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	After the [[independence of India\|independence]] and the [[partition of India]] on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] were divided between the [[Dominion of India]] and the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan.<ref>Bhatia (1977), p. 28: "Consequent on the partition of the country on 15 August 1947, two thirds of the undivided fleet and associated assets came to India."</ref>		After the [[independence of India\|independence]] and the [[partition of India]] on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] were divided between the [[Dominion of India]] and the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan.<ref>Bhatia (1977), p. 28: "Consequent on the partition of the country on 15 August 1947, two thirds of the undivided fleet and associated assets came to India."</ref>

	The shore establishments on the southern coast were headed by the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN), a [[One-star rank\|~~One Star~~]] appointment. The COMCHIN directly reported into the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. In 1967, the Goa Area was included under COMCHIN. On 1 March 1968, the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN) was re-designated as Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Reorganisation of Naval Commands\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-02_089.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=2 March 1968\|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> In August 1970, the appointment of COMSOUTH was upgraded to the [[~~Two~~-star rank~~\|Two Star~~]] of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH).<ref name="Kamath_command">{{cite web\|title=Admiral Kamath to Command Southern Naval Area\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-08-08_071.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=8 August 1970\|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> This appointment was later upgraded, in October 1977, to the [[Three-star rank\|~~Three Star~~]] rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] and re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC).<ref name="upgraded_command">{{cite web\|title=New Naval Command - Southern Naval Area Upgraded\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-10-26_145.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=26 October 1977\|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Hiranandani \|first1=G M \|title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 \|year=2005 \|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers \|isbn=9788170622666}}</ref> On 1 July 1986, the Southern Naval Command was made the Training Command. All the training establishments were placed under the command as well as the responsibility of formulating and executing of training policy.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 \|year=2005 \|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers \|isbn=978-8170622666}}</ref>		The shore establishments on the southern coast were headed by the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN), a [[One-star rank\|one star]] appointment. The COMCHIN directly reported into the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. In 1967, the Goa Area was included under COMCHIN. On 1 March 1968, the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN) was re-designated as Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Reorganisation of Naval Commands\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-02_089.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=2 March 1968\|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> In August 1970, the appointment of COMSOUTH was upgraded to the [[two-star rank]] of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH).<ref name="Kamath_command">{{cite web\|title=Admiral Kamath to Command Southern Naval Area\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-08-08_071.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=8 August 1970\|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> This appointment was later upgraded, in October 1977, to the [[Three-star rank\|three star]] rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] and re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC).<ref name="upgraded_command">{{cite web\|title=New Naval Command - Southern Naval Area Upgraded\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-10-26_145.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=26 October 1977\|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Hiranandani \|first1=G M \|title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 \|year=2005 \|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers \|isbn=9788170622666}}</ref> On 1 July 1986, the Southern Naval Command was made the Training Command. All the training establishments were placed under the command as well as the responsibility of formulating and executing of training policy.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 \|year=2005 \|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers \|isbn=978-8170622666}}</ref>

	==Area of responsibility==		==Area of responsibility==

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{{short description|Indian Navy command}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
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The '''Southern Naval Command''' is one of the three command-level formations of the [[Indian Navy]]. It has its headquarters in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]] at [[INS Venduruthy]]. It is the Training Command of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Training Command |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/sites/default/themes/indiannavy/images/pdf/the-training-command.pdf}}</ref>

The Command is commanded by a [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] Flag Officer of the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command (FOC-in-C). [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] is the current FOC-in-C SNC, who took over on 30 November 2021.<ref name="snc-chief">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/new-chief-for-southern-naval-command/article37759027.ece|title=New chief for Southern Naval Command|publisher=The Hindo|access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Robin K. Dhowan visits Southern Naval Command, Kochi in 2015.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The CNS Adm R K Dhowan inspecting the guard of honour at the Southern Naval Command]]
After the [[independence of India|independence]] and the [[partition of India]] on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] were divided between the [[Dominion of India]] and the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan.<ref>Bhatia (1977), p. 28: "Consequent on the partition of the country on 15 August 1947, two thirds of the undivided fleet and associated assets came to India."</ref>

The shore establishments on the southern coast were headed by the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN), a [[One-star rank|One Star]] appointment. The COMCHIN directly reported into the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. In 1967, the Goa Area was included under COMCHIN. On 1 March 1968, the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN) was re-designated as Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reorganisation of Naval Commands|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-02_089.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 March 1968|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> In August 1970, the appointment of COMSOUTH was upgraded to the [[Two-star rank|Two Star]] of [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH).<ref name="Kamath_command">{{cite web|title=Admiral Kamath to Command Southern Naval Area|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-08-08_071.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 August 1970|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> This appointment was later upgraded, in October 1977, to the [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] and re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC).<ref name="upgraded_command">{{cite web|title=New Naval Command - Southern Naval Area Upgraded|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-10-26_145.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 October 1977|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiranandani |first1=G M |title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 |year=2005 |publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers |isbn=9788170622666}}</ref> On 1 July 1986, the Southern Naval Command was made the Training Command. All the training establishments were placed under the command as well as the responsibility of formulating and executing of training policy.<ref>{{cite book |title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 |year=2005 |publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-8170622666}}</ref>

==Area of responsibility==
The Southern Naval Command and is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief. The Southern Naval Command is the Training Command of Indian Navy and is responsible for the training of all its personnel, both officers as well as sailors, from basic to advance stages. It has subsidiary units from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Lonavala in Maharashtra, Goa and in Orissa but the majority of training units are in Kochi. The [[Indian Naval Academy]] is also placed under the Southern Naval Command.<ref>{{cite web |title=SNC Authorities & Units {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1437 |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

Kavaratti Islands is the home to [[INS Dweeprakshak]], the main naval base of the Southern Naval Command in the [[Lakshadweep]] islands.

==Capabilities==
The Southern Naval Command consists of a Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), a training squadron, training establishments and bases, and land forces and survey ships. It has a naval air station, and a ship repair yard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/organisation-southern-naval-command-kochi |title=Organisation of Southern Naval Command, Kochi |work=Indian Navy}}</ref>

== Organisation ==
The Southern Naval Command is organised as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/organisation |title=Organisation: Hierarchical Setup |work=Indian Navy |access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Post
!Current Holder
!References
|-
|Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jul/31/anil-kumar-chawla-assumes-charge-as-southern-naval-command-chief-1851205.html|title=Anil Kumar Chawla assumes charge as Southern Naval Command chief|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=181236|title=Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla assumes Command of SNC|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref>
|-
|Chief of Staff
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Antony George, NSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Rear Admiral Antony George assumes charge as chief of staff of SNC |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/rear-admiral-antony-george-assumes-charge-as-chief-of-staff-of-snc-121030301435_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=2021-03-03}}</ref>
|-
|[[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Puneet Kumar Bahl]], AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406|title=COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM|date=2021-12-27}}</ref>
|-
|[[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] (FOST)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Rajesh Pendharkar]], AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-rajesh-pendharkar-avsm-vsm-assumes-charge-flag-officer-sea-training-kochi|title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training, Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
|-
|[[Naval_War_College,_Goa#Commandants|Commandant Naval War College, Goa]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] S. Venkat Raman, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1365290784237391875 |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1365290784237391875 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Admiral Superintendent Yards (ASY) - Kochi
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Sanjay Sharma
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Sharma Took Over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard (KOCHI) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-sanjay-sharma-took-over-admiral-superintendent-naval-ship-repair-yard-kochi |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - Kerala
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Varghese Mathew
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/preparedness-of-coastal-security-mechanism-along-kerala-reviewed/articleshow/54611246.cms|title=Preparedness of coastal security mechanism along Kerala reviewed |newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>
|-
|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - Lakshadweep
|[[Commander]] T. K. Praveen
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Commander T.K. Praveen appointed Naval Officer in Charge of Lakshadweep |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/02/27/commander-tk-praveen-appointed-naval-officer-in-charge-of-lakshadweep.html |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Naval Bases ==
[[File:1 TS Ships Presenting Colour Guard at Port Victoria, Seychelles.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Ships of the 1st Training Squadron]]
Naval bases under Southern Naval Command are the following<ref>{{Cite web|title = Organisation of Southern Naval Command, Kochi |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/organisation-southern-naval-command-kochi# |work=Indian Navy |access-date = 2015-12-29}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="text-align:left;" | Base
!City
! style="text-align:left;" | [[States and territories of India|State/Territory]]
!Role
|-
|[[INS Dweeprakshak]]
|Kavaratti
| rowspan="3" |Lakshwadweep
|Logistics and Maintenance support
|-
|INS Minicoy<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/southern-naval-command-chief-reviews-security-in-lakshadweep/articleshow/51363782.cms|title=Southern Naval command chief reviews security in Lakshadweep |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref>
|Minicoy
|Forward Operating Base
|-
|INS Androth (''Under construction)''
|Androth
|Forward Operating Base and Radar station
|-
|[[INS Garuda]]
| rowspan="4" |Kochi
| rowspan="4" |Kerala
|Naval Air Station
|-
|[[INHS Sanjivani]]
|Naval Hospital
|-
|[[INS Venduruthy]]
|Logistics and Administrative support
|-
|[[INS Dronacharya]]
|Naval Weapons Training
|-
|INS Chilka
| rowspan="2" |Chilka
| rowspan="2" |Orissa
|Naval Training
|-
|INHS Nivrani
|Naval Hospital
|-
|INS Mandovi
|Panaji
|Goa
|Naval Training
|-
|INS Hamla
|Mumbai
| rowspan="3" |Maharashtra
|Combined Operations Training
|-
|[[INS Shivaji]]
| rowspan="2" |Lonavala
|Technical Training
|-
|INHS Kasturi
|Naval Hospital
|-
|[https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/insvalsura/ INS Valsura]
|Jamnagar
|Gujarat
|Electric Equipment Training
|-
|[[INS Rajali]]
|Arakkonam
| rowspan="2" |Tamil Nadu
|Naval Air Base
|-
|INS Agrani
|Coimbatore
|Leadership Training
|-
|INS Zamorin
|Ezhimala
|Kerala
|Logistics and Maintenance support to [[Indian Naval Academy]]
|-
|[[INS Satavahana]]
|Visakhapatnam
|Andhra Pradesh
|Submarine Warfare Training
|-
|}

== List of Commanders ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 600px;" | Notes
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | References
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore-in-Charge Cochin (COMCHIN)'''
|-
|rowspan='9'|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
|[[M. H. St. L. Nott]]
|August 1947
|March 1948
|Formerly [[Royal Indian Navy]]. Killed in an air accident at Corsica 27 March 1948.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Death of Commodore Nott|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-04-03_190.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 April 1948|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Henry Bramhall Ellison
|March 1948
|July 1950
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|<ref name="new_commodore_Cochin">{{cite web|title=A New Commodore For Cochin|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-07-13_213.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=13 July 1950|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Eric G. McGregor
|July 1950
|November 1952
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|<ref name="new_commodore_Cochin"/>
|-
|A. D. H. Jay
|November 1952
|January 1954
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Commodore For Cochin Naval Base|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-11-19_291.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 November 1952|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|January 1954
|October 1956
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Commodore Soman to Take Over Bombay Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1956-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1956-10-15_166.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 October 1956|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[S. G. Karmarkar|Sadashiv Ganesh Karmarkar]]
|1 May 1957
|April 1960
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=212 |date=31 August 1957 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1957/O-2125-1957-0035-96401.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1956-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1956-11-23_236.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 November 1956|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|R. S. David
|April 1960
|June 1962
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers to Meet|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1961-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1961-04-29_205.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 April 1961|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|G. S. Kapoor
|June 1962
|December 1965
|
|
|-
|J. D. Mody
|December 1965
|February 1968
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers Meet|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1966-05-10_232.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 May 1966|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH)'''
|-
|Commodore
|Inder Singh
|March 1968
|November 1970
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Reorganisation of Naval Commands|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-02_089.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 March 1968|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH)'''
|-
|rowspan='5'|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
|[[V. A. Kamath]]
|November 1970
|March 1973
|
|<ref name="Kamath_command"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rear-Admiral V. A. Kamath|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1971-SEPT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1971-12-07_188.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=7 December 1971|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila]]
|March 1973
|October 1973
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Krishnan To Head Cochin Shipyard|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-03-02_108.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 March 1973|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[S. H. Sarma]]
|October 1973
|January 1975
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral Sarma to Head Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-09-30_111.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 September 1973|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
|January 1975
|16 April 1976
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Pereira to Take Over Southern Naval Area|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1975-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1975-01-08_007.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 January 1975|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="Barboza_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Barboza to Take Over Southern Naval Area|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-15_097.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
|16 April 1976
|26 October 1977
|
|<ref name="Barboza_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Barboza to Take Over Southern Naval Area|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-15_097.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="upgraded_command"/>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC)'''
|-
|rowspan='29'|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
|V. E. C. Barboza
|26 October 1977
|3 March 1979
|
|<ref name="upgraded_command"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Defence Snippets|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1979-04-09_152.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 April 1979|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]
|30 March 1979
|26 February 1982
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral OS Dawson PVSM AVSM, CNS Designate|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-27_112.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 February 1982|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
|26 February 1982
|30 March 1983
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Tahiliani Takes Over Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-24_104.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 February 1982|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|K. K. Nayyar
|30 March 1983
|28 November 1984
|Later Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Nayyar Takes Over Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-03-30_101.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 March 1983|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]]
|28 November 1984
|30 November 1987
|Later Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref name="new_Vice_Chief_Navy"/>
|-
|[[Laxminarayan Ramdas]]
|30 November 1987
|25 February 1989
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref name="new_Vice_Chief_Navy">{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief of Navy, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command and Deputy Chief of Navy Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-28_153.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 November 1987|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="new_VCNS_FOC"/>
|-
|R. P. Sawhney
|25 February 1989
|30 September 1990
|
|<ref name="new_VCNS_FOC">{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief, FOC-in-C (East) and FOC-in-C (South) for Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-02-20_065.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 February 1989|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Suren P. Govil
|1 October 1990
|30 December 1990
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Commander-in-Chief for Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-10-01_099.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 October 1990|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Govil Retires|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-10-30_256.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 October 1992|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[KASZ Raju]]
|30 December 1990
|29 August 1992
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief, Flag Officer Commanders-in-Chief and Deputy Chief for Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-12-28_181.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|S. K. Chand
|29 August 1992
|14 October 1993
|Later Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral SK Chand Takes Over Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-08-29_193.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 August 1992|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Chand is New Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-10-14_256.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 October 1993|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Inderjit Bedi
|17 October 1993
|30 April 1996
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Inderjit Bedi is New FOC-in-C, Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-10-17_257.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 October 1993|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="New_Tandon">{{cite web|title=New Commander-in-Chief Southern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1996-04-30_123.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 April 1996|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|A. R. Tandon
|30 April 1996
|23 October 1996
|
|<ref name="New_Tandon"/>
|-
|[[Madhvendra Singh]]
|23 October 1996
|31 March 1998
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web|title=VICE ADMIRAL MADHVENDRA SINGH, VSM,AVSM,ADC TO BE NEXT CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/roct2001/29102001/r2910200110.html|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 October 2001|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Sushil Kumar (admiral)|Sushil Kumar]]
|31 March 1998
|30 December 1998
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|<ref name="top_appointments">{{cite web|title=Top Naval Appointments Announced by the Government|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1998-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1998-02-26_056.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 February 1998|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|R. N. Ganesh
|8 March 1999
|March 2001
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral De Silva Takes Over as New DG Coast Guard |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1999-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1999-03-05_125.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 March 1999|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Harinder Singh
|March 2001
|May 2002
|
|<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Naval reshuffle on cards|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001010/nation.htm#3|work=The Tribune - Chandigarh |date=9 October 2000 |access-date=1 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Vice-admiral Harinder Singh seeks premature retirement|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/mar/10navy.htm|work=Rediff.com |date=10 March 2002 |access-date=1 March 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|Madanjit Singh
|31 May 2002
|1 October 2003
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointments of Flag Ranks in the Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rsep2003/21092003/r210920032.html|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 September 2003|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Yashwant Prasad
|15 October 2003
|1 August 2004
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad, PVSM, AVSM, VSM|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/roct2003/15102003/r1510200314.html|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 October 2003|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|S. C. S. Bangara
|1 August 2004
|31 July 2006
|
|<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Vice Admiral JS Bedi to head S Naval Command |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/vice-admiral-js-bedi-to-head-s-naval-command/story-KSEeKN6gaOltkvywm9JjEL.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 July 2006 |access-date=10 February 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|Jagjit Singh Bedi
|31 July 2006
|28 July 2007
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointment|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/aug01-07/h16.htm|website=Sainik Samachar|date=August 2007|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Sunil Kumar Damle
|28 July 2007
|31 August 2009
|
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|-
|K. N. Sushil
|1 September 2009
|31 May 2012
|
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|-
||[[Satish Soni]]
|31 May 2012
|2014
|Later served as FOC-in-C of the [[Eastern Naval Command]]
|
|-
|[[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema]]
|2014
|2015
|Later served as FOC-in-C of the [[Western Naval Command]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0|title=VAdm SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117823|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over from Vice Admiral SPS Cheema as the Commander-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sunil Lanba]]
|1 February 2016
|31 May 2016
|Later served as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] and as [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Girish Luthra]]
|2016
|29 May 2016
|Later served as FOC-in-C of the Western Naval Command
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-girish-luthra-takes-over-western-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes over Western Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145783|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[AR Karve]]
|29 May 2016
|30 July 2018
|
|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=indiannavy|number=1090817788447518720|date=2019-01-31|title=VAdm P Ajit Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, the premier Command of #IndianNavy in an impressive ceremony at Mumbai. Returns where he has commanded two frontline Destroyers + stealth frigate & was Chief Staff Offr (Ops)}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anil Kumar Chawla]]
|30 July 2018
|30 November 2021
|
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|-
|[[M A Hampiholi]]
|30 November 2021
|Incumbent
|
|<ref name="snc-chief"/>
|}

==See also==
* [[Western Naval Command]]
* [[Eastern Naval Command]]

==References==
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