| | The Hindu : National : INS Kadamba commissioned |
 | | Christened INS Kadamba (after the famous fourth century dynasty) the base will provide the Navy with its first exclusive harbour (all others are essentially enclaves within a commercial port), a strategic depth of defence at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea, and its third operational base after Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. |
 | | He added that the warships and submarines based at Kadamba would help the country extend its hand to friends, safeguard the country's vast maritime interests and strike a lethal blow to the country's enemies at or from the sea. |
 | | Kadamba is also be the first port in India to have a shiplift and transfer system, thereby allowing ships (both military and merchant) to be berthed, lifted on to land, repaired and re-sailed in relatively short spans... |
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