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INS Vajrabahu

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INS Vajrabahu
INS Vajrabahu

INS Vajrabahu is an Indian Navy submarine base of the Western Naval Command located near Mumbai in Maharashtra. It was commissioned on 1 February 1996.

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INS Vajrabahu
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai Zone 1 (Mumbai)

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Mumbai Naval Base and Dockyard

Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
400023 Mumbai, Zone 1 (Mumbai)
Maharashtra, India
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