INS Jarawa

Coordinates: 11°40′27.49″N 92°44′8.3″E / 11.6743028°N 92.735639°E / 11.6743028; 92.735639
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INS Jarawa(Indian Navy )
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) at INS Jarawa
TypeNaval station
Site information
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built1964 (1964)
In use1964-present
Garrison information
OccupantsAndaman and Nicobar Command

INS Jarawa is a

Andaman & Nicobar Islands.[1] It was commissioned in 1964.[2]

Floating Dock FDN-1 at INS Jarawa.

INS Utkrosh is an adjacent naval air station. INHS Dhanvantari is a naval hospital on the base.[1] A Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) of nearly 40,000 tonnes is also operated to dock many vessels under the A&N Command. A second, smaller floating dock (FDN-2) was also ordered in 2010.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

After the 1962

Jarawa tribe
of the Andaman islands.

INS Magar, an amphibious warfare ship, was the first major vessel to have INS Jarawa as its home port. Construction of a naval wharf for the base started in 1968. Comprehensive ship repair facilities were commissioned at the base in 1979.

On 6 November 2002, the 180 meter long

Svitzer Salvage team from Singapore and The Netherlands, aided by the salvage vessel Perdana Sakti, was engaged to refloat the drydock. After a 3-day lifting operation, the drydock was returned to the Indian Navy on 15 February 2003.[7]

Band

The INS Jarawa Band is currently attached to the ship and based in

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Marina Park. It also performs its standard music at Republic Day and Independence Day parades as well as during international events and good-will visits of Indian and foreign warships.[9][10][11]

See also

Indian navy
Integrated commands and units
Other lists

References

  1. ^ a b "Indian Naval Bases". Global Security. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. "Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities". Transition to Triumph. Indian Navy. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ "A floating behemoth that keeps Andaman and Nicobar Command afloat". The Times of India. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Indian Navy to acquire its second floating dock". The Economic Times. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Navy to build new floating dock at Port Blair". DNA India. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Indian Navy's first floating dock". NDTV. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ Svitzer Global (21 March 2014), (RE)FLOATING DRYDOCK, retrieved 4 June 2019
  8. ISBN 9788170622666
    . Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Naval Band Performs At Marina Park". Andamanchronicle.net. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Band Display at ITF Ground - 'Bharat Parv' Republic Day Celebrations 2018". Andaman Sheekha. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ "INS Jarawa Turns Fifty Today". Andamanchronicle.net. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

11°40′27.49″N 92°44′8.3″E / 11.6743028°N 92.735639°E / 11.6743028; 92.735639

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