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'''INS Satavahana''' is the premier Submarine Training Base of the Indian Navy and is located at [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = INS Satavahana {{!}} Indian Navy|url = http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-satavahana|website = indiannavy.nic.in|access-date = 29 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Undersea warfare: Surfacing now, navy's biggest batch of submariners : India, News – India Today|url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/undersea-warfare-surfacing-now-navys-biggest-batch-of-submariners/1/556654.html|website = indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date = 29 December 2015}}</ref> Training is carried out by the Submarine School (SMS) and the Escape Training School (ETS) and the School of Advanced Undersea Warfare (SAUW).<br />
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== History ==<br />
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 Union|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.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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School of Advanced Undersea Warfare (SAUW) was established in Dec 2006 inside the premises of INS Satavahana, to train the crew of submarines of the nuclear submarines. The training for the Kalvari Class submarines the P 75 (I) class of submarines is also being set up here.<br />
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== Objective ==<br />
The primary role of this establishment is to impart world class submarine and escape training to meet the stringent performance objectives and exacting standards of the Submarine Arm. It is the only integrated training establishment in the Indian Navy, as it carries out training for all branches of officers and sailors of the Submarine Arm. The conducts an entry level, year-long basic course which every submariner has to undergo. Six months are spent on training in campus followed by an equal amount of time on board an operational submarine. Following this the sailors are examined by a board of senior submariners and awarded the coveted Dolphin Badge on qualification and commissioned as submariners in the Indian Navy.<ref>{{Cite news|title = 20 officers, 139 sailors graduate from INS Satavahana|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/20-officers-139-sailors-graduate-from-ins-satavahana/article5629376.ece|newspaper =The Hindu|date = 29 January 2014|access-date = 29 December 2015|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = INS Satavahana Hosts Passing Out Parade Ceremony of Submariners|url = http://navaltoday.com/2013/08/06/ins-satavahana-hosts-passing-out-parade-ceremony-of-submariners/|website = Naval Today|access-date = 29 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = NPOL director launches indigenous SONAR simulator at INS Satavahana|url = http://www.sagarsandesh.in/shipping/npol-director-launches-indigenous-sonar-simulator-at-ins-satavahana/|website = sagarsandesh|access-date = 29 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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Training is also conducted for personnel from foreign navies, thus making it the most sought after submarine training establishments in the whole of South East Asia. Personnel from 25 countries including Vietnam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and South Africa have been trained here.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = INS Satavahana trains officers of South African Navy|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/ins-satavahana-trains-officers-of-south-african-navy_248116.html|website = Zee News|access-date = 29 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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Apart from training, the unit has been entrusted with the upkeep and running of various facilities of the Eastern Naval Command. The Indian Naval Sports Control Cell (Vizag), Command Auditorium Samudrika, the Command Stadium, KV II in 104 area, Little Angels School in Dolphin Hill, Eastern Naval Command Polo and Equestrian Training Centre (ENPET).<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
; Indian navy <br />
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]<br />
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]<br />
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; Integrated commands and units<br />
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]]<br />
* [[Defence Cyber Agency]]<br />
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]]<br />
* [[Integrated Space Cell]]<br />
* [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Indian Nuclear Command Authority]]<br />
* [[Indian Armed Forces]]<br />
* [[Special Forces of India]]<br />
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; Other lists<br />
* [[Strategic Forces Command]]<br />
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]]<br />
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]<br />
* [[List of countries with overseas military bases#India|India's overseas military bases]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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