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{{Short description|Indian naval base in Lonavala, Maharashtra}}
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{{Infobox military installation
| name = INS Shivaji
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| partof =[[Western Naval Command]]<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1401#|title=Organisation of Southern Naval Command|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>
| location = [[Lonavala]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| country = [[India]]
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| image2 = INS SHIVAJI.png
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| caption2 = INS Shivaji Crest
| type = Naval Station<br>Technical Training Establishment
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| ownership = [[Government of India]]
| operator = [[Indian Navy]]
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| site_area = {{convert|876|acre|abbr=on}}
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| built = 15 February 1945
| used = {{End date|1945}} – present
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| height = {{convert|700|m|abbr=on}} above sea level
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| current_commander =Commodore Mohit Goel, NM
| past_commanders =[[Nilakanta Krishnan]]
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| website =[https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/insshivaji/ INS Shivaji]
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'''INS Shivaji''' is an Indian naval station located in [[Lonavala]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-shivaji-engineering-training-establishment|title = INS Shivaji (Engineering Training Establishment) {{!}} Indian Navy|website = www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date = 2016-05-05}}</ref> It houses the Naval College of Engineering which trains officers of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Coast Guard]].<ref name="cleanliness">{{cite news|title=Social organizations and INS Shivaji undertake Lonavla cleanliness drive |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Social-organizations-and-INS-Shivaji-undertake-Lonavla-cleanliness-drive/articleshow/10030760.cms |first=Manish |last=Umbrajkar |date=18 September 2011 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Pune |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="firefighting">{{cite news|title= Modern firefighting facility at INS Shivaji |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-modern-firefighting-facility-at-ins-shivaji-1891647 |first=Anurag |last=Bende |date=23 September 2013 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Pune |access-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> It was commissioned on 15 February 1945 as HMIS Shivaji.<ref name="60years">{{cite news|title=INS Shivaji all set to celebrate 60 years |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/INS-Shivaji-all-set-to-celebrate-60-years/articleshow/986612.cms |date=11 January 2015 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Pune |access-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> It is located close to the [[Bhushi Dam]].<ref name="bhushiresort">{{cite news|title=Bhushi dam area may get a holiday resort |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Bhushi-dam-area-may-get-a-holiday-resort/articleshow/38503817.cms |first=Manish |last=Umbrajkar |date=17 July 2014|work=[[Times of India]] |location=Pune |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref> It is located on {{convert|876|acre|hectare}} of land.<ref name=indiastrategic>{{cite news|last1=Sangeeta Saxena|title=State-of-the-art technology gives INS Shivaji an edge|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1861_State_of_the_art_technology_gives_INS_Shivaji_an_edge.htm|access-date=25 May 2015|work=India Strategic|date=December 2012|archive-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525141744/http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1861_State_of_the_art_technology_gives_INS_Shivaji_an_edge.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Indian Navy]] already operates a first damage control simulator Akshat at ''INS Shivaji'' to train its officers and sailors on damage control on a warship at sea. Indian Navy's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBCD) School and Center for Marine Engineering Technology are also based here.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Shipyard-to-build-Nuclear-Biological-and-Chemical/articleshow/52132261.cms|title = Goa Shipyard to build 'Nuclear, Biological and Chemical' - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
[[File:Engineers at work in INS Shivaji.jpg|320x320px|thumb|right|Engineers at work in INS Shivaji]]

== History ==
INS Shivaji had its origin as replacement for the ‘Stokers’ Training School’ at [[HMIS Dalhousie]], in Naval Dockyard, Bombay (now Mumbai). Commissioned by the then Governor of Bombay, [[John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir|John Colville]], as HMIS Shivaji on 15 February 1945, it became INS Shivaji on 26 January 1950. To provide scope for further expansion and to isolate the trainee sailors from the country's politics, the Royal Indian Navy decided to shift the training establishment from Bombay to a quieter place. While the British were on the lookout for a suitable location, coincidentally an air accident took place in the Sahyadri Ranges. Those who came to investigate the accident found more than what they sought. Sandwiched between a sheer vertical rock face, covering the entire height of the hill range (the Tiger's Leap) on one side and another imposing rock formation (the Duke's Nose or Nagphani) on the other, here was this flat piece of land.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1861_State_of_the_art_technology_gives_INS_Shivaji_an_edge.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::.. Navy: State-of-the-art technology gives INS Shivaji an edge|website=www.indiastrategic.in|access-date=2018-06-30|archive-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525141744/http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1861_State_of_the_art_technology_gives_INS_Shivaji_an_edge.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Schools ==
INS Shivaji has three premier institutions viz. Centre of Marine Engineering and Technology (CMET), Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBCD) School.<ref name=":1" /> INS Shivaji has an annual training throughput of more than 2800 officers and 7800 sailors from the Indian Navy. It also trains personnel from the navies of 20 friendly countries worldwide with an annual throughput of over 250 international trainees on an average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiastrategic.in/2020/02/14/president-of-india-presents-colour-to-ins-shivaji/|title=President of India Presents Colour to INS Shivaji – India Strategic|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-22|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222172403/https://www.indiastrategic.in/2020/02/14/president-of-india-presents-colour-to-ins-shivaji/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the President’s Colour to the INS Shivaji, in Lonavala, Maharashtra on February 13, 2020.jpg|thumb|right|320x320px|The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the President’s Colour to the INS Shivaji on February 13, 2020]]

=== Naval College of Engineering ===

The Naval College of Engineering undertakes B.Tech. courses at the entry-level for technical officers’ entry into the Service. It is affiliated to [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]]. The faculty is a mix of (Defence Research and Development Organisation) DRDscientists and Naval officers.

=== Centre of Marine Engineering Technology (CMET) ===

The Centre of Marine Engineering Technology (CMET) is a facility equipped to undertake ab initio, qualifying and marine specialisation courses for officers, sailors and civilians. It also undertakes a specialised pre-commissioning training of officers and sailors on actual equipment fitment onboard war vessels prior to appointment. The training wings also include the EPCT School. It has a Cadet’s Training Department which is similar to an Officers’ Training Academy which undertakes training of cadets in personality development, leadership qualities and waterman ship.

=== Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense (NBCD) School ===

The NBCD School conducts training in nuclear, biological and chemical aspects, damage control and fire-fighting. It has a damage control simulator namely Akshat. It is a facility for practical training in simulated damage control procedures on board the ship.

== Awards ==

India's President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the coveted [[President's Colour Award|President’s Colours]] to INS Shivaji on 13 Feb 2020. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon any military unit in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-presents-colour-to-ins-shivaji/articleshow/74123976.cms|title=President presents colour to INS Shivaji {{!}} India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-22|last3=Ist|first3=22:54}}</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 ==
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== External links ==
* [http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/ins-shivaji?page=0%2C0 INS Shivaji] on the website of the [[Indian Navy]]

{{Indian Navy}}

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