INS Shivaji

INS Shivaji
Lonavala, Maharashtra in India
INS Shivaji Crest
INS Shivaji Location of INS Shivaji in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18°43′12″N 73°22′26″E / 18.720053°N 73.373892°E / 18.720053; 73.373892
Type	Naval Station Technical Training Establishment
Area	876 acres (355 ha)
Height	700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Operator	Indian Navy
Site history
Built	15 February 1945
In use	1945 (1945) – present

INS Shivaji is an Indian Naval station located in Lonavala, Maharashtra, India.^[1] It houses the Naval College of Engineering which trains officers of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.^[2]^[3] It was commissioned on 15th February 1945 as HMIS Shivaji.^[4] It is located close to the Bhushi Dam.^[5] It is located on 876 acres (355 hectares) of land.^[6]

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.^[7]^[1]

Engineers at work in INS Shivaji

References

1 2 "INS Shivaji (Engineering Training Establishment) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
↑ Umbrajkar, Manish (18 September 2011). "Social organizations and INS Shivaji undertake Lonavla cleanliness drive". Times of India. Pune. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ Bende, Anurag (23 September 2013). "Modern firefighting facility at INS Shivaji". Daily News and Analysis. Pune. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
↑ "INS Shivaji all set to celebrate 60 years". Times of India. Pune. 11 January 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
↑ Umbrajkar, Manish (17 July 2014). "Bhushi dam area may get a holiday resort". Times of India. Pune. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ Sangeeta Saxena (December 2012). "State-of-the-art technology gives INS Shivaji an edge". India Strategic. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
↑ "Goa Shipyard to build 'Nuclear, Biological and Chemical' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

External links

INS Shivaji on the website of the Indian Navy

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