Sea Bird Phase II completion will make INS Kadamba largest Naval base in Asia

[Indo-guy]

http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?id=42arOMeeJkM=

The green signal by environment minister Prakash Javadekar for Phase II of Seabird, the Indian Navy's ambitious infrastructure project, heralds the countdown for the base to become a symbol of the nation's military might in a few years.

The green signal by environment minister Prakash Javadekar for Phase II of Seabird, the Indian Navy's ambitious infrastructure project, heralds the countdown for the base to become a symbol of the nation's military might in a few years.

The expansion will be under Project Seabird Phase II-A, IIB which will entail construction of a host of facilities expected to cost about $2 billion and completed during 2020.

In these phases of construction, facilities to berth India's key aircraft carriers and construction of a wide range of new facilities by augmenting existing facilities will be taken up. Under Phase II, the Naval station will get an airbase, armament depot, dockyard complex and missile silos, apart from additional jetties, berthing and anchorage facilities in addition to base around 30 major warships including INS Vikramaditya, Scorpene submarines and a number of surface ships, almost on a par with US Navy's mammoth Norfolk naval base in Virginia. The base, expected to harbour about 60 major warships by 2020, will become Asia's largest naval base, say Indian Navy sources.

But the naval base is not free from controversy. Projects like Kaiga and Seabird have put more pressure on the ecosystem, argue environmental activists. The multi-crore Seabird project continues to pile misery on the local population since 1986.

The 4,000-odd families from 13 villages are still running from pillar to post even though the Supreme Court ruled in their favour for higher compensation. Seabird union members say big projects like Seabird, Kaiga and Konkan railway have displaced people in large numbers without any tangible benefits.

Defence department says Phase II will change the face of Karwar. It will bring good business to locals and they will get indirect employment and the airport will boost tourism, defence officials say.

Locals are not enthused since similar promises were made during the Phase I. "Let them provide jobs to land losers first", said advocate Nagaraj Nayak, who spearheads the agitation for jobs for project-affected families.







INS Kadamba is currently the third largest Indian naval base, and is expected to become the largest naval base in the eastern hemisphere after completion of expansion Phase IIB

 

[a.kumar]

idrw copies from other websites and defencenews copies from them . original articles has different headlines and picture , idrw changes it and defencenews copies it

 

[Indo-guy]

idrw copies from other websites and defencenews copies from them . original articles has different headlines and picture , idrw changes it and defencenews copies it

Yeh Duniya Gol Hain ...

 

[a.kumar]

Yeh Duniya Gol Hain ...

Idrw might be saying " mera bhi humshakal hai "

 

[Indischer]

Karwar, the sleepy, relaxed and laidback town that I remember, will not be the same again. I hope the locals get their due compensation and a fair relocation.

 

[a.kumar]

Britishers had planned to build a Base in Karwar but that didn't happen and for years it was neglected . IN Requires Southern base like Karwar to neglect dangers of PN Submarines who will be forced to operate further from their Base .

 

[Indo-guy]

Britishers had planned to build a Base in Karwar but that didn't happen and for years it was neglected . IN Requires Southern base like Karwar to neglect dangers of PN Submarines who will be forced to operate further from their Base .

Mumbai which was hosting western fleet so long ..is already an extremely precious and vulnerable target ...

In event of open & all out war ...Mumbai will be targeted and attacked ...no doubt about that .

moving our precious naval assets from Mumbai ...further southward makes sense .


Even from day today logistic point of view Mumbai has been extremely congested ...

Karwar bases is need of the moment .

Karachi to Mumbai distance approx. 800 km ( within striking distance of Pakistani missiles...very little reaction time )

Karachi to Karwar distance approx. 1350 km ( although still reachable by land based Shaheen ...we have additional reaction time of few minutes to make move and besides Mumbai's air space will be able to detect / intercept any incoming hostile missile threatening our major naval base )

 

[Indus Falcon]

Some Interesting details from Naval technology.com, slightly old.

INS Kadamba Naval Base, India
INS Kadamba is an integrated strategic naval base of the Indian Navy. Located on the western coast of India, the base can accommodate the operational fleet of Western Naval Command and reduce the traffic in the existing naval base located at Mumbai.

INS Kadamba is India's third functional naval base after those in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. The base, which fully complies with the MARPOL regulations, was first built in 2005. A second phase of development to expand the facilities at the base is expected to commence in 2012.

INS Kadamba location and layout

INS Kadamba is situated at Binaga Bay near Karwar in Karnataka. The base is spread over 5.14km of break water. It lies in the middle of the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea in the west. The base receives natural protection and a strategic depth from deep bays. The hilly terrain around the base provides well camouflage to ground facilities.

INS Kadamba naval base history

The first phase of the base was commissioned in May 2005 under "Project Seabird". The $561.6m project was initiated by the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson.

Construction of the first phase commenced in 1999 and was completed in 2005. It included a ship lift facility, harbour and anchorage, jetty, berthing facilities and accommodation facilities. INS Shardul became the first warship to be commissioned at INS Kadamba in January 2007.

INS Kadamba operations

INS Kadamba is the home port to the operational fleet of Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy. The base accommodates an aircraft carrier, destroyers, stealth frigates and submarines. The main functions of the base include the maintenance, overhaul and repair of surface and submarine fleet. The base strengthens the capabilities of the Indian Navy on the west coast.

The aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, previously known as Admiral Gorshkov, will also be stationed at Kadamba when it enters service in 2012.

INS Kadamba garrison facilities

The base's garrison facilities include a modern ship lift facility, harbour and anchorage, jetties, berthing facilities for 11 ships and a naval ship repair yard. The base also offers logistics to accommodate over 1,000 officers, sailors and families.

The 10,000t ship lift facility, measuring 175m in length and 28m in width, features a ship lift and ship transfer system that can lift all vessels of Indian Navy, except large tanker-sized vessels and aircraft carriers.

The ship lift provides 625m of berthing space to handle up to ten ships. The base is designed to accommodate 42 vessels when fully operational. It currently accommodates 11 vessels and will handle 22 ships following the completion of second phase development. The bays have adequate depth to allow large vessels such as aircraft carriers to enter and dock at the base.

Other base facilities and services

The base also provides facilities and services to the on-duty members and mariners. The facilities include a township consisting of accommodation for officers and sailors, a shopping centre, sailors institute, schools, a family clinic and welfare centre.

The base also houses a depot ship, parade ground, drill shed, logistics complex, officers' mess and in-living complex for sailors. A modern hospital known as INHS Patanjali was commissioned in December 2006. The 141-bed hospital features operation theatres, modern monitors and RVG digital radiography systems.

INS Kadamba naval base development

Project Seabird is being developed on a 4,480ha area of land, of which only 400ha is being used for construction while the remaining will be used for afforestation. The second phase of the project is scheduled to start in 2012 and is due for completion by 2017-18.

Phase II will include a new naval air station, a naval research institute, a transmission station, a naval weapon yard and additional berthing facilities for 50 naval vessels. The new naval air station will comprise a 6,000ft runway. The state government of Karnataka and the Airports Authority of India are in discussions with the Ministry of Defence to plan for an international airport.


INS Kadamba Naval Base - Naval Technology

 

[Storm Force]

love to see a picture

i herd after seabird 2 is complete up to 50 warships can be based here.

thats MASSIVE

 

[Abingdonboy]

love to see a picture

Not going to happen

 

[axisofevil]

love to see a picture

i herd after seabird 2 is complete up to 50 warships can be based here.

thats MASSIVE

Just use google Earth after it takes new images of the area.

 

[Indus Falcon]

Just use google Earth after it takes new images of the area.

Good one!

 

[axisofevil]

Publicly announcing it is the biggest naval base in Asia makes it the biggest BULLSEYE in Asia! Learn from China. We Indians seriouly lack the art of being cunning. A few hits does not mean we have a culture of it. China's Hainan Sub base which is built underground was only recently leaked by Western sources. How many more do you think China may have around?


You seriously f-k us over by telling the world what your plans are before you act. No strategic culture whatsoever. I have heard the argument from some of you stating we are an open democracy, blah blah......well I got news for you. Take a look at other Developed democracies. They hide a lot of info.

 

[Indus Falcon]

Publicly announcing it is the biggest naval base in Asia makes it the biggest BULLSEYE in Asia! Learn from China. We Indians seriouly lack the art of being cunning. A few hits does not mean we have a culture of it. China's Hainan Sub base which is built underground was only recently leaked by Western sources. How many more do you think China may have around?


You seriously f-k us over by telling the world what your plans are before you act. No strategic culture whatsoever. I have heard the argument from some of you stating we are an open democracy, blah blah......well I got news for you. Take a look at other Developed democracies. They hide a lot of info.

Clam down bro, in this day and age, weather you tell people you are building a fishing port, or the biggest naval port in history, doesn't matter; people who need to know, will find out. There is no point in hiding things like this anymore. Might as well be honest and upfront about it, at least your credibility will stay intact!

 

[IndoUS]

Publicly announcing it is the biggest naval base in Asia makes it the biggest BULLSEYE in Asia! Learn from China. We Indians seriouly lack the art of being cunning. A few hits does not mean we have a culture of it. China's Hainan Sub base which is built underground was only recently leaked by Western sources. How many more do you think China may have around?


You seriously f-k us over by telling the world what your plans are before you act. No strategic culture whatsoever. I have heard the argument from some of you stating we are an open democracy, blah blah......well I got news for you. Take a look at other Developed democracies. They hide a lot of info.

You do realize one in China is underground and the one India is building is out in the open.you can't possibly hide such a large base from satellites.