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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                    = '''Eastern Naval Command'''
| unit_name                    = '''Eastern Naval Command'''
| image                         = [[File:Eastern Naval Command HQ at Visakhapatnam.jpg|center|300px]]
| image = File:Eastern Naval Command (India).png
| caption                      = Eastern Naval Command HQ at Visakhapatnam
| image_size = 170
| dates                        = 1 March 1968
| caption                      = Crest of the Eastern Naval Command
| dates                        = 1968
| country                      = {{flag|India}}
| country                      = {{flag|India}}
| branch                        = {{navy|India}}
| branch                        = {{navy|India}}
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| decorations                  =  
| decorations                  =  
| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1                    = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Biswajit Dasgupta]], AVSM, YSM, VSM
| commander1                    = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
| commander1_label              = FOC-in-C
| commander1_label              = FOC-in-C
| commander2                    =  
| commander2                    = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Susheel Menon]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| commander2_label              =  
| commander2_label              = Chief of Staff
| commander3                    = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]]
| commander3                    = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Alok Ananda]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]
| commander3_label              = FOC [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]
| commander3_label              = [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet|FOCEF]]
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol        =  
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The '''Eastern Naval Command''' is one of the three command-level formations of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Organisation of the Eastern Naval Command|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/organisation-eastern-naval-command-visakhapatnam-0|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=1 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210050653/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/organisation-eastern-naval-command-visakhapatnam-0|archive-date=10 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The might of the Indian Navy: ENC - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/The-might-of-the-Indian-Navy-ENC/articleshow/50348834.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-01-01}}</ref> The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and parts of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the naval establishments on the east coast of India.
The '''Eastern Naval Command''' is one of the three command-level formations of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Organisation of the Eastern Naval Command|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/organisation-eastern-naval-command-visakhapatnam-0|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=1 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210050653/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/organisation-eastern-naval-command-visakhapatnam-0|archive-date=10 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The might of the Indian Navy: ENC - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/The-might-of-the-Indian-Navy-ENC/articleshow/50348834.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-01-01}}</ref> The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and parts of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the naval establishments on the east coast of India.


The Command was established on 1 March 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ENC {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/golden-jubilee-celebrations-enc |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiranandani |first1=G M |title=Transition to triumph : history of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975 |year=2000 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1897829721}}</ref> The Command is commanded by a [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command (FOC-in-C). [[Vice Admiral]] [[Biswajit Dasgupta]] is the current FOC-in-C ENC, who took over on 30 November 2021.
The Command was established in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=CM Chandrababu Naidu envisions Andhra Pradesh as maritime gateway of India |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Jan/05/cm-chandrababu-naidu-envisions-andhra-pradesh-as-maritime-gateway-of-india |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> The Command is commanded by a [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command (FOC-in-C). [[Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]] is the current FOC-in-C ENC, who took over on 31 October 2025.
 
[[File:Eastern Naval Command HQ at Visakhapatnam.jpg|thumb|The HQ of the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.]]


==History==
==History==
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The Surface Fleet of the Navy was called Indian Fleet and was commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF). Initially, the shore establishments on the eastern coast were headed by a captain in the appointment of Naval Officer-in-Charge, Vishakapatnam (NOIC).<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts"/> This was subsequently upgraded to the appointment of Commodore East (COMEAST), a [[One-star rank|One Star]] appointment. The FOCIF and COMEAST reported into the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. In July 1967, COMEAST was upgraded to the [[two-star rank|two-star]] appointment of Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC).<ref name="Flag_East">{{cite web|title=Admiral Nair, New Flag Officer, East Coast|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-07-17_015.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 July 1967|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>  On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Fleet was also created. With this, the appointment of FOEC was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC). The Indian Fleet was split between the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] and the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] with the Fleet Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) reporting into the FOC-in-C ENC.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiranandani |first1=G M |title=Transition to triumph : history of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975 |year=2000 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1897829721 |pages=615}}</ref> On 1 March 1971, [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] took over as FOC-in-C, the first three-star officer to lead the command.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-11-01_149.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 1973|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
The Surface Fleet of the Navy was called Indian Fleet and was commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF). Initially, the shore establishments on the eastern coast were headed by a captain in the appointment of Naval Officer-in-Charge, Vishakapatnam (NOIC).<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts"/> This was subsequently upgraded to the appointment of Commodore East (COMEAST), a [[One-star rank|One Star]] appointment. The FOCIF and COMEAST reported into the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. In July 1967, COMEAST was upgraded to the [[two-star rank|two-star]] appointment of Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC).<ref name="Flag_East">{{cite web|title=Admiral Nair, New Flag Officer, East Coast|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-07-17_015.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 July 1967|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>  On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Fleet was also created. With this, the appointment of FOEC was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC). The Indian Fleet was split between the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] and the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] with the Fleet Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) reporting into the FOC-in-C ENC.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiranandani |first1=G M |title=Transition to triumph : history of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975 |year=2000 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1897829721 |pages=615}}</ref> On 1 March 1971, [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] took over as FOC-in-C, the first three-star officer to lead the command.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-11-01_149.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 1973|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
The oldest naval establishment of the Eastern Seaboard was the [[INS Circars]], [[Visakhapatnam]], which was identified as "an important convoy assembly point" for the [[Royal Indian Navy]] flotillas. A small Naval Base was established there on 12 December 1939 and the base was designated as HMIS Circars on 12 April 1942.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-11 |title=Platinum jubilee of INS Circars today |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Platinum-jubilee-of-INS-Circars-today/article60492071.ece |access-date=2024-10-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Now, the base is the base depot ship of the Eastern Naval Command. It is the logistics and administrative support establishment of the Command, supporting all ships and units based in Visakhapatnam. As of 2018, the establishment supports 52 additional units with strength of 2,300 sailors and 400 officers, besides accommodating live-in sailors of Circars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-11 |title=Indian Naval Ship Circars |url=https://www.facebook.com/IndianNavy/posts/knowyournavy-indian-naval-ship-circars-the-oldest-establishment-on-the-eastern-s/797587887262740/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=facebook.com}}</ref>


==Area of responsibility==
==Area of responsibility==
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]] 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 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-in-Chief
|Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Biswajit Dasgupta]], AVSM, YSM, VSM
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes charge as flag officer commanding-in-chief, eastern naval command |url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/vice-admiral-sanjay-bhalla-assumes-charge-as-eastern-naval-command-chief-23601103 |website=Mid-day |access-date=31 October 2025 |language=en |date=31 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Chief of Staff
|Chief of Staff
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Vatsayan]], AVSM, NM
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Susheel Menon]], VSM
|<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1471486453427281921|user=PRO_Vizag|title=Vice Adm Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM NM assumed charge as Chief of Staff of the EasternNavalCommand on 16 Dec 21. |date=2021-12-16}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Naval Command |url=https://x.com/IN_HQENC/status/1984570678402842691 |website=x.com |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
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|[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]], NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Alok Ananda]], YSM
|<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>{{cite web |title=The Eastern Sword |url=https://x.com/IN_EasternFleet/status/1979070211753144412 |website=x.com |access-date=17 October 2025}}</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]] Sai Venkat Raman, VSM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Ravi Kumar Dhingra]], VSM
|<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>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of Command - Flag Officer Commanding TN and P Naval Area {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/change-command-flag-officer-commanding-tn-and-p-naval-area#:~:text=Rear%20Admiral%20Ravi%20Kumar%20Dhingra,an%20alumnus%20of%20NDA%20%2C%20Pune. |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Flag Officer Submarines (India)|Flag Officer Submarines]]
|[[Flag Officer Submarines (India)|Flag Officer Submarines]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] A. Y. Sardesai
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Chetan C Chandegave
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Flag Officer Submarines {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/flag-officer-submarines |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Spokesperson Navy |url=https://x.com/indiannavy/status/1830562486988210325 |website=x.com |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
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|Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) - Visakhapatnam
|Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) - Visakhapatnam
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] I. B. Uthaiah, VSM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] R. Vijay Sekhar, [[AVSM]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral I.B. Uthaiah takes over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rear-admiral-ib-uthaiah-takes-over-as-admiral-superintendent-naval-dockyard/article34690135.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=2021-05-31}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Adm R Vijay Sekhar Takes Over as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam |url=https://sainiksamachar.nic.in/press-realease-details/5918 |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Commodore Commanding Submarines (East)]]
|[[Commodore Commanding Submarines (East)]]
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] K. Venkatraman, VSM
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] L. M. Fernandes
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 Feb 2021|title=New COMCOS (East)|work=Vizag Industrial Scan (VIS)|url=https://viscan.in/new-comcos-east/#:~:text=Commodore%20K%20Venkatraman%20VSM%20recently,the%20Naval%20Base%20INS%20Virbahu.|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Cmde LM Fernandes took over as Commodore Commanding Submarines (East) and CO #INSVirbahu from Cmde Chetan Chandegave.|url=https://twitter.com/IN_HQENC/status/1718550946261708925 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=29 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - Andhra Pradesh
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Mahadevu Goverdhan Raju, NM
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Commodore Mahadevu Goverdhan Raju, NM takes over as Naval Officer-In-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1701124 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
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|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - Tamil Nadu
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Alok Bhatnagar
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Alok-Bhatnagar-assumes-office-as-Naval-Officer-in-Charge/articleshow/47898153.cms|title=Alok Bhatnagar assumes office as Naval Officer-in-Charge - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>
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|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - Orissa
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] NP Pradeep
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 Feb 2021|title=NOIC-Odisha Commodore NP Pradeep Takes Stock Of Sainik School Projects In Bhubaneswar|work=odishabytes.com|url=https://odishabytes.com/noic-odisha-commodore-np-pradeep-takes-stock-of-sainik-school-projects-in-bhubaneswar/|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
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|Naval Officer In-Charge (NOIC) - West Bengal
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Rituraj Sahu
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rituraj Sahu becomes commanding officer of INS Netaji Subhas|work=millenniumpost.in 30 Jan 2021 1:07 AM|location=[[Kolkata]]|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/rituraj-sahu-becomes-commanding-officer-of-ins-netaji-subhas-430553|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Naval bases==
==Naval bases==
[[File:Admiral DK Joshi receives a guard of honour during a visit to the Eastern Naval Command in November 2013.jpeg|250px|thumbnail|Admiral DK Joshi, then Chief of the Naval Staff, receiving a guard of honour during a visit to the Eastern Naval Command in November 2013]]
[[File:Admiral DK Joshi receives a guard of honour during a visit to the Eastern Naval Command in November 2013.jpeg|thumb|Admiral DK Joshi, then Chief of the Naval Staff, receiving a guard of honour during a visit to the Eastern Naval Command in November 2013]]
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&nbsp;km south of Visakhapatnam.
The headquarters in [[Visakhapatnam]], is also a strategically important dockyard for two nuclear-powered submarines of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]. Due to congestion and heavy shipping traffic, a new 20 square km base [[INS Varsha]] is being developed for exclusive naval use about 50&nbsp;km south of Visakhapatnam.


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>
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223042843/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article1401333.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2014|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|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|INS Vikrant during its sea trials]]


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| [[INS Circars]]
| [[INS Circars]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Visakhapatnam]]
| rowspan="8" | [[Visakhapatnam]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Logistics and Administrative support
|Logistics and Administrative support
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|Submarine base
|Submarine base
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|INS Satavahana
|[[INS Satavahana]]
|Submarine Training Base of the Indian Navy
|Submarine Training Base of the Indian Navy
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|Marine gas turbine maintenance
|Marine gas turbine maintenance
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|INS Karna<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Navy-chiefs-maiden-visit-to-ENC-today/2016/07/10/article3521950.ece|title=Navy chief's maiden visit to ENC today|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>
|INS Karna<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Navy-chiefs-maiden-visit-to-ENC-today/2016/07/10/article3521950.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711153512/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Navy-chiefs-maiden-visit-to-ENC-today/2016/07/10/article3521950.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2016|title=Navy chief's maiden visit to ENC today|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref>
|[[MARCOS|MARCOS Base]]
|[[MARCOS|MARCOS Base]]
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| [[INS Varsha]] (Under Construction)
| [[INS Varsha]] (Under Construction)
|[[Rambilli]]
|Future submarine base for the ENC
|Future submarine base for the ENC
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| [[INS Adyar]]
| [[INS Adyar]]
| [[Chennai]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Chennai]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Logistics and Maintenance support
|Logistics and Maintenance support
|-
|-
| [[NAE Chennai]]
| [[NAE Chennai]]
| [[Chennai]]
|Naval Air Enclave at [[Chennai International Airport]]
|Naval Air Enclave at [[Chennai International Airport]]
|-
|-
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|Submarine VLF facility
|Submarine VLF facility
|-
|-
|INS Tuticorin
|[[INS Tuticorin]]
|Tuticorin
|Tuticorin
|Logistics support
|Logistics support
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|Logistics and Administrative support
|Logistics and Administrative support
|-
|-
|INS Paradip (Under Construction)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/n-o-i-c-or|title=N O I C (OR) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref>
|[[INS Paradip]] (Under Construction)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/n-o-i-c-or|title=N O I C (OR) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref>
| [[Paradip]]
| [[Paradip]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Odisha]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Odisha]]
|Forward Operating Base
|Forward Operating Base
|-
|-
|INS Bhubaneswar  (Under Construction)
|[[INS Bhubaneswar]] (Under Construction)
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
|Naval Air Enclave
|Naval Air Enclave
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==Future==
==Future==
Until 1997, [[INS Vikrant (R11)|''INS Vikrant'']] was the flagship of Eastern Fleet. After her de-commissioning in 1997, the Eastern Fleet has been without an [[aircraft carrier]].<ref name=niex /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/warship-trials-finally-begin/432214.html |title=INS Vikramaditya Trials Finally Begin}}</ref> Its aircraft carrier capability will get restored after first indigenously built aircraft carrier [[INS Vikrant (2013)]] joins the Eastern Fleet by 2023 after completing extensive sea trials and is likely to based in [[Visakhapatnam|Vishakapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/indigenous-carrier-ins-vikrant-likely-to-be-based-in-visakhapatnam/amp_articleshow/66956377.cms?usqp=mq331AQCCAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indigenous carrier INS Vikrant likely to be based in Visakhapatnam - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www-newindianexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/dec/04/ins-vikrant-aircraft-carrier-to-be-based-in-vizag-2071274.amp?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=INS Vikrant aircraft carrier to be based in Vizag - The New Indian Express|website=www-newindianexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
Until 1997, {{INS|Vikrant|1961}} was the flagship of Eastern Fleet. After her de-commissioning in 1997, the Eastern Fleet has been without an [[aircraft carrier]].<ref name=niex /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/warship-trials-finally-begin/432214.html |title=INS Vikramaditya Trials Finally Begin}}</ref> Its aircraft carrier capability will get restored after first indigenously built aircraft carrier {{INS|Vikrant|2013}} joins the Eastern Fleet by 2023 after completing extensive sea trials and is likely to based in [[Visakhapatnam|Vishakapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/indigenous-carrier-ins-vikrant-likely-to-be-based-in-visakhapatnam/amp_articleshow/66956377.cms?usqp=mq331AQCCAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indigenous carrier INS Vikrant likely to be based in Visakhapatnam - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2019-05-16}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www-newindianexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/dec/04/ins-vikrant-aircraft-carrier-to-be-based-in-vizag-2071274.amp?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=INS Vikrant aircraft carrier to be based in Vizag - The New Indian Express|website=www-newindianexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>


== List of commanders ==
== List of commanders ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No
! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 510px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 600px;" | Notes
! scope="col" style="width: 600px;" | Notes
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | References
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | References
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| colspan="6" |'''Naval Officer-in-Charge, Visakhapatnam (NOIC Visakhapatnam)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Naval Officer-in-Charge, Visakhapatnam (NOIC Visakhapatnam)'''
|-
|-
|rowspan='4'|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]]
|1
|Geoffrey Gowlland
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Geoffrey Gowlland
|1948
|11 January 1948
|1951
|12 December 1951
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Reed |editor-first=Stanley |title=The Indian and Pakistan Year Book: 1949 |publisher=The Times of India Press, Bombay |date=1949 |pages=171|chapter=The Fighting Forces - Armed Forces Personnel }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Ships Of The Indian Navy |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/navylist1950/1952NavyList/page/573/mode/2up |title=The Navy List for May 1952 |volume= |publication-place=London|publisher= HM Stationery Office |publication-date=1952 |pages=574}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|2
|December 1951
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]] [[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|12 December 1951
|2 December 1953
|2 December 1953
|Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff
|First Indian appointee. Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-11-15_215.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1951|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-11-15_215.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1951|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Ships Of The Indian Navy |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/navylist1950/1953NavyList/page/591/mode/2up |title=The Navy List for May 1953 |volume= |publication-place=London|publisher= HM Stationery Office |publication-date=1953 |pages=592}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Reginald Sawhny
|3
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Reginald Sawhny
|2 December 1953
|2 December 1953
|June 1954
|June 1954
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|<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts">{{cite web|title=I.N. Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-11-28_431.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 November 1953|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="Ind_Navy_Appts">{{cite web|title=I.N. Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-11-28_431.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 November 1953|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|R. S. David
|4
|June 1954
|[[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Reginald Sherring David
|27 December 1954
|
|
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=I. N. Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-06-25_189.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 June 1954|access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Chief's Visit to the Circars|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-08-22_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 August 1955|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=I. N. Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-06-25_189.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 June 1954|access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Chief's Visit to the Circars|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-08-22_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 August 1955|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Ships Of The Indian Navy |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/navylist1955/1955NavyList/page/665/mode/2up |title=The Navy List for May 1955 |volume= |publication-place=London|publisher= HM Stationery Office |publication-date=1955 |pages=668}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore, East Coast (COMEAST)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore, East Coast (COMEAST)'''
|-
|-
|rowspan='4'|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
|1
|M. K. Heble
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Manchar Krishna Heble
|12 June 1958
|12 June 1958
|5 February 1960
|5 February 1960
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=194  |date=23 August 1958 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=194  |date=23 August 1958 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|G. S. Kapoor
|2
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[G. S. Kapoor]]
|5 February 1960
|5 February 1960
|June 1962
|June 1962
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=87  |date=9 April 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><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>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=87  |date=9 April 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><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>
|-
|-
|J. S. Mehra
|3
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Jai Shankar Mehra
|14 June 1962
|14 June 1962
|June 1965
|June 1965
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=188  |date=7 July 1962 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Naval Establishment at Andamans|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-02-15_139.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 February 1964|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=188  |date=7 July 1962 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Naval Establishment at Andamans|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-02-15_139.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 February 1964|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Douglas St. John Cameron
|4
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Douglas St. John Cameron
|June 1965
|June 1965
|31 May 1967
|31 May 1967
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC)'''
|-
|-
|rowspan='1'|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
|1
|[[K. R. Nair|Kesavapillai Ramkrishnan Nair]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[K. R. Nair|Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair]]  
|July 1967
|July 1967
|1 March 1968
|1 March 1968
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC)'''
|-
|-
|rowspan='1'|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
|1
|[[K. R. Nair|Kesavapillai Ramkrishnan Nair]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[K. R. Nair|Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|1 March 1968
|1 March 1968
|1 March 1971
|1 March 1971
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|<ref name="Krishnan_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Krishnan Takes Over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1971-JAN-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1971-02-28_096.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1971|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="Krishnan_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Krishnan Takes Over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1971-JAN-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1971-02-28_096.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1971|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="29" |[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
|2
|-
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]]}}
|[[Nilakanta Krishnan]]
|1 March 1971
|1 March 1971
|March 1973
|March 1973
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|<ref name="Krishnan_takes"/>
|<ref name="Krishnan_takes"/>
|-
|-
|[[K. L. Kulkarni]]
|3
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[K. L. Kulkarni]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|March 1973
|March 1973
|1 April 1976
|1 April 1976
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|<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><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Kulkarni Retires|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-01_086.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|<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><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Kulkarni Retires|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-01_086.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Swaraj Parkash]]
|4
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Swaraj Parkash]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|MVC|AVSM}}}}
|1 April 1976
|1 April 1976
|1 March 1977
|1 March 1977
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Parkash to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-02_089.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Parkash to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-02_089.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 April 1976|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[S. H. Sarma]]
|5
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[S. H. Sarma]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|1 March 1977
|1 March 1977
|2 February 1978
|2 February 1978
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Sarma to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-03-08_049.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 March 1977|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Sarma to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-03-08_049.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 March 1977|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[M. R. Schunker]]
|6
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. R. Schunker]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|2 February 1978
|2 February 1978
|24 March 1980
|24 March 1980
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Schunker to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-JAN-MAR-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1978-02-02_113.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 February 1978|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Schunker Takes Over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-04-01_126.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 April 1980|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Schunker to Head Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-JAN-MAR-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1978-02-02_113.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 February 1978|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Schunker Takes Over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-04-01_126.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 April 1980|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Mihir K. Roy]]
|7
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Mihir K. Roy]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|24 March 1980
|24 March 1980
|8 April 1984
|31 March 1984
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Naval Commander-in-Chief for the Bay of Bengal|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-03-23_114.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 March 1980|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-06_132.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=6 April 1984|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Naval Commander-in-Chief for the Bay of Bengal|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-03-23_114.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 March 1980|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-06_132.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=6 April 1984|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]]
|8
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM|VSM}}}}
|8 April 1984
|8 April 1984
|28 February 1986
|28 February 1986
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nadkarni Takes Over Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-08_136.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 April 1984|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nadkarni New Vice Chief of Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-27_123.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nadkarni Takes Over Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-08_136.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 April 1984|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nadkarni New Vice Chief of Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-27_123.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|S. C. Chopra
|9
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] S. C. Chopra {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|28 February 1986
|28 February 1986
|27 February 1989
|27 February 1989
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Chopra Takes Over Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-23_120.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Chopra Takes Over Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-23_120.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Laxminarayan Ramdas]]
|10
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Laxminarayan Ramdas]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}}
|27 February 1989
|27 February 1989
|30 November 1990
|30 November 1990
|Later served as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
|Later served as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/loss-of-ins-andaman-points-to-maintenance-problems-in-indian-navy/1/315626.html|title=Loss of INS Andaman points to maintenance problems in Indian Navy|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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|[[Vijai Singh Shekhawat]]
|11
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC}}}}
|31 December 1990
|31 December 1990
|31 October 1992
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|<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=28 January 2020}}</ref>
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|B. Guha
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] B. Guha {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|10 November 1992
|10 November 1992
|31 May 1995
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-11-10_262.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 November 1992|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
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|P. S. Das
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|31 May 1995
|31 May 1995
|27 February 1998
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=P. S. Das, New Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1995-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1995-06-01_118.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 1995|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Vinod Pasricha {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|28 February 1998
|28 February 1998
|31 Dec 2000
|28 February 2001
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|<ref>{{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><ref name="major_shake_up">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Major shake up in naval command structure |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/mar/01navy.htm  |work=Rediff.com |date=1 March 2001 |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{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><ref name="major_shake_up">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Major shake up in naval command structure |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/mar/01navy.htm  |work=Rediff.com |date=1 March 2001 |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref>
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|[[John Colin De Silva]]  
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[John Colin De Silva]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|15 January 2001
|1 March 2001
|1 January 2002
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|Raman Puri  
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|15 January 2002
|30 September 2003
|30 September 2003
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|<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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|1 October 2003
|1 October 2003
|30 September 2005
|30 September 2005
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|1 October 2005
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|1 November 2006
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|1 April 2007
|1 April 2007
|30 March 2008
|30 March 2008
|Later served as [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|ViceChief of the Naval Staff]]
|Later served as [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vice-Admiral-R-P-Suthan-to-head-Eastern-Naval-Command/articleshow/1981390.cms|title=Vice Admiral R P Suthan to head Eastern Naval Command - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=26992|title=Vice Admiral Raman P Suthan, AVSM VSM appointed Foc-in-C East|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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|[[Nirmal Kumar Verma]]
|21
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 April 2008
|1 April 2008
|31 August 2009
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.domain-b.com/people/in_the_news/20080320_naval_command.html|title=domain-b.com : Vice Adm N Verma to head eastern naval command, Vice Adm RP Suthan is new vice chief|website=www.domain-b.com|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Anup Singh (admiral)|Anup Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 September 2009
|1 September 2009
|31 October 2011
|31 October 2011
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories397.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::.. Vice Admiral Anup Singh AVSM NSM|website=www.indiastrategic.in|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories397.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::.. Vice Admiral Anup Singh AVSM NSM|website=www.indiastrategic.in|access-date=2017-10-25|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818194635/http://indiastrategic.in/topstories397.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|23
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 November 2011
|1 November 2011
|2014
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-anil-chopra-takes-over-commander-chief-eastern-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Takes over as The Commander-in-chief of The Eastern Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2011/10/29/00016810/vice-admiral-anil-chopra-appointed-foc-c-eastern-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command {{!}} NetIndian|date=2011-10-29|website=netindian.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://navaltoday.com/2011/11/01/india-vice-admiral-anil-chopra-takes-over-as-flag-officer-commanding-in-chief-eastern-naval-command/|title=India: Admiral Chopra Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command|work=Naval Today|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-anil-chopra-takes-over-commander-chief-eastern-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Takes over as The Commander-in-chief of The Eastern Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2011/10/29/00016810/vice-admiral-anil-chopra-appointed-foc-c-eastern-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command {{!}} NetIndian|date=2011-10-29|website=netindian.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://navaltoday.com/2011/11/01/india-vice-admiral-anil-chopra-takes-over-as-flag-officer-commanding-in-chief-eastern-naval-command/|title=India: Admiral Chopra Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command|work=Naval Today|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Satish Soni]]
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|16 June 2014
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/satish-soni-takes-over-as-enc-chief/article6120496.ece|title=Satish Soni takes over as ENC chief|date=2014-06-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-satish-soni-takes-over-foc-c-east|title=Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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|[[Harish Bisht]]
|25
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Harish Bisht]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 March 2016
|1 March 2016
|30 October 2017
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-hcs-bisht-taking-over-flag-officer-commanding-chief-eastern-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral HCS Bisht taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
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|[[Karambir Singh]]
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|31 October 2017
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173096|title=Vice Admiral Karambir Singh takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>
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|[[Atul Kumar Jain]]
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Atul Kumar Jain]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
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|[[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|28 February 2021
|28 February 2021
|28 November 2021
|28 November 2021
|Current FOC-in-C Western Naval Command  
|Later served as FOC-in-C Western Naval Command  
|<ref name="hindu-280221">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vice-admiral-ab-singh-to-take-over-as-foc-in-c-of-enc/article33952380.ece|title= Vice Admiral A.B. Singh to take over as FOC-in-C of ENC |work=The Hindu|date=28 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/enc-bids-farewell-to-vice-admiral-ajendra-bahadur-singh/States/news/2576666.html|title=ENC bids Farewell to Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh|publisher=United News of India|date=2021-11-28}}</ref>
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|[[Biswajit Dasgupta]]
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Biswajit Dasgupta]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|VSM}}}}
|1 December 2021
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|Incumbent
|31 July 2023
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1776739 |title=Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Takes Over As The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC |date=1 December 2021 |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Rajesh Pendharkar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
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|31 October 2025
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1944737|title=Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM Takes Over As The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC  |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Government of India |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Bhalla]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|31 October 2025
|Present
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes charge as flag officer commanding-in-chief, eastern naval command |url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/vice-admiral-sanjay-bhalla-assumes-charge-as-eastern-naval-command-chief-23601103 |website=Mid-day |access-date=31 October 2025 |language=en |date=31 October 2025}}</ref>
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Eastern Naval Command
Crest of the Eastern Naval Command
Active1968
Country India
Branch Indian Navy
TypeCommand
HeadquartersVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Commanders
FOC-in-CVice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, AVSM, NM
Chief of StaffVice Admiral Susheel Menon, VSM
FOCEFRear Admiral Alok Ananda, YSM

The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy.[1] It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[2] The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the east coast of India.

The Command was established in 1983.[3] The Command is commanded by a Three Star Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command (FOC-in-C). Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla is the current FOC-in-C ENC, who took over on 31 October 2025.

The HQ of the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.

History[edit | edit source]

After the 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.[4]

The Surface Fleet of the Navy was called Indian Fleet and was commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF). Initially, the shore establishments on the eastern coast were headed by a captain in the appointment of Naval Officer-in-Charge, Vishakapatnam (NOIC).[5] This was subsequently upgraded to the appointment of Commodore East (COMEAST), a One Star appointment. The FOCIF and COMEAST reported into the Chief of the Naval Staff. In July 1967, COMEAST was upgraded to the two-star appointment of Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC).[6] On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Fleet was also created. With this, the appointment of FOEC was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC). The Indian Fleet was split between the Western Fleet and the Eastern Fleet with the Fleet Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) reporting into the FOC-in-C ENC.[7] On 1 March 1971, Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan took over as FOC-in-C, the first three-star officer to lead the command.[8]

The oldest naval establishment of the Eastern Seaboard was the INS Circars, Visakhapatnam, which was identified as "an important convoy assembly point" for the Royal Indian Navy flotillas. A small Naval Base was established there on 12 December 1939 and the base was designated as HMIS Circars on 12 April 1942.[9] Now, the base is the base depot ship of the Eastern Naval Command. It is the logistics and administrative support establishment of the Command, supporting all ships and units based in Visakhapatnam. As of 2018, the establishment supports 52 additional units with strength of 2,300 sailors and 400 officers, besides accommodating live-in sailors of Circars.[10]

Area of responsibility[edit | edit source]

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 etc., under its area of responsibility.[11]

The FOC-in-C (East) is the submarine operating authority, under whom COMCOS (E) operates. The 11th (Sindhughosh class submarine) and 8th (Foxtrot class) Submarine Squadrons operate under COMCOS (E). INS Virbahu, a submarine base commissioned on 19 May 1971, is the alma mater of the Indian Navy submariners.

INS Jalashwa flagship of Eastern Naval Command

Organization[edit | edit source]

The Eastern Naval Command is organized as follows:[12]

Post Current Holder References
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, AVSM, NM [13]
Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Susheel Menon, VSM [14]
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rear Admiral Alok Ananda, YSM [15]
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra, VSM [16]
Flag Officer Submarines Rear Admiral Chetan C Chandegave [17]
Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) - Visakhapatnam Rear Admiral R. Vijay Sekhar, AVSM, NM [18]
Commodore Commanding Submarines (East) Commodore L. M. Fernandes [19]

Naval bases[edit | edit source]

Admiral DK Joshi, then Chief of the Naval Staff, receiving a guard of honour during a visit to the Eastern Naval Command in November 2013

The headquarters in Visakhapatnam, is also a strategically important dockyard for two nuclear-powered submarines of the Arihant-class submarine. 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 Paradip, Tuticorin, Kakinada and Chennai on the east coast, and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[11] 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.[20][21]

The ex-INS Vikrant as a museum ship in Mumbai.
INS Vikrant during its sea trials
Base City State/Territory Role
INS Circars Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Logistics and Administrative support
INS Dega Naval Air Station
INS Virbahu Submarine base
INS Satavahana Submarine Training Base of the Indian Navy
INHS Kalyani Naval Hospital
INS Kalinga Naval Missile Depot
INS Eksila Marine gas turbine maintenance
INS Karna[22] MARCOS Base
INS Varsha (Under Construction) Rambilli Future submarine base for the ENC
INS Adyar Chennai Tamil Nadu Logistics and Maintenance support
NAE Chennai Naval Air Enclave at Chennai International Airport
INS Parundu Uchipuli Naval Air Station
INS Rajali Arakkonam Naval Air Station
INS Kattabomman Tirunelveli Submarine VLF facility
INS Tuticorin Tuticorin Logistics support
INS Netaji Subhash Kolkata West Bengal Logistics and Administrative support
INS Paradip (Under Construction)[23] Paradip Odisha Forward Operating Base
INS Bhubaneswar (Under Construction) Bhubaneswar Naval Air Enclave

Capabilities[edit | edit source]

In 2005, Eastern Naval Command was home to 30 warships. 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 destroyers, four Kora-class corvettes, three Godavari-class frigates, three Shivalik-class frigates, Sindhughosh-class submarines and the -class submarine 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[edit | edit source]

Until 1997, INS Vikrant (1961) was the flagship of Eastern Fleet. After her de-commissioning in 1997, the Eastern Fleet has been without an aircraft carrier.[20][24] Its aircraft carrier capability will get restored after first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (2013) joins the Eastern Fleet by 2023 after completing extensive sea trials and is likely to based in Vishakapatnam.[25][26]

List of commanders[edit | edit source]

S.No Name Assumed office Left office Notes References
Naval Officer-in-Charge, Visakhapatnam (NOIC Visakhapatnam)
1 Captain Geoffrey Gowlland 11 January 1948 12 December 1951 Seconded from the Royal Navy [27]
2 Captain Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman 12 December 1951 2 December 1953 First Indian appointee. Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff. [5][28][29]
3 Captain Reginald Sawhny 2 December 1953 June 1954 [5]
4 Captain Reginald Sherring David 27 December 1954 [30][31][32]
Commodore, East Coast (COMEAST)
1 Commodore Manchar Krishna Heble 12 June 1958 5 February 1960 [33]
2 Commodore G. S. Kapoor 5 February 1960 June 1962 [34][35]
3 Commodore Jai Shankar Mehra 14 June 1962 June 1965 [36][37]
4 Commodore Douglas St. John Cameron June 1965 31 May 1967 [38]
Flag Officer, East Coast (FOEC)
1 Rear Admiral Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair July 1967 1 March 1968 [6]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (FOC-in-C ENC)
1 Rear Admiral Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair PVSM 1 March 1968 1 March 1971 [39]
2 Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan PVSM, DSC 1 March 1971 March 1973 [39]
3 Vice Admiral K. L. Kulkarni PVSM March 1973 1 April 1976 [40][41][42]
4 Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash PVSM, MVC, AVSM 1 April 1976 1 March 1977 [43]
5 Vice Admiral S. H. Sarma PVSM 1 March 1977 2 February 1978 [44]
6 Vice Admiral M. R. Schunker PVSM, AVSM 2 February 1978 24 March 1980 [45][46]
7 Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy PVSM, AVSM 24 March 1980 31 March 1984 [47][48]
8 Vice Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM 8 April 1984 28 February 1986 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [49][50]
9 Vice Admiral S. C. Chopra PVSM, AVSM, NM 28 February 1986 27 February 1989 [51]
10 Vice Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM 27 February 1989 30 November 1990 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [52]
11 Vice Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat PVSM, AVSM, VrC 31 December 1990 31 October 1992 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [53]
12 Vice Admiral B. Guha PVSM, AVSM 10 November 1992 31 May 1995 [54]
13 Vice Admiral P. S. Das PVSM, UYSM, VSM 31 May 1995 27 February 1998 [55]
14 Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha PVSM, AVSM, NM 28 February 1998 28 February 2001 [56][57]
15 Vice Admiral John Colin De Silva PVSM, AVSM 1 March 2001 1 January 2002 [57]
16 Vice Admiral Raman Puri PVSM, AVSM, VSM 15 January 2002 30 September 2003 [58][59]
17 Vice Admiral O. P. Bansal PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 October 2003 30 September 2005 [59][60][58]
18 Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSM 1 October 2005 31 October 2006 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [61][62]
19 Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 November 2006 31 March 2007
20 Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 April 2007 30 March 2008 Later served as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff [63][64]
21 Vice Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma PVSM, AVSM 1 April 2008 31 August 2009 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [65]
22 Vice Admiral Anup Singh PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 September 2009 31 October 2011 [66]
23 Vice Admiral Anil Chopra PVSM, AVSM 1 November 2011 2014 Later served as FOC-in-C Western Naval Command [67][68][69]
24 Vice Admiral Satish Soni PVSM, AVSM, NM 16 June 2014 29 February 2016 [70][71]
25 Vice Admiral Harish Bisht PVSM, AVSM 1 March 2016 30 October 2017 [72]
26 Vice Admiral Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM 31 October 2017 30 May 2019 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff [73]
27 Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 June 2019 28 February 2021 Later serves as Chief of Integrated Defense Staff [74]
28 Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM 28 February 2021 28 November 2021 Later served as FOC-in-C Western Naval Command [75][76]
29 Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM 1 December 2021 31 July 2023 [77]
30 Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar AVSM, VSM 1 August 2023 31 October 2025 [78]
31 Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla AVSM, NM 31 October 2025 Present [79]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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