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349:. The Indian Submariner. Archived from
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1483:List of Indian Naval deployments
1378:Military Institute of Technology
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268:Indian Nuclear Command Authority
236:List of active Indian Navy ships
305:India's overseas military bases
161:submarines was based here. The
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1373:College of Defence Management
474:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
242:Integrated commands and units
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479:FOCs-in-C (Naval Commanders)
956:Andaman and Nicobar Command
619:Andaman and Nicobar Command
399:Hiranandani, G. M. (2008).
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1301:Bangalore Military School
300:List of Indian Navy bases
231:List of Indian Navy bases
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1432:Indian Maritime Doctrine
1368:National Defence College
1363:National Defence Academy
1351:Tri-Service Institutions
1279:Education & Training
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469:Chief of the Naval Staff
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258:Integrated Defence Staff
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1458:Indian maritime history
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1306:Belgaum Military School
278:Special Forces of India
175:11th Submarine Squadron
1398:Awards and decorations
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603:Southern Naval Command
155:8th Submarine Squadron
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879:Eastern Naval Command
699:Western Naval Command
598:Eastern Naval Command
593:Western Naval Command
263:Integrated Space Cell
135:Eastern Naval Command
116:Eastern Naval Command
87:19 May 1971
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1446:History & Future
1337:Indian Naval Academy
1189:Multirole helicopter
1080:Anti-submarine (ASW)
634:Defence Space Agency
629:Defence Cyber Agency
403:. Lancer Publishers.
325:"Indian Naval Bases"
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464:Minister of Defence
273:Indian Armed Forces
1403:Ranks and insignia
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1168:Electronic Warfare
1035:Aircraft Squadrons
935:INS Netaji Subhash
163:Commanding Officer
61:Controlled by
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378:"INS Virbahu"
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1533:83°16′14.3″E
1530:17°41′58.9″N
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1010:Active Ships
899:INHS Kalyani
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846:INHS Kasturi
832:INHS Nivrani
750:INS Agnibahu
731:INS Gomantak
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382:. Retrieved
355:. Retrieved
351:the original
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329:. Retrieved
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102:1971-present
79:Site history
27:
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1488:Sagar Pawan
990:INS Kohassa
974:INS Utkrosh
939:INS Paradip
922:INS Parundu
903:INS Kalinga
895:INS Virbahu
886:INS Circars
857:INS Zamorin
850:INS Valsura
842:INS Shivaji
835:INS Mandovi
803:INS Androth
800:INS Minicoy
756:INS Kunjali
753:INHS Asvini
717:INS Kadamba
586:Operational
568:Components
450:Indian Navy
284:Other lists
215:Indian Navy
128:Indian Navy
124:INS Virbahu
99:In use
74:Operational
65:Indian Navy
21:INS Virbahu
1020:Submarines
969:INS Jarawa
964:INS Kardip
946:INS Varsha
917:INS Rajali
907:INS Eksila
869:INS Jatayu
854:INS Agrani
829:INS Chilka
810:INS Garuda
765:INS Tanaji
760:INS Shikra
707:INS Dwarka
499:DG Seabird
457:Leadership
311:References
159:Vela-class
91:1971-05-19
1425:Documents
1003:Equipment
913:INS Adyar
910:INS Karna
838:INS Hamla
806:INS Bitra
774:INS Tunir
770:INS Trata
743:INS Angre
735:INS Hansa
689:INS India
682:New Delhi
559:Navy MCPO
357:9 January
331:9 January
197:Objective
180:Commodore
112:Occupants
71:Condition
1560:Category
1512:Category
1468:Navy Day
1407:Officers
1391:Insignia
1236:Training
979:INS Baaz
890:INS Dega
572:Commands
210:See also
1415:Sailors
1043:Fighter
167:Captain
149:History
133:of the
89: (
28:Virbahu
652:Fleets
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384:5 July
126:is an
674:Bases
612:Joint
534:FODAG
529:FOTNA
519:FOGNA
509:FOCEF
504:FOCWF
84:Built
1411:JCOs
570:and
549:ACNS
544:FOST
539:FOSM
514:FOMA
484:DCNS
386:2013
359:2012
333:2012
48:Type
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