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INS Dwarka

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Coordinates:22°25′56″N69°2′27″E / 22.43222°N 69.04083°E /22.43222; 69.04083

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Indian Navy base in Okha, Gujarat, India

INS Dwarka
Okha,Gujarat
Site information
Type	Forward Operating Base
Controlled by	Indian Navy
Location

Coordinates	22°25′56″N69°2′27″E / 22.43222°N 69.04083°E /22.43222; 69.04083
Site history
Built	26 November 1974 (1974-11-26)
In use	1972-present
Garrison information
Occupants	Western Naval Command

INS Dwarka is aForward Operating Base (FOB) of theIndian Navy and is located atOkha,Gujarat.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

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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 the1965 hostilities with Pakistan. On 7 Sep 1965, a flotilla of the Pakistan Navy, carried out bombardment onDwarka 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 atPort 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 7 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

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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 northArabian Sea and other deep water channels.

It also provides administrative and logistic support to all units of theIndian Coast Guard stationed at Okha Coast Guard Station. It helps in coordination of patrolling bySagar Prahari Bal andGujarat Marine Police training. Griffon-GRSE 8000 TD-Class Hovercraft are based at this station. Penant numbers

Pennant Number	Date of commission	Homeport	Remark
Flight I
H 184		Okha	Delivered in October 2001
H 185		Okha	Delivered in November 2001
Flight II
H 187	11 June 2012	Okha
H 189	20 November 2012	Okha
H 191	10 Apr 2013	Okha

Specifications

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References

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^"INS Dwarka | Indian Navy".www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved31 December 2015.
^"New Naval base INS Sardar Patel to be commissioned at Porbandar on May 9".www.targetcivils.com. Retrieved31 December 2015.
^"Indian Navy takes steps to build a thriving naval base in Porbandar - Times of India".The Times of India. 4 September 2014. Retrieved31 December 2015.
^"Indian Navy's new base 'INS Sardar Patel' commissioned in Porbandar | Brahmand News".www.brahmand.com. Retrieved31 December 2015.

Indian Navy

Leadership

Components
and
Commands

Naval Commands

Operational	Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Joint	Andaman and Nicobar Command Strategic Forces Command Defence Cyber Agency Defence Space Agency Armed Forces Special Operations Division

Fleets

Ship Squadrons

Bases

New Delhi	INS 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 Kunjali 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 Dronacharya INS Chilka INHS Nivarani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma INS Jatayu
Eastern Naval Command	INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Rajali 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 INHS Dhanvantari INS Campbell Bay INS Kohassa

Equipment

Aircraft Squadrons

Fighter	300 303
Airborne Early Warning (AEW)	339
Anti-submarine (ASW)	330 333 336
Reconnaissance	342 343 344
Maritime patrol	312 315 318 550 313
Electronic Warfare	310 311
Multirole helicopter	322 323 334 350
Search & Rescue	321
Training	551 552 561

Military Academies

Education & Training	Sainik School Armed Forces Medical College Ajmer Military School Bangalore Military School Belgaum Military School Chail Military School Dholpur Military School Rashtriya Indian Military College
Schools & Colleges	Indian Naval Academy Naval War College
Tri-Service Institutions	Defence Services Staff College National Defence Academy National Defence College College of Defence Management Military Institute of Technology