INS Kadamba

14°45′51.20″N 74°7′42.36″E / 14.7642222°N 74.1284333°E / 14.7642222; 74.1284333

INS Kadamba
Karwar, Karnataka
INS Kadamba is located in India
INS Kadamba
INS Kadamba
TypeNaval station
Site information
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built2005 (2005)
In use2005–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Captain V S Guru[1]
OccupantsWestern Naval Command

INS Kadamba or Naval Base Karwar or Project Seabird is an Indian Navy base located near Karwar in Karnataka.[2] The first phase of construction of the base, code-named Project Seabird, was completed in 2005 and the base was commissioned on 31 May 2005.[3][4] Development of Phase II commenced in 2011. INS Kadamba is currently the third largest Indian naval base, and is expected to become the largest naval base in the eastern hemisphere after completion of expansion Phase IIB. The construction of Naval Base covers an area of 11,169 acres in Phase I.[5][6]

The Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is based at Karwar. The base also has the country's first sealift facility, a unique “shiplift” and transfer system for docking and undocking ships and submarines.

  1. ^ "Captain V S Guru Takes Command of INS Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar". 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "INS Kadamba". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ "INS Kadamba". Indian Navy. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "INS Kadamba Celebrates 19th Anniversary with Community Engagement and Veteran Interactions". 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ [1] Karwar Naval Base Gears Up For Second Phase of Expansion at a Cost of About $3 Billion
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