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INS Venduruthy is an Indian Navy base located on Willingdon Island in Kochi, Kerala. It serves as the Headquarters of the Southern Naval Command. It is the largest training establishment of the Indian Navy. INS Garuda is a naval air station located adjacent to INS Venduruthy.
See Vol 6: People and Places for a brief history of Willingdon Island.
INS Venduruthy currently hosts the Seamanship School, which imparts training to executive officers and sailors of the Indian Navy and several friendly foreign naval forces. It also hosts the Diving School, Navigation & Direction (ND) School, Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) School, Signal School, Centre for Leadership and Behavioural Studies (CLABS) and NIETT.