Rear Admiral Narayan Prasad took over as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard from Rear Admiral SR Sarma during a formal ceremony at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Prior to this appointment Rear Admiral Prasad served as the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at HQs, ENC, Visakhapatnam and as Project Director at Aakansha, New Delhi.
Rear Admiral S.R. Sarma who was at the helm at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam for 18 months, is now taking over as the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at HQs, ENC.
Rear Admiral Narayan Prasad was commissioned as an Engineer Officer into the Indian Navy in 83. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune, Naval War College, Mumbai, he has undergone Naval Higher Command Course and Senior Defence Management Course.
He has held various important appointments in the Indian Navy including Operational, Staff, Dockyard, Research and Development. His shore appointments include General Manager (Refit) at ND(V) and Principal Director of Ship Production at New Delhi.
His afloat appointments include tenures onboard frontline warships Talwar, Ranjit and Rana. He has also served as Fleet Engineer Officer of the Eastern Fleet in Visakhapatnam.
