P. S. Mahindroo


P S Mahindroo

Lt Cdr Mahindroo as Navigating Officer of HMIS Godavari, with Cdr J W Jefford
Nickname(s)Peter
Born(1917-04-17)17 April 1917
Amritsar, Punjab Province, British India
Died8 October 1999(1999-10-08) (aged 82)
Chandigarh, India
Allegiance British Raj
 India
Service/branch Royal Indian Navy
Indian Navy
Years of service1939–1972
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsINS Vikrant
INS Delhi (C74)
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Rear Admiral Pritam Singh 'Peter' Mahindroo, PVSM (1917-1999) was a Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He was the first Sikh Admiral in the Indian Navy. He was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. He later served as the Chief of Materiel and as the Director General Naval Dockyard Expansion Scheme before retiring in 1972.