INS Vajrakosh: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by BrownHairedGirl
Last edited August 16, 2025
VisualWikitext
>BrownHairedGirl
 
basic enhance citations further and updated info
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}{{Infobox military installation
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}{{Infobox military installation
|name = INS Vajrakosh|native_name = |partof = |location = [[Karwar]], [[Karnataka]]|image = |caption = |map_type = |map_size = |map_alt = |map_caption = |type = Naval ammunition and missile storage facility|coordinates = |code = |built = {{Start date|2015}}|builder = |materials = |height = |used = 2015–present|demolished = |condition = |ownership = |open_to_public = |controlledby = [[Indian Navy]]|garrison = |current_commander = |commanders = |occupants = [[Western Naval Command]]|battles = |events = |image2 = |caption2 = }}'''INS Vajrakosh''' is a missile and ammunition base of the [[Indian Navy]] at [[Karwar]], Karnataka and is the third naval establishment. It was commissioned on 9 September 2015 by the [[Defence Minister of India|Defence Minister]] [[Manohar Parrikar|Mr. Manohar Parrikar]].<ref name="pib-hi-39843">{{Cite web|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=39843|title = रक्षा मंत्री ने कारवाड़ में आईएनएस वज्रकोष को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया|publisher = पत्र सूचना कार्यालय, भारत सरकार|date = 9 September 2015|access-date = 22 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-vajrakosh-commissioned-karwar|title=INS Vajrakosh commissioned at Karwar {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref>
| name         = INS Vajrakosh
| native_name   =  
| partof       =  
| location     = [[Karwar]], [[Karnataka]]
| image         =  
| caption       =  
| map_type     =  
| map_size     =  
| map_alt       =  
| map_caption   =  
| type         = Naval ammunition and missile storage facility
| coordinates   =  
| code         =  
| built         = {{Start date|2015}}
| builder       =  
| materials     =  
| height       =  
| used         = 2015–present
| demolished   =  
| condition     =  
| ownership     =  
| open_to_public =  
| controlledby = [[Indian Navy]]
| garrison     =  
| current_commander = [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Deepak Nair<ref>{{Cite web |title=Captain Deepak Nair Assumes Command of INS Vajrakosh in Karwar |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/06/captain-deepak-nair-assumes-command-of-ins-vajrakosh-in-karwar.html |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref>
| commanders   =  
| occupants     = [[Western Naval Command]]
| battles       =  
| events       =  
| image2       =  
| caption2     =  
}}
 
'''INS Vajrakosh''' is a missile and ammunition base of the [[Indian Navy]] at [[Karwar]], Karnataka and is the third naval establishment. It was commissioned on 9 September 2015 by the [[Defence Minister of India|Defence Minister]] [[Manohar Parrikar|Mr. Manohar Parrikar]].<ref name="pib-hi-39843">{{Cite web|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=39843|title = रक्षा मंत्री ने कारवाड़ में आईएनएस वज्रकोष को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया|publisher = पत्र सूचना कार्यालय, भारत सरकार|date = 9 September 2015|access-date = 22 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-vajrakosh-commissioned-karwar|title=INS Vajrakosh commissioned at Karwar {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref>


== Objective ==
== Objective ==
Line 34: Line 67:
{{Indian Navy}}
{{Indian Navy}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Vajrakosh}}
[[Category:Indian Navy bases|Vajra]]
[[Category:Indian Navy bases|Vajra]]
[[Category:Military installations established in 2015]]

Latest revision as of 05:00, 16 August 2025

INS Vajrakosh
Karwar, Karnataka
TypeNaval ammunition and missile storage facility
Site information
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built2015 (2015)
In use2015–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Captain Deepak Nair[1]
OccupantsWestern Naval Command

INS Vajrakosh is a missile and ammunition base of the Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka and is the third naval establishment. It was commissioned on 9 September 2015 by the Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar.[2][3]

Objective[edit | edit source]

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with Admiral RK Dhowan during the commissioning of INS Vajrkosh

INS Vajrakosh serves as a special storage facility for specialized armaments, missiles, ammunition on the Western Sea Board.[4] It is also reportedly able to equip warships and airplanes with ammunition and has an infrastructure providing specialized servicing facilities, for sophisticated missiles and ammunition. [2][5]

The commissioning of INS Vajrakosh was believed to allow the Indian Navy to further bolster the offensive and defensive capabilities of its platforms.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

Indian navy
Integrated commands and units
Other lists

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Captain Deepak Nair Assumes Command of INS Vajrakosh in Karwar". Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "रक्षा मंत्री ने कारवाड़ में आईएनएस वज्रकोष को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया". पत्र सूचना कार्यालय, भारत सरकार. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "INS Vajrakosh commissioned at Karwar | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "India's INS Vajrakosh: World's Largest Naval Base East of the Suez Canal goes operational — India News". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "INS Vajrakosh: Manohar Parrikar commissions Indian Navy's latest establishment at Karwar - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=INS_Vajrakosh&oldid=456012"
Discover more