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|Chief of Staff
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|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajay Kochhar]], AVSM, NM
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|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[C. R. Praveen Nair]], NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Rahul Vilas Gokhale]], NM
|<ref>{{cite web |title=https://twitter.com/IN_WesternFleet/status/1722942078886269039?s=20 |url=https://x.com/IN_WesternFleet/status/1722942078886269039?s=20 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=12 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref name="FOCWF">{{cite web |title=Western Naval Command |url=https://x.com/IN_WNC/status/1827003763804016720 |website=x.com |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area]] (FOMA)
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area]] (FOMA)
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== 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
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed 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" |'''Commodore-in-Charge Bombay (COMBAY)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Commodore-in-Charge Bombay (COMBAY)'''
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|1
|rowspan='5'|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
|Henry Richmond Inigo-Jones
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Henry Richmond Inigo-Jones
|15 August 1947
|15 August 1947
|31 December 1950
|31 December 1950
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|2
|R. M. T. Taylor
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] R. M. T. Taylor
|31 December 1950
|31 December 1950
|March 1954
|March 1954
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|3
|[[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
|March 1954
|March 1954
|16 November 1954
|16 November 1954
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|4
|[[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]]
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]]
|17 November 1954
|17 November 1954
|November 1956
|November 1956
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|5
|[[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]
|November 1956
|November 1956
|12 June 1958
|12 June 1958
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)'''
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|1
|rowspan='4'|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
|Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
|12 June 1958
|12 June 1958
|April 1960
|April 1960
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|2
|[[S. G. Karmarkar]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[S. G. Karmarkar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MBE}}}}
|June 1960
|June 1960
|June 1964
|June 1964
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=312 |date=26 November 1960 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1960/O-1948-1960-0048-87707.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=330 |date=15 August 1964 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1798-1964-0033-81989.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=312 |date=26 November 1960 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1960/O-1948-1960-0048-87707.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=330 |date=15 August 1964 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1798-1964-0033-81989.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|3
|R. S. David
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] R. S. David
|June 1964
|June 1964
|15 February 1968
|15 February 1968
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|<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 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>
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|[[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|16 February 1968
|16 February 1968
|1 March 1968
|1 March 1968
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| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC)'''
| colspan="6" |'''Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC)'''
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|1
| rowspan="34" |[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
|Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 March 1968
|1 March 1968
|28 February 1970
|28 February 1970
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|2
|[[Nilakanta Krishnan]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]]}}
|28 February 1970
|28 February 1970
|12 February 1971
|12 February 1971
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|3
|[[Sourendra Nath Kohli]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sourendra Nath Kohli]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|12 February 1971
|12 February 1971
|27 February 1973
|27 February 1973
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|<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 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Jal Cursetji]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jal Cursetji]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|27 February 1973
|27 February 1973
|28 February 1976
|28 February 1976
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|<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 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>
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|5
|[[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|28 February 1976
|28 February 1976
|5 April 1977
|5 April 1977
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|<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 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>
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|[[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VrC}}}}
|April 1977
|April 1977
|3 March 1979
|3 March 1979
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|[[V. E. C. Barboza]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[V. E. C. Barboza]] {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]][[Medal Bar|*]]}}
|3 March 1979
|3 March 1979
|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 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Manohar Prahlad Awati]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Manohar Prahlad Awati]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VrC}}}}
|March 1981
|March 1981
|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 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>
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|[[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|31 March 1983
|31 March 1983
|30 April 1984
|30 April 1984
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|<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 2020}}</ref>
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|Subimal Mookerjee
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Subimal Mookerjee {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|30 April 1984
|30 April 1984
|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 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>
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|Sukhmal Jain
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Sukhmal Jain {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|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 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>
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|H. Johnson
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] H. Johnson {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}}
|1 January 1991
|1 January 1991
|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>
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|[[KASZ Raju]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[KASZ Raju]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|31 August 1992
|31 August 1992
|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 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Vishnu Bhagwat]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Vishnu Bhagwat]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|31 December 1994
|31 December 1994
|30 September 1996
|30 September 1996
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|<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 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>
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|Kailash K. Kohli
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Kailash K. Kohli {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|20 October 1996
|20 October 1996
|31 March 1998
|31 March 1998
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|[[Madhvendra Singh]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Madhvendra Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 April 1998
|1 April 1998
|31 March 2001
|31 March 2001
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|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xvs_CgAAQBAJ&q=Madanjit+Singh+western+naval+command&pg=PT176|title=The Sinking of INS Khukri: Survivor's Stories|last=Cardozo|first=Major General Ian|date=2006-12-01|publisher=Roli Books Private Limited|isbn=9789351940999|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/roct2001/29102001/r2910200110.html|title=Latest Releases|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|Vinod Pasricha
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Vinod Pasricha {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 April 2001
|1 April 2001
|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 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Arun Prakash]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}}
|1 January 2003
|1 January 2003
|30 September 2003
|30 September 2003
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=1868|title=Vice Admiral Arun Prakash,PVSM,AVSM,VrC,VSM,ADC will be the new Naval Chief|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/vice-admiral-arun-prakash-takes-over-as-cinc-of-wnc_73639.html|title=Vice Admiral Arun Prakash takes over as C-in-C of WNC|date=2002-12-31|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=1868|title=Vice Admiral Arun Prakash,PVSM,AVSM,VrC,VSM,ADC will be the new Naval Chief|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/vice-admiral-arun-prakash-takes-over-as-cinc-of-wnc_73639.html|title=Vice Admiral Arun Prakash takes over as C-in-C of WNC|date=2002-12-31|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
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|Madanjit Singh
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Madanjit Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 October 2003
|1 October 2003
|28 February 2006
|28 February 2006
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|<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/admiral-byce-named-flag-officer-cic-of-western-naval-command_278690.html|title=Admiral Byce named flag officer CIC of Western Naval Command|date=2006-02-28|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/09/22/stories/2003092204291100.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=New Naval appointments|date=2003-09-22|access-date=2017-10-24}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/admiral-byce-named-flag-officer-cic-of-western-naval-command_278690.html|title=Admiral Byce named flag officer CIC of Western Naval Command|date=2006-02-28|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/09/22/stories/2003092204291100.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=New Naval appointments|date=2003-09-22|access-date=2017-10-24}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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|Sangram Singh Byce
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Sangram Singh Byce {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 March 2006
|1 March 2006
|31 July 2007
|31 July 2007
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=16031|title=New Flag Appointments in the Navy|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
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|Jagjit Singh Bedi
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jagjit Singh Bedi]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|1 August 2007
|1 August 2007
|30 April 2009
|30 April 2009
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=12271|title=New Deputy Chief for the Navy|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/07/31/vice-admiral-bedi-takes-charge-of-western-naval-command-1185869091.html|title=Bedi takes charge of Western Naval Command|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=12271|title=New Deputy Chief for the Navy|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/07/31/vice-admiral-bedi-takes-charge-of-western-naval-command-1185869091.html|title=Bedi takes charge of Western Naval Command|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Sanjeev Bhasin]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjeev Bhasin]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|1 May 2009
|1 May 2009
|30 April 2012
|30 April 2012
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sanjeev-bhasin-to-head-the-western-naval-command-1251285|title=Sanjeev Bhasin to head the Western Naval Command {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2009-04-29|work=dna|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sanjeev-bhasin-to-head-the-western-naval-command-1251285|title=Sanjeev Bhasin to head the Western Naval Command {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2009-04-29|work=dna|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Devendra Kumar Joshi]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Devendra Kumar Joshi|D. K. Joshi]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|NM|VSM}}}}
|1 May 2012
|1 May 2012
|31 August 2012
|31 August 2012
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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>
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|[[Shekhar Sinha]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Shekhar Sinha]] {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]][[Medal Bar|*]]}}
|1 September 2012
|1 September 2012
|31 May 2014
|31 May 2014
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|<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86874|title=Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM AVSM NM& BAR, ADC Appointed as Commander in Chief Western Naval Command to Take Over from Vice Admiral DK Joshi|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86874|title=Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM AVSM NM& BAR, ADC Appointed as Commander in Chief Western Naval Command to Take Over from Vice Admiral DK Joshi|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Kumar Chopra]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Kumar Chopra]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 June 2014
|1 June 2014
|31 March 2015
|31 March 2015
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vice-Admiral-Anil-Chopra-takes-over-as-Western-Naval-Commander/articleshow/36159986.cms|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vice-Admiral-Anil-Chopra-takes-over-as-Western-Naval-Commander/articleshow/36159986.cms|title=Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S. P. S. Cheema]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 April 2015
|1 April 2015
|31 January 2016
|31 January 2016
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0|title=VAdm SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117823|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over from Vice Admiral SPS Cheema as the Commander-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0|title=VAdm SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117823|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over from Vice Admiral SPS Cheema as the Commander-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Sunil Lanba]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sunil Lanba]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 February 2016
|1 February 2016
|31 May 2016
|31 May 2016
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Girish Luthra]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Girish Luthra]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|1 June 2016
|1 June 2016
|31 January 2019
|31 January 2019
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-girish-luthra-takes-over-western-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes over Western Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145783|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-girish-luthra-takes-over-western-naval-command|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes over Western Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145783|title=Vice Admiral Girish Luthra Takes Over Western Naval Command|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|[[Ajit Kumar P]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajit Kumar P]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|1 February 2019
|1 February 2019
|28 February 2021
|28 February 2021
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|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=indiannavy|number=1090817788447518720|date=2019-01-31|title=VAdm P Ajit Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, the premier Command of #IndianNavy in an impressive ceremony at Mumbai. Returns where he has commanded two frontline Destroyers + stealth frigate & was Chief Staff Offr (Ops)}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=indiannavy|number=1090817788447518720|date=2019-01-31|title=VAdm P Ajit Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, the premier Command of #IndianNavy in an impressive ceremony at Mumbai. Returns where he has commanded two frontline Destroyers + stealth frigate & was Chief Staff Offr (Ops)}}</ref>
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|[[R. Hari Kumar]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|28 February 2021
|28 February 2021
|29 November 2021
|29 November 2021
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vice-admiral-r-hari-kumar-takes-charge-as-western-naval-command-chief/articleshow/81253791.cms|title=Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar takes charge as Western Naval Command Chief|publisher=Times Of India|date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vice-admiral-r-hari-kumar-takes-charge-as-western-naval-command-chief/articleshow/81253791.cms|title=Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar takes charge as Western Naval Command Chief|publisher=Times Of India|date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|30 November 2021
|30 November 2021
|28 February 2023
|28 February 2023
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|<ref name=uni-281121>{{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>
|<ref name=uni-281121>{{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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|[[Dinesh K Tripathi]]
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 March 2023
|1 March 2023
|3 January 2024
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Western Naval Command
Crest of the Western Naval Command
Country India
Branch Indian Navy
TypeCommand
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Commanders
FOC-in-CVice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM
FOCWFRear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair, NM
FOMARear Admiral Manish Chadha, VSM

The Western Naval Command is one of the three command–level formations of the Indian Navy.[1] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As the senior–most of the three formations,[2] the command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Arabian Sea and western parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the west coast of India.

The Command was formed on 1 March 1968.[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 Western Command (FOC-in-C). Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh is the current FOC-in-C WNC, who took over on 3 January 2024.[4]

History

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.[5] 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 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,[6]

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 appointment of Flag Officer Bombay (FOB) in June 1958.[7] The FOCIF and FOB reported to the Chief of the Naval Staff. On 1 March 1968, the FOB was upgraded to the 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 with the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) reporting into the FOC-in-C WNC.[8][2]

Area of responsibility

The Western Naval Command (WNC) is the sword arm of the Indian Navy and naval operations conducted on the western seaboard would be central to the outcome of any conflict at sea against Pakistan. The Western Fleet is the two-star level operational formation of the Western Naval Command. It utilises Mumbai and Karwar as its home ports, with INS Kunjali, its HQ in Mumbai. The fleet at the WNC is based under Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) and provides naval defence in the sensitive north Arabian Sea adjacent to Pakistan. INS Kadamba, a large naval base, was constructed under Project Seabird and completed in 2005. This naval base, at Karwar in Karnataka, is used exclusively by the Indian Navy.[1]

Capabilities

INS Vikramaditya (R33) at sea.

The Flagship carrier of the 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, Delhi class destroyers, Talwar class frigates, Brahmaputra class frigates, INS Kolkata, Indian navy's one of the most powerful destroyer[9] and Sindhughosh class submarines. 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.

Organization

The Western Naval Command is organized as follows:[10]

Post Current Holder References
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM [4]
Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM [11]
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) Rear Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhale, NM [12]
Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) Rear Admiral Manish Chadha, VSM [13]
Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) Rear Admiral Ajay D. Theophilus [14]
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA) Rear Admiral Anil Jaggi [15]
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area (FOK) Rear Admiral K. M. Ramakrishnan, VSM [16]
Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group (FODAG) Rear Admiral Sathish Vasudev, NM [17]
Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) - Mumbai Rear Admiral Deepak Kumar Goswami, AVSM [18]
Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) Commodore Anurag Srivastava [19]

Naval bases under Western Naval Command are the following[20]

Base City State/Territory Role
INS Dwarka Okha Gujarat Logistics and Maintenance support
INS Sardar Patel[21] Porbandar Logistics Support
INS Kadamba Karwar Karnataka Logistics and Maintenance support
INS Vajrakosh Naval ammunition and missile depot
INHS Patanjali Naval Hospital
INS Gomantak Vasco da gama Goa Logistics and Maintenance support
INS Hansa Dabolim Naval Air Station
INHS Jeevanti Vasco-da-gama Naval Hospital
INS Angre Mumbai Maharashtra Logistics and Administrative support
INS Abhimanyu MARCOS base
INS Agnibahu Missile boat squadron base
INHS Asvini Naval Hospital
INS Kunjali Naval Air Station
INS Shikra Naval Air Station
INS Tanaji Naval ammunition depot
INS Trata Coastal Missile Defense
INS Tunir Naval missile depot
INS Vajrabahu Submarine base

List of Commanders

S.No Name Assumed office Left office Notes References
Commodore-in-Charge Bombay (COMBAY)
1 Commodore Henry Richmond Inigo-Jones 15 August 1947 31 December 1950 Formerly Royal Indian Navy. [22]
2 Commodore R. M. T. Taylor 31 December 1950 March 1954 Seconded from the Royal Navy [23]
3 Commodore Ajitendu Chakraverti March 1954 16 November 1954 First Indian to hold the appointment. [24]
4 Commodore Adhar Kumar Chatterji 17 November 1954 November 1956 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff. [25]
5 Commodore Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman November 1956 12 June 1958 Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff. [26][7]
Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)
1 Rear Admiral Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman 12 June 1958 April 1960 Later Chief of the Naval Staff. [27]
2 Rear Admiral S. G. Karmarkar MBE June 1960 June 1964 [28][29]
3 Rear Admiral R. S. David June 1964 15 February 1968 [30][31]
4 Rear Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda PVSM, AVSM 16 February 1968 1 March 1968 Later Chief of the Naval Staff. [30]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC)
1 Vice Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda PVSM, AVSM 1 March 1968 28 February 1970 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [32][33]
2 Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan PVSM, DSC 28 February 1970 12 February 1971 [34]
3 Vice Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli PVSM 12 February 1971 27 February 1973 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [35]
4 Vice Admiral Jal Cursetji PVSM 27 February 1973 28 February 1976 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [36][37]
5 Vice Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira PVSM, AVSM 28 February 1976 5 April 1977 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [38][39]
6 Vice Admiral Rustom K. S. Ghandhi PVSM, VrC April 1977 3 March 1979 [40]
7 Vice Admiral V. E. C. Barboza PVSM, AVSM* 3 March 1979 March 1981 [41]
8 Vice Admiral Manohar Prahlad Awati PVSM, VrC March 1981 30 March 1983 [42][43][44]
9 Vice Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani PVSM, AVSM 31 March 1983 30 April 1984 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [45]
10 Vice Admiral Subimal Mookerjee PVSM 30 April 1984 28 February 1986 [46][47]
11 Vice Admiral Sukhmal Jain PVSM, AVSM 28 February 1986 31 December 1990 [48][49]
12 Vice Admiral H. Johnson PVSM, VSM 1 January 1991 31 August 1992 [50]
13 Vice Admiral KASZ Raju PVSM, AVSM, NM 31 August 1992 31 December 1994 [51]
14 Vice Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat PVSM, AVSM 31 December 1994 30 September 1996 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff. [52][53]
15 Vice Admiral Kailash K. Kohli PVSM, AVSM 20 October 1996 31 March 1998 [49]
16 Vice Admiral Madhvendra Singh PVSM, AVSM 1 April 1998 31 March 2001 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee [54][55]
17 Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 April 2001 31 December 2002 [56]
18 Vice Admiral Arun Prakash PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM 1 January 2003 30 September 2003 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee [57][58]
19 Vice Admiral Madanjit Singh PVSM, AVSM 1 October 2003 28 February 2006 [59][60]
20 Vice Admiral Sangram Singh Byce PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 March 2006 31 July 2007 [61][59]
21 Vice Admiral Jagjit Singh Bedi PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM 1 August 2007 30 April 2009 [62][63]
22 Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 May 2009 30 April 2012 [64]
23 Vice Admiral D. K. Joshi PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM 1 May 2012 31 August 2012 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff. Current Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [65]
24 Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM, AVSM, NM* 1 September 2012 31 May 2014 Retired from the Navy after being superseded. [66]
25 Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chopra PVSM, AVSM 1 June 2014 31 March 2015 [67]
26 Vice Admiral S. P. S. Cheema PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 April 2015 31 January 2016 Also headed the Strategic Forces Command and the Southern Naval Command, apart from serving as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. [68][69]
26 Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM 1 February 2016 31 May 2016 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee [70]
27 Vice Admiral Girish Luthra PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 June 2016 31 January 2019 [71][72]
28 Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 February 2019 28 February 2021 [73]
29 Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM 28 February 2021 29 November 2021 Later served as Chief of Naval Staff [74]
30 Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM 30 November 2021 28 February 2023 [75]
31 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 March 2023 3 January 2024 Current Chief of the Naval Staff [76]
32 Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM, NM 3 January 2024 Incumbent [77]

See also

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