INS Dwarka

INS Dwarka is a Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Indian Navy and is located at Okha, Gujarat.^[1][2][3][4]

History

INS Dwarka has historical significance as it is the only Indian Navy establishment to have ever seen direct action with the adversary. Its origin can be traced back to the 1965 hostilities with Pakistan. On 07 Sep 1965, a flotilla of the Pakistan Navy, carried out bombardment on Dwarka town with the objective of disabling the radar station there. Although the limited engagement caused insignificant damage of no strategic value, the Indian Navy realized the inevitable requirement to establish a forward outpost nearer to Pakistan. As a result, a small forward outpost was created in Feb 1966 at Port Okha under Naval Officer-in-Charge (Kathiawar). On 26 Nov 1972, this small outpost comprising four officer and 59 sailors was commissioned as INS Dwarka in its present location. NOIC (Kathiawar) was re-designated as NOIC (Saurashtra) on 07 Jul 1983. In Mar 1985, the office of NOIC (Saurashtra) was bifurcated and an officer of the rank of Commander was appointed as Commanding Officer, INS Dwarka.

It is currently under the operational and administrative command of NOIC (Gujarat).

Objective

The primary role of INS Dwarka is defence of Port Okha and to provide infrastructure, operation logistics and diving support to naval ships. It helps in maintaining surveillance of north Arabian Sea and other deep water channels.

It also provides administrative and logistic support to all units of the Indian Coast Guard stationed at Okha Coast Guard Station. It helps in coordination of patrolling by Sagar Prahari Bal and Gujarat Marine Police training.

See also

• List of Indian Navy bases
• INS Varsha, Indian Navy submarine base near Vishakapatnam
• INS Vajrabahu, Indian Navy submarine base near Mumbai

References

1. ↑ "INS Dwarka | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-12-31. 
2. ↑ "New Naval base INS Sardar Patel to be commissioned at Porbandar on May 9". www.targetcivils.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31. 
3. ↑ "Indian Navy takes steps to build a thriving naval base in Porbandar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-31. 
4. ↑ "Indian Navy's new base 'INS Sardar Patel' commissioned in Porbandar | Brahmand News". www.brahmand.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31. 

Coordinates: 18°55′34.46″N 72°50′11.56″E / 18.9262389°N 72.8365444°E / 18.9262389; 72.8365444

Naval establishments of India
Western Naval Command	INS Dwarka INS Sardar Patel INS Kadamba INS Vajrakosh INHS Patanjali INS Gomantak INS Hansa INHS Jeevanti INS Angre INS Abhimanyu INS Agnibahu INHS Asvini INS Kunjai INS Shikra INS Tanaji INS Trata INS Tunir INS Vajrabahu
Southern Naval Command	INS Dweeprakshak INS Minicoy INS Androth INS Bitra** INS Garuda INHS Sanjivani INS Venduruthy INS Droncharya INS Chikla INHS Nivrani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Rajali INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma
Eastern Naval Command	INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Parundu INS Kattabomman INS Tuticorin INS Netaji Subhash INS Paradip** INS Bhubaneswar** INS Varsha**
Andaman and Nicobar Command	INS Kardip INS Jarawa INS Utkrosh INS Baaz INS Campbell Bay INS Shibpur
(**Under construction)