INS Virbahu

INS Virbahu is an Indian Navy submarine base of the Eastern Naval Command located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It was commissioned on 19 May 1971.

History
After the Indian Navy acquired the Kalvari class submarines from the Soviet Union, the submarine base operated from temporary facilities. Its first commanding officer was Commander KA Raju Menon. On 19 May 1971, INS Virbahu was commissioned as a full-fledged naval base for the submarine fleet of the Eastern Naval Command. Commander K.S. Subramanian was the first commanding officer of INS Virbahu. The four submarines constituted the Eighth Submarine Squadron.