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{{short description|Indian navy command}}
{{short description|Indian navy command}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''Western Naval Command'''
| unit_name = '''Western Naval Command'''
| image = [[File:INS_Vikramaditya_(R33)_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg|center|300px]]
| image = File:Western Naval Command.jpg  
| caption = [[INS Vikramaditya]] at sea
| caption = Crest of the Western Naval Command
| dates =  
| dates =  
|country= {{flag|India}}
|country= {{flag|India}}
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| decorations =  
| decorations =  
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1 = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="uni-281121"/>
| commander1 = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]], [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="uni-281121"/>
| commander1_label = FOC-in-C
| commander1_label = FOC-in-C
| commander2 = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sameer Saxena (admiral)|Sameer Saxena]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]]<ref name="PIB - FOCWF">{{cite web |title=CHANGE OF COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1785602 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
| commander2 = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Vineet McCarty]]
 
| commander2_label = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|FOCWF]]
| commander2_label = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|FOCWF]]
| commander3_label = FOMA
| commander3_label = FOMA
| commander3 = [[Rear Admiral]] [[Sandeep Mehta]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area|FOMA]]<ref name="PIB-FOMA"> {{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL MEHTA TAKES OVER AS FOMA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277
| commander3 = [[Rear Admiral]] [[Sandeep Mehta]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="PIB-FOMA"> {{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL MEHTA TAKES OVER AS FOMA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277
|website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>


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==History==
==History==
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> Two new appointments were created, the  Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (RACINS), the commander of the surface fleet of the Navy, and the Commodore-in-Charge Bombay, a [[One-star rank|one-star]] officer who headed the shore establishments on the western coast. To bring the service more in line with other navies, on 1 May 1952 the Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas), Indian Fleet,<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of Titles in Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-04-27_107.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 April 1952|access-date=31 January 2020}}</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> Two new appointments were created, the  Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (RACINS), the commander of the surface fleet of the Navy, and the Commodore-in-Charge Bombay, a [[One-star rank|one-star]] officer who headed the shore establishments on the western coast. To bring the service more in line with other navies, on 1 May 1952 the Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas), Indian Fleet,<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of Titles in Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-04-27_107.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 April 1952|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>  


On 30 December 1957, the office of Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas) was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF), while the command of the shore establishments was upgraded to the [[Two-star rank|Two Star]] appointment of Flag Officer Bombay (FOB) in June 1958.<ref name="Gazette_1958"/> The FOCIF and FOB reported to the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. On 1 March 1968, the FOB was upgraded to the [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] of [[Vice Admiral]] and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC). The Indian Fleet was renamed as [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] with the [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) reporting into the FOC-in-C WNC.<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><ref name="reorganisation">{{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>
On 30 December 1957, the office of Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas) was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF), while the command of the shore establishments was upgraded to the [[Two-star rank|Two Star]] appointment of Flag Officer Bombay (FOB) in June 1958.<ref name="Gazette_1958"/> The FOCIF and FOB reported to the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]. On 1 March 1968, the FOB was upgraded to the [[Three-star rank|Three Star]] of [[Vice Admiral]] and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC). The Indian Fleet was renamed as [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] with the [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) reporting into the FOC-in-C WNC.<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><ref name="reorganisation">{{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>


==Area of responsibility==
==Area of responsibility==
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== Capabilities ==
== Capabilities ==
The Flagship carrier of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] is INS ''Vikramaditya''. The WNC is equipped with submarine pens, a carrier dock and main maintenance dockyards. The Carrier Battle Group of the Western Fleet consists of [[INS Vikramaditya|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], [[Delhi class destroyer|''Delhi'' class destroyer]]s, [[Talwar class frigate|''Talwar'' class frigate]]s, [[Brahmaputra class frigate|''Brahmaputra'' class frigate]]s, [[INS Kolkata]] Indian navy's brand new destroyer<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/delay-mars-main-air-defence-weapon-deployment-ins-kolkata-1662943.html|title = Delay mars main air defence weapon deployment on INS Kolkata|date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Sindhughosh class submarine|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]s. The Naval Aviation is provided by [[MiG-29K ]]fighters along with airborne early warning [[Kamov Ka-31]] Helicopters.
[[File:INS Vikramaditya (R33) with a Sea Harrier.jpg|thumb|right|{{ship|INS|Vikramaditya|R33}} at sea.]]
The Flagship carrier of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] is INS ''Vikramaditya''. The WNC is equipped with submarine pens, a carrier dock and main maintenance dockyards. The Carrier Battle Group of the Western Fleet consists of [[INS Vikramaditya|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], [[Delhi class destroyer|''Delhi'' class destroyer]]s, [[Talwar class frigate|''Talwar'' class frigate]]s, [[Brahmaputra class frigate|''Brahmaputra'' class frigate]]s, [[INS Kolkata]], Indian navy's one of the most powerful destroyer<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/delay-mars-main-air-defence-weapon-deployment-ins-kolkata-1662943.html|title = Delay mars main air defence weapon deployment on INS Kolkata|date = 13 August 2022}}</ref> and [[Sindhughosh class submarine|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]s. The Naval Aviation is provided by [[MiG-29K ]]fighters along with airborne early warning [[Kamov Ka-31]] Helicopters.


Full-fledged shipbuilding facilities on the western seaboard include the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in Mumbai, the [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and the [[Cochin Shipyard]] Ltd in [[Kerala]], which is India's largest repair dry dock.
Full-fledged shipbuilding facilities on the western seaboard include the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in Mumbai, the [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and the [[Cochin Shipyard]] Ltd in [[Kerala]], which is India's largest repair dry dock.
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|-
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]  [[Sameer Saxena (admiral)|Sameer Saxena]], NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]  [[Vineet McCarty]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=CHANGE OF COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1785602 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes Over as Cdr of The Sword Arm {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/change-command-western-fleet-rear-admiral-vineet-mccarty-takes-over-cdr-sword-arm |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area
|Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Sandeep Mehta, [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Sandeep Mehta, [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)
|Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Philipose George Pynumootil]], AVSM, NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Vikram Menon]], VSM
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-service exercise starts in Goa |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/naval-leg-of-indo-russian-tri-service-exercise-starts-in-goa/articleshow/72480409.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL VIKRAM MENON TAKES OVER AS FOGA |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1821619 |website=www.pib.gov.in |access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sameer Saxena]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/IN_GDD/status/1597504861461188609 |website=Twitter |access-date=5 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group]] (FODAG)
|[[Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group]] (FODAG)
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|31 December 1950
|31 December 1950
|Formerly [[Royal Indian Navy]].
|Formerly [[Royal Indian Navy]].
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-12-30_334.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 December 1950|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-12-30_334.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 December 1950|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
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|-
|R. M. T. Taylor
|R. M. T. Taylor
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|March 1954
|March 1954
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference Opens - Admiral Pizey's Address|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-12-03_307.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 December 1952|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference Opens - Admiral Pizey's Address|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-12-03_307.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 December 1952|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
|[[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
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|16 November 1954
|16 November 1954
|First Indian to hold the appointment.
|First Indian to hold the appointment.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_386.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 December 1953|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_386.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 December 1953|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]]
|[[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]]
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|November 1956
|November 1956
|Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff.
|Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Change in Bombay Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-11-15_334.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 November 1954|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Change in Bombay Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-11-15_334.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 November 1954|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
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|12 June 1958
|12 June 1958
|Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff.
|Later served as 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=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="Gazette_1958">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=188  |date=16 August 1958 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</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=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Gazette_1958">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=188  |date=16 August 1958 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)'''
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|April 1960
|April 1960
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
|<ref name="new_deputy">{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-05-14_188.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 May 1962|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="new_deputy">{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-05-14_188.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 May 1962|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[S. G. Karmarkar]]  
|[[S. G. Karmarkar]]  
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|15 February 1968
|15 February 1968
|
|
|<ref name="Krishnan_new_VCNS">{{cite web|title=Commodore Krishnan New Navy Vice Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-12-11_192.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 December 1967|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=S. M. Nanda|url=https://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/621585/sm-nanda-rs-david-rear-admiral-indi.html|website=Times of India Group|date=16 February 1968|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="Krishnan_new_VCNS">{{cite web|title=Commodore Krishnan New Navy Vice Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-12-11_192.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 December 1967|access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=S. M. Nanda|url=https://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/621585/sm-nanda-rs-david-rear-admiral-indi.html|website=Times of India Group|date=16 February 1968|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]]
|[[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]]
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|28 February 1970
|28 February 1970
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite book |title=Services chiefs of India |year=2007 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=9788172111625 |pages=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Upgradations in Defence Services Appointments |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-01_081.pdf |publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite book |title=Services chiefs of India |year=2007 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=9788172111625 |pages=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Upgradations in Defence Services Appointments |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-JAN-APR-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-03-01_081.pdf |publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Nilakanta Krishnan]]
|[[Nilakanta Krishnan]]
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|12 February 1971
|12 February 1971
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Chatterji Hands Over Charge to Admiral Nanda |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-28_085.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive|date=28 February 1970 |access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Chatterji Hands Over Charge to Admiral Nanda |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-28_085.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive|date=28 February 1970 |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Sourendra Nath Kohli]]
|[[Sourendra Nath Kohli]]
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|27 February 1973
|27 February 1973
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, Padma Bhushan, PVSMAdmiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, Padma Bhushan, PVSM |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=83 |website=Indian Navy Information Resource and Facilitation Centre |publisher=Indian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073723/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=83 |archive-date=10 April 2009}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, Padma Bhushan, PVSMAdmiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, Padma Bhushan, PVSM |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=83 |website=Indian Navy Information Resource and Facilitation Centre |publisher=Indian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410073723/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=83 |archive-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Jal Cursetji]]
|[[Jal Cursetji]]
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|28 February 1976
|28 February 1976
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Cursetji To Head Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-02-14_083.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive|date=14 February 1973 |access-date=3 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 Cursetji To Head Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-02-14_083.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau - Archive|date=14 February 1973 |access-date=3 February 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
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|5 April 1977
|5 April 1977
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|<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 Pereira Takes Over as Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-04-05_070.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 April 1977|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 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Pereira Takes Over as Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-04-05_070.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 April 1977|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi]]
|[[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi]]
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|3 March 1979
|3 March 1979
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-SEP-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1978-11-05_100.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 November 1978|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Officers' Conference|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-SEP-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1978-11-05_100.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 November 1978|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
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|March 1981
|March 1981
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|<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>{{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>
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|[[Manohar Prahlad Awati]]
|[[Manohar Prahlad Awati]]
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|30 March 1983
|30 March 1983
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral M P Awati, distinguished and genial senior officer in the Indian Navy – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/11/vice-admiral-m-p-awati-distinguished-genial-senior-officer-indian/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=T. N. Raghunatha |title=Iconic Vice Admiral Awati (Retd) passes away in Satara |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/india/iconic-vice-admiral-awati--retd--passes-away-in-satara.html |work=The Pioneer |date=5 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Awati Inaugurates Naval Diving Squadron|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1981-03-14_077.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 March 1981|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral M P Awati, distinguished and genial senior officer in the Indian Navy – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/11/vice-admiral-m-p-awati-distinguished-genial-senior-officer-indian/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=T. N. Raghunatha |title=Iconic Vice Admiral Awati (Retd) passes away in Satara |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/india/iconic-vice-admiral-awati--retd--passes-away-in-satara.html |work=The Pioneer |date=5 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Awati Inaugurates Naval Diving Squadron|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1981-03-14_077.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 March 1981|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
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|30 April 1984
|30 April 1984
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|Later served as  Chief of Naval Staff
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Tahiliani Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-03-31_102.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 March 1983|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Tahiliani Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-03-31_102.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 March 1983|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
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|Subimal Mookerjee
|Subimal Mookerjee
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|28 February 1986
|28 February 1986
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Mookerjee Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-29_159.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 April 1984|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subimal Mookerjee Retires From Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-03-01_127.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Mookerjee Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-29_159.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 April 1984|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subimal Mookerjee Retires From Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-03-01_127.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 1986|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
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|S Jain
|Sukhmal Jain
|28 February 1986
|28 February 1986
|31 December 1990
|31 December 1990
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Jain Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-26_121.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-rocked-by-major-succession-scandal/1/315770.html|title=Indian Navy rocked by major succession scandal|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Jain Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-26_121.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1986|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-rocked-by-major-succession-scandal/1/315770.html|title=Indian Navy rocked by major succession scandal|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|H. Johnson  
|H. Johnson  
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|31 August 1992
|31 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 January 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 January 2022}}</ref>
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|[[KASZ Raju]]
|[[KASZ Raju]]
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|31 December 1994
|31 December 1994
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral KASZ Raju|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-08-31_196.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 August 1992|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral KASZ Raju|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-08-31_196.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 August 1992|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Vishnu Bhagwat]]
|[[Vishnu Bhagwat]]
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|30 September 1996
|30 September 1996
|Later served as Chief of Naval Staff.
|Later served as Chief of Naval Staff.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat Takes Over as FOC-in-C (West)|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-31_440.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 December 1994|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat Takes Over as Chief of Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-30_111.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat Takes Over as FOC-in-C (West)|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-31_440.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 December 1994|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat Takes Over as Chief of Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-30_111.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
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|K K Kohli
|K K Kohli
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|31 December 2002
|31 December 2002
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-JAN-MARCH-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-2001-03-01_150.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 2001|access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-JAN-MARCH-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-2001-03-01_150.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 2001|access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Arun Prakash]]
|[[Arun Prakash]]
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/D-K-Joshi-is-new-chief-of-Western-Naval-Command/articleshow/8129905.cms|title=D K Joshi is new chief of Western Naval Command - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/D-K-Joshi-is-new-chief-of-Western-Naval-Command/articleshow/8129905.cms|title=D K Joshi is new chief of Western Naval Command - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Shekhar Sinha|Sekhar Sinha]]
|[[Shekhar Sinha]]
|1 September 2012
|1 September 2012
|31 May 2014
|31 May 2014
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