Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee

Vice Admiral

Pradeep K. Chatterjee

PVSM AVSM NM ADC
Vice Admiral; Pradeep K. Chatterjee; PVSM AVSM NM ADC
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Service years	1980 - 2016
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command; Deputy Chief of Naval Staff; INS Shankush; INS Shankul; INS Krishna; INS Rajput;
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Yudh Seva Medal; Nao Sena Medal;

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chatterjee, PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC is a former Flag Officer in the Indian Navy officer. He served as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 29 May 2012 to 31 May 2014 before serving as Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.^[1]

Military career

He joined the Indian Navy in July 1977,^[1] qualifying as a submariner. He commanded the submarines INS Shankush and INS Shankul.^[1]

He later served as Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) in Mumbai, and Principal Director Submarine Operations at Naval Headquarters. On reaching flag rank he served as Flag Officer Submarines, Flag Officer Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area and Inspector General Nuclear Safety before his assignment as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.^[1]

He retired in 2016.^[2]

The Armed Forces Tribunal imposed a fine of ₹500,000 on him in 2017 for inflating his son-in-law's (Commander AV Agashe) annual confidential reports while spoiling the ones of his fellow officers in the highly specialized field of nuclear reactor operations on submarines.^[3]

Honours and awards

He has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal,^[4] Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal (YSM)^[1] and Nao Sena Medal.^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Vice Admiral RK Pattanaik takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff". Indian Navy. Govt. of India. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command". Government of India. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
↑ "Tribunal slams nepotism in Navy, imposes Rs 5 lakh as fine on Vice-Admiral". The Times of India. 31 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
1 2 "Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee, PVSM, AVSM, NM". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

Military offices

Preceded by

A. Y. Kalaskar

Flag Officer Submarines
2006 - 2008

Succeeded by

M. T. Moraes

Preceded by

M. P. Muralidharan

Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra & Gujarat Naval Area
2008 - 2009

Succeeded by

Sunil Lanba

Preceded by

Satish Soni

Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
2012 - 2014

Succeeded by

Rama Kant Pattanaik

Preceded by

Air Marshal PK Roy

Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
2014 - 2016

Succeeded by

Bimal Verma

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[IndNavy2014-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Vice Admiral RK Pattanaik takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff". Indian Navy. Govt. of India. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[PIB-2] "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command". Government of India. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

[3] "Tribunal slams nepotism in Navy, imposes Rs 5 lakh as fine on Vice-Admiral". The Times of India. 31 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[INavyWhosWho-4] 1 2 "Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee, PVSM, AVSM, NM". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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