Southern Naval Command
Crest of the Southern Naval Command
Country	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Type	Command
Headquarters	Kochi,Kerala
Commanders
FOC-in-C	Vice AdmiralVennam Srinivas,AVSM,NM

TheSouthern Naval Command is one of the three, command-level formations of theIndian Navy. Southern Naval Command is the largest naval command in India and it has its headquarters inKochi,Kerala atINS Venduruthy. It is the Training Command of the Indian Navy.^[1]

The Command is commanded by aThree Star Flag Officer of the rank ofVice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command (FOC-in-C).Vice AdmiralVennam Srinivas,AVSM,NM is the current FOC-in-C SNC, who took over on 31 December 2023.^[2]

After theindependence and thepartition of India on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of theRoyal Indian Navy were divided between theDominion of India and theDominion of Pakistan. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan.^[3]

The shore establishments on the southern coast were headed by the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN), aone star appointment. The COMCHIN directly reported into theChief of the Naval Staff. In 1967, the Goa Area was included under COMCHIN. On 1 March 1968, the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN) was re-designated as Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH).^[4] In August 1970, the appointment of COMSOUTH was upgraded to thetwo-star rank ofRear Admiral and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH).^[5] This appointment was later upgraded, in October 1977, to thethree star rank ofVice Admiral and re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC).^[6][7] On 1 July 1986, the Southern Naval Command was made the Training Command. All the training establishments were placed under the command as well as the responsibility of formulating and executing of training policy.^[8]

The Southern Naval Command and is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief. The Southern Naval Command is the Training Command of 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 subsidiary units from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Lonavala in Maharashtra, Goa and in Orissa but the majority of training units are in Kochi. TheIndian Naval Academy is also placed under the Southern Naval Command.^[9]

Kavaratti Islands is the home toINS Dweeprakshak, the main naval base of the Southern Naval Command in theLakshadweep islands.

The Southern Naval Command consists of aFlag Officer Sea Training (FOST), the1st Training Squadron (1TS), training establishments and bases, and land forces and survey ships. It has a naval air station, and a ship repair yard.^[10]

The Southern Naval Command is organised as follows:^[11]

Naval bases under Southern Naval Command are the following^[19]

• Western Naval Command
• Eastern Naval Command

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• Commands of the Indian Navy

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