S G Karmarkar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1912[1] |
| Died | 1988[2] |
| Allegiance |  British Raj India |
| Service |  Royal Navy Royal Indian Navy  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1927–1964 |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Bombay Command Cochin Command Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) INS Angre INS Delhi (C74) HMIS Talwar HMIS Kistna (U46) HMIS Madras (J237) HMIS Ratnagiri |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | _Ribbon.svg){kind=small} Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral Sadashiv Ganesh Karmarkar, MBE (17 October 1912 – 1988) was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He was the first Indian officer to command a ship of the Royal Indian Navy. During World War II, he commanded the auxiliary patrol vessel HMIS Ratnagiri, for which he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). He later became the first Indian to command British officers, when he commanded the sloop HMIS Kistna. He last served as the Flag Officer Bombay, from 1960 to 1964, before retiring.
- ^ "Karmarkar, Sadashiv Ganesh". Unithistories. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Uday Bhaskar, C. (2011). "When Quarterdeck Was Launched" (PDF). Quarterdeck 2012. Noida: The Navy Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2021.