K. L. Kulkarni
K. L. Kulkarni | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 1921 |
| Died | 24 March 1991 (aged 69) Ganeshpur, Belgaum, Karnataka |
| Allegiance |  British Raj India |
| Service |  Royal Indian Navy  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1940–1976 |
| Rank | _OF-8.svg){kind=small} 
Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Eastern Naval Command Chief of Material Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Naval Officer-in-Charge, Goa 15th Frigate Squadron INS Rana INS Rajput INS Trishul |
| Battles / wars | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
Vice Admiral Kamalakar Laxman Kulkarni PVSM (19 October 1921 – 24 March 1991) was an Indian Navy admiral.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Kulkarni was commissioned a midshipman in the Royal Indian Navy on 1 September 1940.[2] As a gunnery officer on HMS Glasgow, he was involved in a friendly fire incident on 7 December 1941 in which Glasgow sank the patrol vessel HMIS Prabhavati, having mistaken it for a submarine.[3] He was promoted acting sub-lieutenant on 1 May 1942, having undergone gunnery and navigation courses at Portsmouth.[4] He was assigned to the minesweeper HMIS Carnatic on 19 October 1942,[5] and was promoted lieutenant on 1 July 1943.[6] On 22 July, he was posted to the sloop HMIS Hindustan.[7]
Post-Independence
[edit]Kulkarni was promoted acting lieutenant-commander on 31 December 1948,[8] and to substantive lieutenant-commander on 1 July 1951.[9] Specialising in radar and advanced navigation, he qualified in various advanced courses in the United Kingdom, along with the National Defence College course.[10] On 15 February 1955, he was promoted acting commander and appointed Executive Officer I.N. Barracks, Bombay,[11] with promotion to the substantive rank on 31 December.[12] He successively commanded the frigate INS Trishul and the destroyers Rajput and Rana.[10] Promoted captain, he commanded the 15th Frigate Squadron from 1961 to 1963.[13] He then served as Director National Cadet Corps for Gujarat for a year, and was appointed Naval Officer-in-Charge, Goa in 1964.[10] He was promoted commodore and appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1967.[10]
Flag rank
[edit]On 23 December 1968, Kulkarni was promoted acting rear admiral and appointed Chief of Material.[14] Kulkarni was promoted substantive rear admiral on 22 May 1971.[15] In March 1973, he was promoted acting Vice admiral and appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[10] The appointment was subsequently upgraded,[13] and Kulkarni was promoted substantive vice-admiral on 27 October 1973.[16] He retired in April 1976.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vice Admiral Kulkarni Passes Away" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "The Royal Indian Navy". The Navy List: December 1940. H.M. Government. 1940. p. 761.
- ^ Collins, D. J. E.; Prasad, Bisheshwar, eds. (1964). "Chapter VI: The Japanese Peril". The Royal Indian Navy: 1939-1945. pp. 96–97.
- ^ "Courses". The Navy List: October 1942. H.M. Government. 1942. p. 1735.
- ^ "The Royal Indian Navy: Alphabetical List of Vessels with their Complements of Officers". The Navy List: December 1942. H.M. Government. 1942. p. 1875.
- ^ "Officers of the Royal Indian Navy". The Navy List: December 1943. H.M. Government. 1943. p. 1802.
- ^ "The Royal Indian Navy: Alphabetical List of Vessels with their Complements of Officers". The Navy List: June 1944. H.M. Government. 1944. p. 3069.
- ^ "Promotion of Officers in the RIN" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 July 1951. p. 127.
- ^ a b c d e f "Admiral Kulkarni Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 April 1955. p. 89.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 April 1956. p. 74.
- ^ a b "Vice Admiral to Head Eastern Naval Command: Admiral Kulkarni Promoted" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 November 1973. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Senior Naval Appointments: Admiral Kohli to Head NDC" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 August 1971. p. 970.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 December 1974. p. 1391.