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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India comprising 572 islands, of which only 38 are inhabited. The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands , separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel .
Kolkata: West Bengal: Logistics and administrative support NavDet Paradip: Paradip: Odisha: FOB to be set up [29] [15] NAE Bhubaneswar** Bhubaneswar: Naval Air Enclave at Bhubaneswar Airport [30] Andaman & Nicobar Command [b] INS Kardip: Kamorta: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Forward Operating Base INS Jarawa: Port Blair: Logistics and ...
Port Blair is the entry point for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is connected with mainland India by both air and sea. It is a two to three-hour flight from mainland India to Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport and three to four days by sea to reach Kolkata, Chennai, or Visakhapatnam from Haddo Wharf in the
INS Trinkat is a patrol vessel of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata, West Bengal. Role [ edit ]
INS Kolkata; INS Deepak; INS Vikramaditya. INS Kolkata. INS Deepak. 8 – 9 January Arabian sea [348] [349] Eastern Naval Command, Western Naval Command, Andaman & Nicobar Command and Indian Coast Guard. Eastern Naval Command Operational Readiness Exercise (Encore) January – 7 February Indian Ocean Region [350] Western Naval Command
INS Andamans is a Nicobar-class troopship.These large multi-role troop ships were converted from merchant ships which were originally ordered by the Ministry of Shipping for service with the Shipping Corporation of India that were later acquired by the Indian Navy for troop transport duties.
The naval base in the port city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) began with a small HMI Naval Office under a naval control of the shipping officer, in the then Marine House.The port of Calcutta was strategic important during World War II so the Allied naval presence in India increased to safeguard and strengthen its maritime assets in East India and augment the logistic support capability to Allied ...
The shipyard is capable of manufacturing small-size ships and can also engage medium-size ship for repairing. Its major work in the past involved repairing ships for the Kolkata Port Trust and fabricating vessels for the Tourism department and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.