List of Indian Navy bases explained

The Indian Navy currently operates three[1] commands — Western Naval Command located at Mumbai, Southern Naval Command located at Kochi and Eastern Naval Command located at Visakhapatnam. The Andaman and Nicobar Command, a unified Indian Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard Command was set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2001.[2]

List of naval establishments

BaseCityState/UTRole
Naval Headquarters
INS IndiaNew DelhiDelhiLogistics and Administrative support
Western Naval Command[3]
INS DwarkaOkhaGujaratLogistics and Maintenance support
INS Sardar Patel[4] PorbandarLogistics Support
NAE Porbandar[5] Naval Air Enclave at Porbandar Airport
INS KadambaKarwarKarnatakaLogistics and Maintenance support
INS VajrakoshNaval ammunition and missile depot
INHS PatanjaliNaval Hospital
INS GomantakVasco da GamaGoaLogistics and Maintenance support
INS HansaDabolimNaval Air Station
INHS JeevantiVasco da GamaNaval Hospital
INS AngreMumbaiMaharashtraLogistics and Administrative support
INS AbhimanyuMARCOS Base
INS AgnibahuMissile Boat Squadron Base
INHS AsviniNaval HospitalTri-service use[6]
INS KunjaliNaval Air Station
INS ShikraNaval Air Station
INS TanajiNaval ammunition depot
INS TrataCoastal Missile Defence
INS TunirNaval missile depot
INS VajrabahuSubmarine base
NAE Santa CruzNaval Air Enclave at Mumbai Airport[7] [8]
Southern Naval Command[9]
INS DweeprakshakKavarattiLakshadweepLogistics and Maintenance support
INS MinicoyMinicoyForward Operating Base[10]
INS JatayuForward Operating Base[11] [12]
INS AndrothAndrothForward Operating Base and Radar station
INS Bitra**BitraForward Operating Base[13]
INS GarudaKochiKeralaNaval Air Station
INHS SanjivaniNaval Hospital
INS VenduruthyLogistics and Administrative support
INS DronacharyaNaval Weapons Training
NAE KochiNaval Air Enclave at Cochin International Airport[14]
INS ZamorinEzhimalaLogistics and Maintenance support to Indian Naval Academy
INS ChilkaKhordhaOdishaNaval Training (Sailors)
INHS NivariniNaval Hospital
INS MandoviPanajiGoaProvost and Physical Training School
INS HamlaMumbaiMaharashtraCombined Operations Training
INS ShivajiLonavalaTechnical Training
INHS KasturiNaval Hospital
INS ValsuraJamnagarGujaratElectric Equipment Training
INS RajaliArakkonamTamil NaduNaval Air Station
INS AgraniCoimbatoreLeadership Training
Eastern Naval Command[15]
INS SatavahanaVisakhapatnamAndhra PradeshSubmarine Warfare Training
INS VishwakarmaShipwright School[16]
INS CircarsLogistics and Administrative support
INS DegaNaval Air Station
INS VirbahuSubmarine base
INHS KalyaniNaval Hospital
INS KalingaNaval Missile Depot
INS EksilaMarine gas turbine maintenance
INS KarnaMARCOS Garrison[17] [18]
INS VarshaSubmarine base
INS BadangiVizianagaramNaval Air Station[19] [20]
INS Pudur**PudurTelanganaSubmarine VLF/ELF facility[21] [22]
INS AdyarChennaiTamil NaduLogistics and Maintenance support
NAE ChennaiNaval Air Enclave at Chennai International Airport
INS ParunduUchipuliNaval Air Station
INS KattabommanTirunelveliSubmarine VLF/ELF facility[23]
INS ThoothukudiThoothukudiLogistics support
INS Netaji SubhasKolkataWest BengalLogistics and administrative support
INS ParadipParadipOdishaForward Operating Base[24]
NAE BhubaneswarBhubaneswarNaval Air Enclave at Bhubaneswar Airport[25]
Andaman & Nicobar Command[26]
INS KardipKamortaAndaman & Nicobar IslandsLogistics support
INS JarawaPort BlairLogistics and Administrative support
INS UtkroshJoint Naval and Air Force Base
INHS DhanvantriNaval Hospital
INS BaazCampbell BayNaval Air Station
INS Campbell Bay**Forward Operating Base
INS KohassaDiglipurNaval Air Station
Note:

See also

Indian navy related lists
Indian military related

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Commands | Indian Navy . 1 February 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160206025217/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/commands . 6 February 2016 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20020211025804/http://indiareacts.com/archivespecialreports/nat2.asp?recno=21&ctg= Commanding the ocean
  3. Web site: Organisation of Western Naval Command, Mumbai Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 29 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151216190336/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/organisation-western-naval-command-mumbai. 16 December 2015. dmy-all.
  4. News: INS Sardar Patel: Indian Navy's new base commissioned in Gujarat – The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 29 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512013014/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-sardar-patel-indian-navys-new-base-commissioned-in-gujarat/articleshow/47213260.cms. 12 May 2015. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: H8.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-31 . Plans under way to make Mumbai first tri-service common defence station . 2024-03-31 . The Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: Indian Naval Air Enclave at Santa Cruz Inaugurated Indian Navy. www.indiannavy.nic.in. en. 1 February 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201144455/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-air-enclave-santa-cruz-inaugurated. 1 February 2017.
  8. News: Indian Navy gets air enclave in Mumbai – The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 1 February 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204175358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-gets-air-enclave-in-mumbai/articleshow/56919591.cms. 4 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Organisation of Southern Naval Command, Kochi Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 29 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164915/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/organisation-southern-naval-command-kochi. 22 December 2015. dmy-all.
  10. News: Southern Naval command chief reviews security in Lakshadweep – The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 13 March 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201102442/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/southern-naval-command-chief-reviews-security-in-lakshadweep/articleshow/51363782.cms. 1 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Livemint . 2024-03-06 . Indian Navy commissions ‘INS Jatayu’—Significance of 2nd base in Lakshadweep . 2024-03-06 . mint . en.
  12. Web site: New Navy base in Lakshadweep soon for 'better coverage of Indian Ocean' . 2024-03-01 . India Today . en.
  13. Web site: India seeks to snip string of pearls – Times of India. The Times of India. 7 June 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160606222752/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-seeks-to-snip-string-of-pearls/articleshow/52628276.cms. 6 June 2016.
  14. Web site: Inauguration of Naval Air Enclave. pib.nic.in. 6 October 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009132430/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=151469. 9 October 2016.
  15. Web site: ENC Authorities & Units Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 29 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072321/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/enc-authorities-units. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  16. News: Shipwright School commissioned as INS Vishwakarma. 15 November 2015. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 16 May 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828013407/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/shipwright-school-commissioned-as-ins-vishwakarma/article7879679.ece. 28 August 2017.
  17. Web site: Chief of the Naval Staff commissions INS karna – Marine Commandos get a new Base at Visakhapatnam. pib.nic.in. 12 July 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815002059/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=146997. 15 August 2016.
  18. Web site: Navy chief's maiden visit to ENC today. 10 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160711153512/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Navy-chiefs-maiden-visit-to-ENC-today/2016/07/10/article3521950.ece. 11 July 2016.
  19. News: Historic Badangi airstrip to be revived. The Hindu. 16 July 2016.
  20. Web site: Badangi airstrip likely to be ready by 2018. The Times of India. 4 September 2015.
  21. News: Navy to reach ships and subs from Pudur – Times of India. The Times of India. 27 December 2017.
  22. News: India to be second country to use ELF facility. 20 May 2017. The Hindu. 27 December 2017. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  23. Web site: INS Kattabomman Indian Navy . 2024-03-21 . www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  24. Web site: N O I C (OR) Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 13 March 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603005759/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/n-o-i-c-or. 3 June 2016.
  25. Web site: N O I C (OR) | Indian Navy.
  26. This comes under a separate command part of the Indian Armed Forces and is not under the direct control by the Indian Navy.