INS Jarawa

INS Jarawa(Indian Navy )
Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) at INS Jarawa
Site information
TypeNaval station
Controlled byIndian Navy
Site history
Built1964 (1964)
In use1964-present
Garrison information
OccupantsAndaman and Nicobar Command

INS Jarawa is a naval base of the Indian Armed Forces under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command located in Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It was commissioned in 1964.

INS Utkrosh is an adjacent naval air station. INHS Dhanvantari is a naval hospital on the base. A Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) of nearly 40,000 tonnes is also operated to dock many vessels under the A&N Command. A second, smaller floating dock (FDN-2) was also ordered in 2010.