April 23, 2007 (FIDSNS)

Vice Admiral Anup Singh will be taking over as the Indian Navy’s new Deputy Chief on 26 Apr 07. He relieves Vice Admiral RP Suthan who is proceeding to Vishakhapatnam as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command.

Vice Admiral Anup Singh was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 1973. A specialist in Navigation and Direction, he has held a mix of operational and staff appointments. He has recently reported at New Delhi, on promotion, after relinquishing his appointment as the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet. As the Fleet Commander, he had led Operation Sukoon, the evacuation of civilians from war torn Lebanon in July 2006 in what came to be the largest post-Independence civilian-evacuation operation undertaken by the Indian Navy.

He has also held command and staff appointments afloat and ashore including Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects and Warship Production and Acquisition at Naval Headquarters, Chief Instructor (Navy), Defence Services staff College, Wellington and Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command. The Flag Officer is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Nao Sena Medal.

A keen sportsman and adventurer, he was the Sailing Master of the first ever square-rigged Sail Training vessel ‘Varuna’ in 1981-82. He also skippered the Naval Yacht ‘Samudra’ for the Pacific Crossing during her round the world voyage in 1989.

As the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, he will be heading the ‘Operations’ branch of the Navy, including foreign cooperation.