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{{INS|Magar|1949|6}}, an [[amphibious warfare ship]], was the first major vessel to have INS Jarawa as its home port. Construction of a naval wharf for the base started in 1968. Comprehensive ship repair facilities were commissioned at the base in 1979. | {{INS|Magar|1949|6}}, an [[amphibious warfare ship]], was the first major vessel to have INS Jarawa as its home port. Construction of a naval wharf for the base started in 1968. Comprehensive ship repair facilities were commissioned at the base in 1979. | ||
On 6 November 2002, the 180 meter long floating drydock FDN1 sank off Port Blair | On 6 November 2002, the 180 meter long [[dry dock#Floating|floating drydock]] FDN1 sank in 24 meters of water off Port Blair. Only the dock crane tops remained above water. A [[Svitzer|Svitzer Salvage]] team from Singapore and The Netherlands, aided by the salvage vessel ''Perdana Sakti'', was engaged to refloat the drydock. After a 3-day lifting operation, the drydock was returned to the Indian Navy on 15 February 2003.<ref>{{Citation|last=Svitzer Global|title=(RE)FLOATING DRYDOCK|date=2014-03-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6VSORLOUfQ|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> | ||
==Band== | ==Band== | ||