Commands of Indian Navy

In this article we have discussed commands of Indian Navy. The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India serves as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, the organisational structure of the Indian Navy is headed by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), who holds the rank of Admiral. While the provision for the rank of Admiral of the Fleet exists, no officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy.

You can remember all commands of the Indian Navy with their respective headquarters. This might help you during your NDA Exam and other Defence exams.

Indian Navy Commands

S. No.	Indian Navy Command	Headquarter
1.	Eastern Naval Command	Mumbai
2.	Western Naval Command	Vishakhapatnam
3.	Southern Naval Command	Kochi

Note: There is also one more Command at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which is a tri-services command.

1. Eastern Naval Command: Eastern Naval command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the east coast of India. The Command was established on 1 March 1968. The headquarters at Visakhapatnam is also a strategically important dockyard for two nuclear-powered submarines. Bases under this Command are mentioned below:

– INS Netaji Subhash

– INS Paradip

– INS Parundu

– INS Karna

– INS Varsha

– INS Ekasila

– INS Rajali

– INS Dega

– INS Virbahu

– NAE Chennai

– INS Adyar

– INS Tuticorin

– INHS Kalyani

– INS Kattabomman

– INS Circars

– INS Bhubaneshwar

– INS Kalinga

2. Western Naval Command: Western Naval Command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the west coast of India. The Command was formed on 1 March 1968. Western Naval Command’s bases are:

– INS Patanjali

– INS Sardar Patel

– INS Kadamba

– INS Vajrakosh

– INS Tunir

– INS Gomantak

– INS Kunjai

– INS Tanaji

– INS Trata

– INS Asvini

– INS Abhimanyu

– INS Dwarka

– INS Angre

– INS Hansa

– INS Jeevanti

– INS Vajrabahu

– INS Agnibahu

3. Southern Naval Command: It is the Training Command of the Indian Navy and is responsible for the training of all its personnel, both officers as well as sailors, from basic to advance stages. It has a naval air station, and a ship repair yard. Bases under Southern Naval Command are:

– INS Dweeprakshak

– INS Minicoy

– INS Androth

– INHS Sanjeevani

– INS Garuda

– INS Venduruthy

– INS Dronacharya

– INS Chilka

– INHS Nivarini

– INS Mandovi

– INS Hamla

– INS Shivaji