| INS Jarawa(Indian Navy ) | |
|---|---|
| Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | |
_INS_Jarawa_of_the_Indian_Navy.jpg) Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) at INS Jarawa | |
| Type | Naval station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Indian Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1964 |
| In use | 1964-present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Andaman and Nicobar Command |
INS Jarawa is a naval base of the Indian Armed Forces under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command located in Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.[1] It was commissioned in 1964.[2]
INS Utkrosh is an adjacent naval air station. INHS Dhanvantari is a naval hospital on the base.[1] A Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) of nearly 40,000 tonnes is also operated to dock many vessels under the A&N Command. A second, smaller floating dock (FDN-2) was also ordered in 2010.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ a b "Indian Naval Bases". Global Security. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. "Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities". Transition to Triumph. Indian Navy. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "A floating behemoth that keeps Andaman and Nicobar Command afloat". The Times of India. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Indian Navy to acquire its second floating dock". The Economic Times. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Navy to build new floating dock at Port Blair". DNA India. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Indian Navy's first floating dock". NDTV. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2020.