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	\| commander3 = [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[~~Tarun Sobti]], [[AVSM~~]], [[Nau Sena Medal\|NM]]		\| commander3 = [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], [[Nau Sena Medal\|NM]]
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	Under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C East) is the [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF), [[Commodore Commanding Submarines (East)]] (COMCOS (E)), Admiral Superintendent Dockyard for [[Visakhapatnam]], shore establishments, and five Naval Officers-in-Charge (NOICs).		Under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C East) is the [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF), [[Commodore Commanding Submarines (East)]] (COMCOS (E)), Admiral Superintendent Dockyard for [[Visakhapatnam]], shore establishments, and five Naval Officers-in-Charge (NOICs).

	The Eastern naval Command has the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], ~~[[West Bengal]]~~ under its area of responsibility.<ref name=inenca>{{cite web\|title=Indian Navy ENC Authorities & Units\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units\|publisher=Indian Navy\|access-date=14 January 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822140334/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units\|archive-date=22 August 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The Eastern naval Command has the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] etc, under its area of responsibility.<ref name=inenca>{{cite web\|title=Indian Navy ENC Authorities & Units\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units\|publisher=Indian Navy\|access-date=14 January 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822140334/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units\|archive-date=22 August 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	The FOC-in-C (East) is the submarine operating authority, under whom COMCOS (E) operates. The 11th ([[Sindhughosh class submarine\|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]) and 8th ([[Foxtrot class submarine\|Foxtrot class]]) Submarine Squadrons operate under COMCOS (E). [[INS Virbahu\|INS ''Virbahu'']], a submarine base commissioned on 19 May 1971, is the alma mater of the Indian Navy submariners.		The FOC-in-C (East) is the submarine operating authority, under whom COMCOS (E) operates. The 11th ([[Sindhughosh class submarine\|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]) and 8th ([[Foxtrot class submarine\|Foxtrot class]]) Submarine Squadrons operate under COMCOS (E). [[INS Virbahu\|INS ''Virbahu'']], a submarine base commissioned on 19 May 1971, is the alma mater of the Indian Navy submariners.
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	\|[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]		\|[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
	\|[[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]]		\|[[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], NM
	\|<ref name="sanjayb-201221">{{cite web \|title= REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY BHALLA TAKES OVER AS EASTERN FLEET COMMANDER \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783462 \|website=pib.gov.in \|language=en\|date=2021-12-20}}</ref>		\|<ref name="sanjayb-201221">{{cite web \|title= REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY BHALLA TAKES OVER AS EASTERN FLEET COMMANDER \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783462 \|website=pib.gov.in \|language=en\|date=2021-12-20}}</ref>
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	\|Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area		\|Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area
	\|[[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] ~~Puneet Chadha~~, VSM		\|[[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] Sai Venkat Raman, VSM
	\|<ref>{{cite web ~~\|last1=Jun 30 \|first1=V. Ayyappan / TNN /~~ \|title=Rear Admiral ~~Puneet Chadha~~ takes ~~charge~~ as ~~flag officer commanding of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India~~ \|url=https://~~timesofindia~~.~~indiatimes.com~~/~~city/chennai~~/rear-admiral-~~puneet~~-~~chadha~~-takes-~~charge~~-as-flag-officer-~~commanding-of-tamil-nadu-puducherry-naval-area~~/~~articleshow~~/~~76714758.cms~~ \|website=~~The Times of India~~ \|~~language~~=en}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web \|title=Rear Admiral Venkat Raman takes over as Flag Officer Commanding(TN,Pondy) \|url=https://theprint.in/india/rear-admiral-venkat-raman-takes-over-as-flag-officer-commandingtnpondy/964441/ \|website=ThePrint \|access-date=23 May 2022 \|date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
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	\|[[Flag Officer Submarines (India)\|Flag Officer Submarines]]		\|[[Flag Officer Submarines (India)\|Flag Officer Submarines]]
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	The headquarters in [[Visakhapatnam]], is also a strategically important dockyard for two nuclear-powered submarines. Due to congestion and heavy shipping traffic, a new 20 square km base [[INS Varsha]] is being developed for exclusive naval use about 50 km south of Visakhapatnam.		The headquarters in [[Visakhapatnam]], is also a strategically important dockyard for two nuclear-powered submarines. Due to congestion and heavy shipping traffic, a new 20 square km base [[INS Varsha]] is being developed for exclusive naval use about 50 km south of Visakhapatnam.

	The Eastern Navy fleet is distributed among its bases at ~~[[Kolkata]],~~ [[Paradip]], [[Tuticorin]], [[Kakinada]] and [[Chennai]] on the east coast, and in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name=inenca /> The Navy has opened its latest naval air base, [[INS Baaz]], at the southernmost tip of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to secure the strategically important [[Straits of Malacca]], and another naval air station in Kolkata to base an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron.<ref name=niex>{{cite news\|title=Navy boosting Eastern flank\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1401333.ece\|access-date=14 January 2013\|newspaper=New Indian Express\|date=31 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = ENC Authorities & Units {{!}} Indian Navy\|url = http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/enc-authorities-units\|website = indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date = 2015-12-29}}</ref>		The Eastern Navy fleet is distributed among its bases at [[Paradip]], [[Tuticorin]], [[Kakinada]] and [[Chennai]] on the east coast, and in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name=inenca /> The Navy has opened its latest naval air base, [[INS Baaz]], at the southernmost tip of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to secure the strategically important [[Straits of Malacca]], and another naval air station in Kolkata to base an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron.<ref name=niex>{{cite news\|title=Navy boosting Eastern flank\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1401333.ece\|access-date=14 January 2013\|newspaper=New Indian Express\|date=31 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = ENC Authorities & Units {{!}} Indian Navy\|url = http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/enc-authorities-units\|website = indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date = 2015-12-29}}</ref>
	[[File:Vikrant Museum Ship.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The ex-INS ''Vikrant'' as a museum ship in Mumbai.]]		[[File:Vikrant Museum Ship.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The ex-INS ''Vikrant'' as a museum ship in Mumbai.]]
	[[File:IAC1 Vikrant during sea trials (cropped).png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|INS Vikrant during its sea trials]]		[[File:IAC1 Vikrant during sea trials (cropped).png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|INS Vikrant during its sea trials]]
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	==Capabilities==		==Capabilities==
	In 2005, Eastern Naval Command was home to 30 warships. [[INS Jalashwa\|INS ''Jalashwa'']] is the flagship of Eastern Fleet and provides amphibious capabilities to the [[Indian Navy]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. Eastern Fleet is equipped with submarine pens and maintenance dockyards. The Amphibious Task Group of Eastern Naval Fleet has INS ''Jalashwa'' (LPD). It also includes five [[Rajput-class destroyer\|''Rajput''-class destroyer]]s, four ''Kora''-class corvettes, three ''Godavari''-class frigates, three [[Shivalik-class frigate\|''Shivalik''-class frigate]]s, [[Sindhughosh-class submarine\|''Sindhughosh''-class submarine]]s and the {{~~sclass-~~\|Akula\|submarine}} [[INS Chakra (2011)\|INS ''Chakra'']]. Naval aviation is provided by [[Westland Sea King]] helicopters. Apart from these, a number of smaller vessels such as [[fast attack craft]] made the total fleet strength of the command 52 vessels in 2012.		In 2005, Eastern Naval Command was home to 30 warships. [[INS Jalashwa\|INS ''Jalashwa'']] is the flagship of Eastern Fleet and provides amphibious capabilities to the [[Indian Navy]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. Eastern Fleet is equipped with submarine pens and maintenance dockyards. The Amphibious Task Group of Eastern Naval Fleet has INS ''Jalashwa'' (LPD). It also includes five [[Rajput-class destroyer\|''Rajput''-class destroyer]]s, four ''Kora''-class corvettes, three ''Godavari''-class frigates, three [[Shivalik-class frigate\|''Shivalik''-class frigate]]s, [[Sindhughosh-class submarine\|''Sindhughosh''-class submarine]]s and the {{Sclass\|Akula\|submarine}} [[INS Chakra (2011)\|INS ''Chakra'']]. Naval aviation is provided by [[Westland Sea King]] helicopters. Apart from these, a number of smaller vessels such as [[fast attack craft]] made the total fleet strength of the command 52 vessels in 2012.

	==Future==		==Future==
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	\|<ref>{{cite web \|title=VizagCityOnline.com - Vizag Snapshots \|url=https://www.vizagcityonline.com/Snapshots/2003/oct.html \|website=www.vizagcityonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/20navy.htm\|title=Navy officer to head Integrated Defence Staff\|website=www.rediff.com\|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>		\|<ref name="vizagcityonline.com">{{cite web \|title=VizagCityOnline.com - Vizag Snapshots \|url=https://www.vizagcityonline.com/Snapshots/2003/oct.html \|website=www.vizagcityonline.com}}</ref><ref name="rediff.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/20navy.htm\|title=Navy officer to head Integrated Defence Staff\|website=www.rediff.com\|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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	\|O. P. Bansal		\|O. P. Bansal
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	\|<ref~~>{{Cite web\|url~~=~~http://www.~~rediff.com/~~news/2003/sep/20navy.htm\|title=Navy officer to head Integrated Defence Staff\|website=www.rediff.com\|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref~~><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=11492\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref~~>{{cite web \|title~~=~~VizagCityOnline.com - Vizag Snapshots \|url=https://www.~~vizagcityonline.com/~~Snapshots/2003/oct.html \|website=www.vizagcityonline.com}}</ref~~>		\|<ref name="rediff.com"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=11492\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref name="vizagcityonline.com"/>
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	\|[[Sureesh Mehta]]		\|[[Sureesh Mehta]]

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