque is Jhaveri Bros. & Co. Pvt. Ltd, a business in Mumbai that specialises in trophies and awards. It was founded in 1914 by Shri Shyamdas Jhaveri
Relevance to the CityFremantle's link to another member of the Commonwealth

CollectionCivic Collection

INTERNAL

LocationCivic Collection

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