INS Jarawa

INS Jarawa is a naval base under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command located in Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.[1] It was commissioned in 1964.[2]

Floating Dock FDN-1 at INS Jarawa.

INS Jarawa
Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) at INS Jarawa
TypeNaval station
Site information
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built1964 (1964)
In use1964-present
Garrison information
OccupantsAndaman and Nicobar Command

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]

History

After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Navy was tasked with the defence of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Preparations for setting up naval establishments on the islands started in November 1962. In mid 1963, the first naval garrison of 5 officers and 156 sailors arrived in Port Blair. After the Seaward class defense boats were deployed to the islands, a maintenance and repair facility was created to support these small craft. INS Jarawa was then commissioned in 1964 as the base to oversee all naval operations on the islands.[2] The base is named for the indigenous adivasi Jarawa tribe of the Andaman islands.

INS Magar, an amphibious warfare ship, was the first major vessel to have INS Jarawa as its home port. Construction of a naval wharf for the base started in 1968. Comprehensive ship repair facilities were commissioned at the base in 1979.

On 6 November 2002, the 180 meter long floating drydock FDN1 sank off Port Blair in the Andaman Islands on 24 meters, leaving only the dock crane tops visible. SVITZER Salvage was instructed to re-float the drydock. A SVITZER Salvage Team from Singapore and The Netherlands, aided by special Salvage vessel PERDANA SAKTI, prepared the drydock. A smooth and controlled three-day operation saw it safely back afloat. She was returned to her owners, The Indian Navy, on 15 February 2003.[7]

Band

The INS Jarawa Band is currently attached to the ship and based in Port Blair.[8] The band was created in 1985 and has been a key component of military-civil relations in the city. It performed at various venues such as Raj Niwas, Port Blair, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Marina Park. It also performs its standard music at Republic Day and Independence Day parades as well as during international events and good-will visits of Indian and foreign warships.[9][10][11]

See also
Indian navy
Integrated commands and units
Other lists

References
  1. "Indian Naval Bases". Global Security. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. "Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities". Transition to Triumph. Indian Navy. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "A floating behemoth that keeps Andaman and Nicobar Command afloat". The Times of India. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Indian Navy to acquire its second floating dock". The Economic Times. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. "Navy to build new floating dock at Port Blair". DNA India. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. "Indian Navy's first floating dock". NDTV. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. Svitzer Global (21 March 2014), (RE)FLOATING DRYDOCK, retrieved 4 June 2019
  8. Hiranandani, G. M. (2005). Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990 - G. M. Hiranandani - Google Books. ISBN 9788170622666. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. "Naval Band Performs At Marina Park". Andamanchronicle.net. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. "Band Display at ITF Ground - 'Bharat Parv' Republic Day Celebrations 2018". Andaman Sheekha. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. "INS Jarawa Turns Fifty Today". Andamanchronicle.net. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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