INS Kadamba

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INS Kadamba is an Indian Navy base located near Karwar in Karnataka. The first phase of construction of the base, code-named Project Seabird, was completed in 2005 and the base was commissioned on 31 May 2005. Development of Phase II commenced in 2011. 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.

From January 7, 2014 it is the home base of former Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, - India's "Vikramaditya". After a delay of almost five years, India's largest warship aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya reached its home base Karwar in Karnataka on January 7, 2014. The long-awaited $2.3 billion aircraft carrier had started its voyage towards India from Russia after it was inducted formally on 16 November there by Defence Minister AK Antony.