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The Indo-Pakistani Naval war of 1971 consisted of a series of naval battles fought between the Indian and Pakistani Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The battles were an integral part of India-Pakistan War and the Bangladesh Liberation War. The series of naval operations began by the Indian Navy to exert pressure from the seas while the Indian Army and Indian Air Force moved in to close the ring round East Pakistan from several directions on land.

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  • The Indo-Pakistani Naval war of 1971 consisted of a series of naval battles fought between the Indian and Pakistani Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The battles were an integral part of India-Pakistan War and the Bangladesh Liberation War. The series of naval operations began by the Indian Navy to exert pressure from the seas while the Indian Army and Indian Air Force moved in to close the ring round East Pakistan from several directions on land.
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  • Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971
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  • * Pakistani airfields damaged and cratered
  • *18Cargo, Supply and Communication ships
  • *2Destroyers
  • *Widespread damage to Chittagong Harbour
  • 1,413 captured
  • 1,900 Killed in action
  • 10small vesselscaptured
  • 1Minesweeper
  • 1Submarine
  • 3Merchant Navy shipscaptured
  • 3Patrol vessels
  • 7Gunboats
  • * Pakistani main port Karachi facilities damaged/fuel tanks destroyed
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  • Indian Victory
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  • 2 frigates
  • 5 destroyers
  • 3 destroyers
  • 1cruiser
  • US 7th Fleet
  • 1 Britishcarrier battle group
  • 1 Soviet nuclear submarine
  • 1 Soviet submarine
  • 14 frigates
  • 1Aircraft carrier
  • 1Tanker
  • 1repair ship
  • 2 cruiser
  • 2 groups of Soviet cruisers and destroyers
  • 2 tankers
  • 2Landing ships(Polnocny)
  • 4 Submarines (3Daphné classand 1Tench class)
  • 5ASWfrigates
  • 6 midget submarines
  • 6Missile ships
  • 8 minesweeper
  • At least 1 Indonesian naval vessel
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