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Royal Indian Navy veteran dead
London: Commander Anthony Brian Goord, who held key positions in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and later aided the “Indianisation” of the service in 1947, has died at the age of 97.
He joined the RIN, established in 1612 by Britain’s East India Company to protect its business interests from Portuguese traders in India’s west coast.
Commander Goord oversaw RIN’s expansion from eight minor warships to 117 combat vessels and 30,000 personnel by the end of World War I. His first seagoing appointment in September 1935 was in India as a gunnery and navigating officer.
In 1938, he returned to the U.K. to undergo specialist courses in navigation and anti-submarine warfare. He came back to India in October 1939 and became the RIN’s staff anti-submarine officer commanding the anti-submarine school. During this period, he invented the “Goord Goldfish,” a device to help ASDIC (underwater detection) operators in ships, according to an obituary in The Times.
He retired from RIN in October 1947. He passed away on May 8, 2009. — PTI
The Hindu : International / India & World : Royal Indian Navy veteran dead
Royal Indian Navy veteran dead
London: Commander Anthony Brian Goord, who held key positions in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and later aided the “Indianisation” of the service in 1947, has died at the age of 97.
He joined the RIN, established in 1612 by Britain’s East India Company to protect its business interests from Portuguese traders in India’s west coast.
Commander Goord oversaw RIN’s expansion from eight minor warships to 117 combat vessels and 30,000 personnel by the end of World War I. His first seagoing appointment in September 1935 was in India as a gunnery and navigating officer.
In 1938, he returned to the U.K. to undergo specialist courses in navigation and anti-submarine warfare. He came back to India in October 1939 and became the RIN’s staff anti-submarine officer commanding the anti-submarine school. During this period, he invented the “Goord Goldfish,” a device to help ASDIC (underwater detection) operators in ships, according to an obituary in The Times.
He retired from RIN in October 1947. He passed away on May 8, 2009. — PTI
The Hindu : International / India & World : Royal Indian Navy veteran dead
My condolences to the family members and friends. Salute to such a distinguished service.
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