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'''INS Sardar Patel''' is a [[Forward operating base|Forward Operating Base]] (FOB) of the [[Indian Navy]] in [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]] and the Headquarters of the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Gujarat, Diu & Daman). It provides the logistic support to the Indian Navy units deployed in the Northern [[Arabian Sea]], including along the International Maritime Boundary Line with [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = INS Sardar Patel: Indian Navy's new base in Gujarat set to be commissioned – The Economic Times|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-sardar-patel-indian-navys-new-base-in-gujarat-set-to-be-commissioned/articleshow/47177141.cms|website = The Economic Times|access-date = 2015-12-31}}</ref><ref name="INS Sardar Patel commissioned">{{Cite news|title = INS Sardar Patel commissioned|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-sardar-patel-commissioned-gujarat-coastal-security-gets-boost/article7188324.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2015-05-09|access-date = 2015-12-31|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Navy to commission Porbandar base INS Sardar Patel on May 9|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/navy-to-commission-porbandar-base-ins-sardar-patel-on-may-9_1591084.html|website = Zee News|access-date = 2015-12-31}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Naval Base at Porbandar Commissioned as INS Sardar Patel by Chief Minister of Gujarat|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=121503|website = pib.nic.in|access-date = 2015-12-31}}</ref>

== History ==
INS Sardar Patel is the second naval base in Gujarat after [[INS Dwarka]], which is near [[Okha, India|Okha]]. The name Sardar Patel has been chosen to signify the role of India’s Iron Man [[Vallabhbhai Patel|Vallabhai Patel]], the first [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]] and [[Home Minister of India]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The base was commissioned on 9 May 2015 by [[Anandiben Patel]], the [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]]. The commissioning ceremony was attended by Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding–in–Chief, Western Naval Command, senior naval officers and other dignitaries of the state government.<ref name=":0" />

Cmde BR Prakash, VSM who is the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Gujarat, Diu & Daman) is the first Commanding Officer of INS Sardar Patel.<ref name=":0" />

== Objective ==
After the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|26/11 terror attack]] on [[Mumbai]], the Indian Navy was entrusted the responsibility of a lead agency to coordinate coastal and offshore security requirements and also augment naval presence in sensitive areas.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Gujarat is a front line maritime state of India with the longest coastline of 880 nautical miles, besides sharing 532 km of land border with Pakistan. Over the preceding decade, there has been a significant growth in the maritime infrastructure along the coast of Gujarat. Many ports have come up along the coastline, which collectively handle 300 million tons of cargo annually, constituting approximately 30 per cent of the total cargo handled in the ports of India.

In addition, there are 12 single point moorings (SPMs) in the [[Gulf of Kutch]], through which about 120 million tons of crude oil is supplied to various refineries on the coast and in the hinterland, constituting 71 per cent of the oil import into the country. The creation of considerable infrastructure along the coastline makes them vulnerable from sea, not only during hostilities but also during peacetime.

The commissioning of INS Sardar Patel at Porbandar enables the Navy to augment its infrastructure and organisational effectiveness in Gujarat. It will improve coordination and synergy with other maritime agencies.

== 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|Vajrabahu]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Gujarat]]

INS Sardar Patel - Revision history

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