S71 INS Chakra
Arun Kumar
- This
- book
- is
- a
- firsthand
- account
- of
- the
- first
- nuclear-powered
- submarine
- of
- the
- Indian
- Navy,
- a
- Charlie
- class
- SSGN,
- leased
- from
- the
- USSR
- for
- three
- years,
- 1988
- –
- 1991.The
- lease
- of
- the
- SSGN
- enabled
- the
- Indian
- Navy
- to
- base,
- maintain
- and
- operate
- nuclear-powered
- submarines.
- It
- also
- facilitated
- the
- development
- of
- design
- for
- the
- indigenous
- construction
- of
- atomic
- submarines.
- An
- ecosystem
- for
- radiation
- monitoring,
- safety
- services
- and
- waste
- management
- was
- also
- created.The
- author
- was
- associated
- with
- the
- submarine
- from
- the
- selection
- of
- the
- crew
- to
- the
- return
- of
- the
- submarine.The
- training
- of
- the
- crew
- in
- Vladivostok
- from
- 1983
- –
- 1986
- is
- detailed
- in
- Part
- 1
- and
- the
- commissioning
- in
- Jan
- 1988
- and
- exploitation
- of
- the
- boat
- in
- India
- till
- its
- return
- to
- the
- USSR
- in
- Jan
- 1991
- is
- illustrated
- in
- Part
- 2.About
- the
- AuthorCmde
- Arun
- Kumar
- graduated
- from
- the
- National
- Defence
- Academy
- in
- Dec
- 1971
- and
- was
- commissioned
- in
- the
- rank
- of
- Sub
- Lt
- on
- 01
- Jul
- 1973.
- He
- joined
- the
- Submarine
- Arm
- in
- May
- 1975
- and
- served
- for
- 28
- years
- in
- the
- arm
- eventually
- swallowing
- the
- anchor
- as
- a
- Cmde
- in
- May
- 2004.
- In
- the
- submarine
- arm
- the
- officer
- has
- held
- all
- major
- appointments.
- He
- commanded
- two
- Kilo
- class
- boats
- INS
- Sindhuraj,
- INS
- Sindhughosh.
- He
- also
- held
- command
- of
- the
- submarine
- base
- INS
- Virbahu,
- Submarine
- School,
- INS
- Satavahana
- and
- as
- COMSUB
- East
- Commanded
- the
- 8th
- and
- 11th
- submarine
- Squadrons
- as
- also
- the
- 10th
- Submarine
- Squadron
- as
- Capt
- SM.He
- played
- an
- important
- part
- in
- the
- growth
- of
- the
- Arm
- as
- The
- Principal
- Director
- Submarine
- Acquisition
- in
- steering
- the
- 30
- year
- SM
- building
- Plan
- at
- NHQ
- in
- his
- last
- appointment.
- The
- officer
- also
- commanded
- the
- missile
- destroyer
- INS
- Rajput.
- The
- Officer
- also
- graduated
- in
- Basic
- Submarine
- Course,
- Long
- Navigation
- and
- Direction
- Course,
- Submarine
- COQC
- standing
- first
- in
- all.
- He
- also
- underwent
- the
- Defence
- Services
- Staff
- and
- Naval
- Higher
- Command
- and
- Defence
- Management
- courses
- with
- distinction.He
- was
- selected
- for
- nuclear
- submarine
- training
- in
- Aug
- 1982
- and
- completed
- the
- 30
- months
- (Oct
- 83-Apr
- 1986)
- training
- in
- Vladivostok,
- USSR.
- He
- was
- part
- of
- the
- Commissioning
- and
- Decommissioning
- crew
- of
- Chakra
- as
- the
- First
- Lt
- and
- Executive
- Officer
- respectively.
- For
- his
- dedicated
- services
- of
- exceptionally
- high
- order,
- he
- was
- decorated
- twice
- by
- the
- President
- of
- India
- with
- Nau
- Sena
- Medal
- (NM)
- and
- Ati
- Vishisht
- Seva
- Medal
- (AVSM)
- in
- 1991
- and
- 2003 respectively.
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