S.R. Sarma is new chief of Naval Dockyard

January 10, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 06:34 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM:

Rear Admiral S.R. Sarma took over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, from Rear Admiral A.K. Saxena, during a formal ceremony at the Naval Dockyard on Friday.

Rear Admiral Sarma was commissioned as an Electrical Officer into the Indian Navy in August 1983 and holds a masters degree in Computer Science and Engineering. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the Naval War College. He has held various important appointments in the Indian Navy, including operational, staff, dockyard and research and development. His afloat appointments include frontline warships Mysore, Krishna, Rana, and Vindhyagiri.

The Admiral is a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service.

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