INS Trata
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| INS Trata | |
|---|---|
| Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Naval Missile Battery Base |
| Controlled by | Indian Navy |
| Location | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 19°00′55″N 72°49′00″E / 19.015229°N 72.816664°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1964 |
| In use | 1964–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Western Naval Command |
INS Trata is a missile battery base of the Indian Navy at Mumbai, Maharashtra tasked with the coastal defense of Maharashtra and Gujarat.[1][2][3][4]
The word Trata in Sanskrit means 'The Protector'. The unit was commissioned on 12 December 1964 when the Indian Navy took over the coastal battery at Colaba point, from the army, which is presently INS Kunjali. The then Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral BS Soman commissioned it as INS Trata. On 26 Aug 1988 the Navy's MMCB squadron was inducted. It was placed under the command of the Commanding Officer, INS Trata, when it shifted to Worli in August 1992.
