INS Shivaji

INS Shivaji
Part of Western Naval Command[1]
Lonavala, Maharashtra in India
INS Shivaji Crest
INS Shivaji is located in Maharashtra
INS Shivaji
INS Shivaji
Location of INS Shivaji in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates18°43′12″N 73°22′26″E / 18.720053°N 73.373892°E / 18.720053; 73.373892
TypeNaval Station
Technical Training Establishment
Area876 acres (355 ha)
Height700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorIndian Navy
WebsiteINS Shivaji
Site history
Built15 February 1945
In use1945 (1945) – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Commodore Mohit Goel , NM
Past
commanders
Nilakanta Krishnan

INS Shivaji is an Indian naval station located in Lonavala, Maharashtra, India.[2] It houses the Naval College of Engineering which trains officers of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.[3][4] It was commissioned on 15 February 1945 as HMIS Shivaji.[5] It is located close to the Bhushi Dam.[6] It is located on 876 acres (355 hectares) of land.[7]

Indian Navy already operates a first damage control simulator Akshat at INS Shivaji to train its officers and sailors on damage control on a warship at sea. Indian Navy's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBCD) School and Center for Marine Engineering Technology are also based here.[8][2]

Engineers at work in INS Shivaji
  1. ^ "Organisation of Southern Naval Command". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "INS Shivaji (Engineering Training Establishment) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ Umbrajkar, Manish (18 September 2011). "Social organizations and INS Shivaji undertake Lonavla cleanliness drive". Times of India. Pune. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ Bende, Anurag (23 September 2013). "Modern firefighting facility at INS Shivaji". Daily News and Analysis. Pune. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ "INS Shivaji all set to celebrate 60 years". Times of India. Pune. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ Umbrajkar, Manish (17 July 2014). "Bhushi dam area may get a holiday resort". Times of India. Pune. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ Sangeeta Saxena (December 2012). "State-of-the-art technology gives INS Shivaji an edge". India Strategic. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Goa Shipyard to build 'Nuclear, Biological and Chemical' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2016.