Indo-Pak War 1965 Operation Dwarka of Pakistan Navy Indian Naval Base Destroyed in 4 Minutes Operation Dwarka was a naval operation commenced by the Pakistan Navy to attack the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 September 1965. This was the first use of Pakistan Navy in any of the Indo-Pakistan Wars.It was one of the significant naval events of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, and Pakistan celebrates 8 September as "Victory Day" for Pakistan Navy As the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 broke out between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, armies and air forces of both nations were involved in intense fighting in the Punjab region and in Kashmir. To relieve pressure on the southern front, Pakistan decided to use its navy in the war by launching a quick strike on Indian coast. The primary objective of the attack ostensibly was to destroy the radar station at Dwarka which Pakistani Naval intelligence believed had a Huff-Duff beacon to guide Indian bombers.Pakistani high command also hoped to divert the operations of the Indian Air Force away from the north. Objectives[] The mission objectives of Pakistan Navy are listed below To draw heavy enemy units out of Bombay for the submarine PNS Ghazi to attack. To destroy the radar installation at Dwarka. To lower Indian morale. To divert Indian Air Force effort away from the north. The naval attack[] On the night of 7 September, the Pakistan Navy launched its assault on Western Indian shores. Dwarka was chosen for its proximity (200 km from Karachi Port), its lower defences and historical relevance. The plan called for a fleet of 7 naval vessels of Pakistan to bomb the tiny but significant town of Dwarka. It was aimed at luring the heavy ships anchored in Bombay into attacking the Pakistani ships. The intention was that the submarine PNS Ghazi lurking in the Arabian Sea would then engage and sink the Indian ships. Accordingly, a fleet of seven ships comprising PNS Babur, PNS Khaibar, PNS Badr, PNS Jahangir, PNS Alamgir, PNS Shah Jahan and PNS Tipu Sultan set sail for Dwarka and bombarded the town. The warships harbored in Bombay were under refit and were unable to sortie, nor did PNS Ghazi encounter the active combatants on the West coast.The objective to divert the Indian Air Force attacking Pakistan's southern front worked as the Indian Air Force raids on the city of Karachi ceased, presumed by Pakistani sources to be due to lack of availability of the radar guidance to the IAF fighter jets, which was damaged in the attack. 'Kargil war ! War Indo-Pak War 1948 !! Pakistan Navy role in indo-pak war 1965 ! battle of asal utar !! Indo-Pak War 1971! Battle of Longewala 1971, battle of haji pir pass" The Indian Navy's official version of events states that, at around 23:55 hours, the Pakistani vessels fired on Dwarka for more than 20 minutes. The ships fired around 50 shells each, which included 5.25 inch rounds fired by the Pakistani cruiser PNS Babur. The report adds that the first 9 shells fell directly on the Naval Radar Facility destroying most of the infrastructure, killing 13 sailors and two officers, some of the shells fell between the temple and the railway station, which lay 3 km from the lighthouse. Some buildings were hit, the Naval Air Station at Dwarka also used for test flights for INS Vikrant received shells on the runway and was rendered ineffective for any use for at least 2 months. The Railway Guest House suffered some minor damages and a cement factory of Associated Cement Company was also hit. Smoke from the damage was visible to the Pakistani warships approximately 20 kilometers away. The radar installation was shelled during the bombardment, the radar was destroyed. 49 Indian Naval and Civilian casualties reported by Indian sources Next morning she (INS Talwar) was directed to send a team to Dwarka to assess the damage. The team found that Radar of the listening post was completely destroyed by the of the shells,runway of the Naval Air Station was badly damaged and had to be closed for all flights, some of the shells had fallen on the soft soil between the temple and the radio station and failed to explode. The air attack damaged a railway engine and destroyed a portion of a railway guesthouse. Casualties and losses on indian side..49 killed,Partial physical damage to Dwarka city, Indian Naval Listening Post Destroyed, Naval Air Station rendered ineffective.zero % Casualties and losses on Pakistani side Date 7 September 1965 Location Dwarka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India Result Decisive Pakistani victory; Dwarka Listening Post and Naval Air Station destroyed

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