Kanhoji Angre - Tributes

Tributes

• The Western Naval command of the Indian Navy was named INS Angre on 15 September 1951 in honour of the valiant sea commander. A statue of him exists at the old Bombay Castle located within the enclave located at the Naval Dockyard, South Mumbai.
• During April 1999, the Indian Postal Service released a Rupee 3 stamp showing a ghurab of Kanhoji Angre's fleet as depicted in a c. 1700 AD painting.
• The old Kennery Lighthouse, on Khanderi Island which marks the southern boundary of the Mumbai Port, was renamed as Kanhoji Angre Light House.
• The huge residential colony of Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers at Alibaug is named as " Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre Nagar".
• During the Malwani Jatrotsav festival in 1995 at Parel, Mumbai, a simulation of the naval battle between Angre and the British fleet led by Charles Boon was conducted using remote-control wooden boats in an open tank (70' x 30'). Radio Controlled boats carved out of Teak wood and powered by high torque motors were constructed by Vivek S. Kambli and Vishesh S. Kambli. A thrilling soundtrack complemented this Audio Visual 3 Dimensional depiction of an important chapter from Maratha Naval history. The show lasted 10 days and was witnessed by thousands of eager Mumbai citizens.
• An all-weather port at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra has been named as Angre port.
• The 2007 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End depicts a "Sri Sumbhajee Angria" as one of the nine pirate lords. This character seems likely to have been inspired by Kanhoji's son Sambhaji, who was contemporary to the film's setting. He is portrayed as a diminituive man with a falsetto voice, which may be the reason why he mainly lets his men speak for him ("Sri Sumbhajee votes for Sri Sumbhajee").