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'''INS Jarawa''' is a [[naval base]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] under the joint-services [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]] located in [[Port Blair]] in the [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]].<ref name=gs-bases>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ports.htm|title=Indian Naval Bases|publisher=Global Security|access-date=2012-01-09}}</ref> It was commissioned in 1964.<ref name=in-transition>{{cite book|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/20%20repair%20refeit%20facility.htm|chapter=Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities|title=Transition to Triumph|author=Vice Admiral [[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]]|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=2012-01-09}}</ref>
[[File:FDN-1 Andaman 4140144.JPG|thumb|300px|Floating Dock FDN-1 at INS Jarawa.]]
[[INS Utkrosh]] is an adjacent [[naval air station]]. ''INHS Dhanvantari'' is a naval hospital on the base.<ref name=gs-bases/> 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.<ref name=in-transition/><ref>{{cite news|title=A floating behemoth that keeps Andaman and Nicobar Command afloat|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-06/kolkata/47089003_1_the-fdn-aircraft-carrier-ballast-tanks|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140210233531/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-06/kolkata/47089003_1_the-fdn-aircraft-carrier-ballast-tanks|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2014|access-date=10 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy to acquire its second floating dock|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/news/27608734_1_indian-navy-dock-refit|access-date=10 February 2014|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=29 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Navy to build new floating dock at Port Blair|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-to-build-new-floating-dock-at-port-blair-1356155|access-date=10 February 2014|newspaper=DNA India|date=7 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy's first floating dock|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/indian-navys-first-floating-dock-8312|date=4 October 2010|access-date=19 January 2020|publisher=NDTV}}</ref>

==History==
After the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]], the Navy was tasked with the defence of the [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]]. Preparations for setting up naval establishments on the islands started in November 1962. In mid 1963, the first naval garrison of 5 officers and 156 sailors arrived in Port Blair. After the [[Seaward class defense boats]] were deployed to the islands, a maintenance and repair facility was created to support these small craft. INS Jarawa was then commissioned in 1964 as the base to oversee all naval operations on the islands.<ref name=in-transition/> The base is named for the indigenous [[adivasi]] [[Jarawa people (Andaman Islands)|Jarawa tribe]] of the Andaman islands.

{{INS|Magar|1949|6}}, an [[amphibious warfare ship]], was the first major vessel to have INS Jarawa as its home port. Construction of a naval wharf for the base started in 1968. Comprehensive ship repair facilities were commissioned at the base in 1979.

On 6 November 2002, the 180 meter long [[dry dock#Floating|floating drydock]] FDN1 sank in 24 meters of water off Port Blair. Only the dock crane tops remained above water. A [[Svitzer|Svitzer Salvage]] team from Singapore and The Netherlands, aided by the salvage vessel ''Perdana Sakti'', was engaged to refloat the drydock. After a 3-day lifting operation, the drydock was returned to the Indian Navy on 15 February 2003.<ref>{{Citation|last=Svitzer Global|title=(RE)FLOATING DRYDOCK|date=2014-03-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6VSORLOUfQ|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>

==Band==
The INS Jarawa Band is currently attached to the ship and based in [[Port Blair]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WxI9TlAxIQC&q=band+of+INS+Jarawa.&pg=PA379 |title=Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990 - G. M. Hiranandani - Google Books |isbn=9788170622666 |access-date=2020-03-02|last1=Hiranandani |first1=G. M. |year=2005 }}</ref> The band was created in 1985 and has been a key component of military-civil relations in the city. It performed at various venues such as [[Raj Niwas, Port Blair]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island]], [[Marina Park]]. It also performs its standard music at [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] and [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] parades as well as during international events and good-will visits of Indian and foreign warships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10167:naval-band-performs-at-marina-park&catid=37&Itemid=142 |title=Naval Band Performs At Marina Park |publisher=Andamanchronicle.net |date=2016-11-28 |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/59556/ |title=Band Display at ITF Ground - 'Bharat Parv' Republic Day Celebrations 2018 |publisher=Andaman Sheekha |date=2018-01-30 |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4376:ins-jarawa-turns-fifty-today&catid=37:top-news&Itemid=142 |title=INS Jarawa Turns Fifty Today |publisher=Andamanchronicle.net |date=2014-02-14 |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

==See also==
; Indian navy
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

; Integrated commands and units
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]]
* [[Defence Cyber Agency]]
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]]
* [[Integrated Space Cell]]
* [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Indian Nuclear Command Authority]]
* [[Indian Armed Forces]]
* [[Special Forces of India]]

; Other lists
* [[Strategic Forces Command]]
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]]
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of countries with overseas military bases#India|India's overseas military bases]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Navy}}
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[[Category:Indian Navy bases|Jarawa]]

INS Jarawa - Revision history

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