INS Satavahana
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| INS Satavahana | |
|---|---|
| Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Naval Submarine Warfare School |
| Controlled by | Indian Navy |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 21 November 1974 |
| In use | 1974–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Commodore Dhiraj Khanna |
| Occupants | Eastern Naval Command |
INS Satavahana is the premier Submarine Training Base of the Indian Navy and is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] Training is carried out by the Submarine School (SMS) and the Escape Training School (ETS) and the School of Advanced Undersea Warfare (SAUW).
The unit was originally an integrated training establishment set up on 11 March 1974 for the purpose of training officers and sailors for ships and submarines of Soviet origin. The establishment was later named INS Satavahana and commissioned on 21 December 1974. In 1986 it was decided to disband the surface training school and convert INS Satavahana to an exclusive submarine training establishment.[1]
School of Advanced Undersea Warfare (SAUW) was established in December 2006 inside the premises of INS Satavahana, to train the crew of submarines of the nuclear submarines (Arihant-class submarine). The training for the Kalvari-class submarines is also being set up here.
On 14 September, Indian Navy commissioned Kalvari Submarine Escape Training Facility, Vinetra, at INS Satavahana, Visakhapatnam to train personnel of all Kalvari-class submarine about escape procedures for a distress situation. The facility was constructed by Larsen & Toubro and is equipped with a five-meter escape tower integrated with an adjacent diving basin. This an addition to the Submarine Escape Training Facilities that were already established here in 1980s for crews of Sindhughosh-class and Shishumar-class submarines.[3][4][5]
