Rear Adm Swaminathan is new Naval Dockyard Admiral Superintendent

Rear Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, who took the charge of Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, was Commissioned into the Indian Navy on Jan 1, 1987. He is a post-graduate from IIT Kharagpur and an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Rear Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan took charge as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) from Rear Admiral G Srinivasan.

Commissioned into the Indian Navy on Jan 1, 1987, Rear Admiral Swaminathan is a post-graduate from IIT Kharagpur and an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi, a release said.

• Rear Adm Rajaram Swaminathan took over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai). He was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 01 Jan 1987. He is a PG from IIT Kharagpur and alumnus of DSSC, Wellington & National Defence College, New Delhi@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/NZBAR6jPgI

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  Rear Adm Rajaram Swaminathan took over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai). He was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 01 Jan 1987. He is a PG from IIT Kharagpur and alumnus of DSSC, Wellington & National Defence College, New Delhi@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/NZBAR6jPgI

  — PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) January 28, 2020

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  Rear Adm Rajaram Swaminathan took over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai). He was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 01 Jan 1987. He is a PG from IIT Kharagpur and alumnus of DSSC, Wellington & National Defence College, New Delhi@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/NZBAR6jPgI

  — PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) January 28, 2020

In a career spanning 30 years, he has held important operational, staff and dockyard appointments in the Navy, including nine years on aircraft carrier INS Viraat in various capacities.

He was also involved in the acquisition of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya as Warship Production Superintendent in Russia and as Principal Director of Aircraft Carrier Projects at Integrated Headquarters New Delhi.

His last appointment was as Assistant Chief of Materials (Dockyards and Refit) at Naval Headquarters.

With inputs from PTI.