Editing INS Vikrant (1961) (section)

==Commanding officers==
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|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 400px;" | Notes
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|1
|[[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[P. S. Mahindroo]]
|16 February 1961
|16 April 1963
|Commissioning CO. Later [[Chief of Materiel (India)|Chief of Materiel]].
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|2
|Captain [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=GB|sep=,|DSC}}}}
|17 April 1963
|16 November 1964
|[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. 
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|3
|Captain [[V. A. Kamath]]
|16 November 1964
|4 November 1966
|[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command|Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Founding [[Director General of Indian Coast Guard]].
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|4
|Captain [[Jal Cursetji]] 
|4 November 1966
|8 December 1967
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].
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|5
|Captain [[Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila|E. C. Kuruvila]] 
|8 December 1967
|5 December 1969
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Later [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command|Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area]].
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|6
|Captain [[Kirpal Singh (Indian Navy officer)|Kirpal Singh]]
|5 December 1969
|15 January 1971
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]].
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|7
|Captain S. L. Sethi {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}
|15 January 1971
|30 June 1971
|Later [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]].
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|8
|Captain [[Swaraj Parkash]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|MVC|AVSM}}}}
|1 July 1971
|24 January 1973
|Later [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] and [[Director General of Indian Coast Guard]].
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|9
|Captain [[M. K. Roy]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|3 January 1974
|8 February 1976
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]].
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|10
|Captain [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani|R. H. Tahiliani]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|8 February 1976
|26 December 1977
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].
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|11
|Captain J. C. Puri {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VrC|VSM}}}}
|26 December 1977
|5 March 1979
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|-
|12
|Captain R. D. Dhir
|5 March 1979
|15 June 1979
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|13
|Captain S. Bose
|15 June 1979
|2 April 1981
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|14
|Captain A. Ghosh {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}
|2 April 1981
|27 August 1982
|Later Fortress Commander Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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|15
|Captain [[KASZ Raju]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}
|27 August 1982
|19 November 1984
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].
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|16
|Captain [[Santosh Kumar Gupta|S. K. Gupta]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|MVC|NM}}}}
|19 November 1984
|17 March 1986
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|17
|Captain P. A. Debrass {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|17 March 1986
|8 August 1988
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area]].
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|18
|Captain B. S. Karpe
|11 October 1988
|22 October 1989
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|19
|Captain R. N. Ganesh {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|22 October 1989
|3 January 1991
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]].
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|20
|Captain Raman Puri {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}
|3 January 1991
|25 June 1992
|Later [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]].
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|21
|Captain R. C. Kochchar {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}
|25 June 1992
|7 September 1994
|Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area]].
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|22
|Captain K. Mohanan
|7 September 1994
|7 August 1995
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|-
|23
|[[Commander]] H. S. Rawat
|20 July 1996
|31 January 1997
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