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{{short description|Indian Navy command}}
{{short description|Indian Navy command}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''Southern Naval Command'''
| unit_name = '''Southern Naval Command'''
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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]] 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 2022}}</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 2022}}</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 2022}}</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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|Chief of Staff
|Chief of Staff
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Antony George, NSM, VSM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] J. Singh, NM
|<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>
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jul 1 |first1=TNN / Updated |title=Snc Gets New Chief Of Staff {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/snc-gets-new-chief-of-staff/articleshow/92583839.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]
|[[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]
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|<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>
|<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>
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|[[Naval_War_College,_Goa#Commandants|Commandant Naval War College, Goa]]
|[[Naval War College, Goa#Commandants|Commandant Naval War College, Goa]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] S. Venkat Raman, VSM
|[[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>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1365290784237391875 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
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|-
|Admiral Superintendent Yards (ASY) - Kochi
|Admiral Superintendent Yards (ASY) - Kochi
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|March 1948
|March 1948
|Formerly [[Royal Indian Navy]]. Killed in an air accident at Corsica 27 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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Henry Bramhall Ellison
|Henry Bramhall Ellison
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|July 1950
|July 1950
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|Eric G. McGregor
|Eric G. McGregor
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|January 1954
|January 1954
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
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|October 1956
|October 1956
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[S. G. Karmarkar|Sadashiv Ganesh Karmarkar]]  
|[[S. G. Karmarkar|Sadashiv Ganesh Karmarkar]]  
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|April 1960
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|R. S. David
|R. S. David
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|June 1962
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|G. S. Kapoor
|G. S. Kapoor
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|February 1968
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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| colspan="6" |'''Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore Commanding Southern Naval Area (COMSOUTH)'''
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|November 1970
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area (FOCSOUTH)'''
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|March 1973
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|[[Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila]]
|[[Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila]]
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|October 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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|[[S. H. Sarma]]
|[[S. H. Sarma]]
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|January 1975
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
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|16 April 1976
|16 April 1976
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|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>
|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
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|26 October 1977
|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"/>
|<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 2022}}</ref><ref name="upgraded_command"/>
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command (FOC-in-C SNC)'''
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|3 March 1979
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]
|[[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]
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|26 February 1982
|26 February 1982
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
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|30 March 1983
|30 March 1983
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|K. K. Nayyar
|K. K. Nayyar
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|28 November 1984
|28 November 1984
|Later Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff.
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|[[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]]
|[[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]]
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|25 February 1989
|25 February 1989
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|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"/>
|<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 2022}}</ref><ref name="new_VCNS_FOC"/>
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|-
|R. P. Sawhney
|R. P. Sawhney
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|30 September 1990
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Suren P. Govil
|Suren P. Govil
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|30 December 1990
|30 December 1990
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|[[KASZ Raju]]
|[[KASZ Raju]]
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|29 August 1992
|29 August 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=29 February 2020}}</ref>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|S. K. Chand
|S. K. Chand
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|14 October 1993
|14 October 1993
|Later Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff
|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>
|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|Inderjit Bedi
|Inderjit Bedi
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|30 April 1996
|30 April 1996
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|A. R. Tandon
|A. R. Tandon
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|31 March 1998
|31 March 1998
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Sushil Kumar (admiral)|Sushil Kumar]]
|[[Sushil Kumar (admiral)|Sushil Kumar]]
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|30 December 1998
|30 December 1998
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|R. N. Ganesh
|R. N. Ganesh
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|March 2001
|March 2001
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Harinder Singh
|Harinder Singh
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|1 October 2003
|1 October 2003
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Yashwant Prasad
|Yashwant Prasad
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|1 August 2004
|1 August 2004
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|S. C. S. Bangara
|S. C. S. Bangara
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|28 July 2007
|28 July 2007
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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Sunil Kumar Damle
|Sunil Kumar Damle
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