Firsts in Submarine Arm of IN

1.	The Pioneers of Submarine Arms	The first group of SM trainees trained at HMS Dolphin in 1962.
2.	First Indian Submarine	INS Kalvari - 08 Dec 1967 under Cdr KS Subramanian.
3.	First Submariner awarded MVC (Maha Vir Chakra)	Cdr MN Sawant
4.	First Submariner awarded VrC ( Vir Chakra)	Then Cdr VS Shekhawat (later CNS)
5.	First Submarine which participated in 1971 War-Operations	(a) INS Karanj under Cdr VS Shekhawat (later CNS) (b) INS Kursura under Cdr A Auditto (c) INS Khanderi under Cdr Roy Milan
6.	First Sindhughosh-Class Submarine of IN	INS Sindhughosh, on 30 Apr 1986 under Cdr KC Verghese
7.	First SSK-class Submarine IN	INS Shishumar on 22 Sep 1986 under Cdr PM Bhate.
8.	First Nuclear Submarine to operate under IN ensign.	INS Chakra under Capt RN Ganesh (Jan 1988 to Jan 1991)
9.	First Indigenous SSK submarine constructed	INS Shalki on 06 Feb 92, at MDL(MB) under Cdr KN Sushil.
10.	First Missile Capable Submarine inducted	INS Sindhushastra on 19 Jul 2000 under Cdr R Sarin
11.	First SM Launched Missile Firing	By INS Sindhushastra on 22 Jun 2000 off Russian coast
12.	First Submarine Base commissioned	INS Virbahu on 19 May 1971 under Cdr KS Subra-manian
13.	First Submarine Training Establishment	INS Satavahana on 21 Dec 1974 under Cdr KN Dubash
14.	First Director of Submarine Arm (DSA)	Capt BK Dang 06 Jan 1966
15.	First Director of Submarine Operations	Cmde BS Uppal 01 Jul 1986
16.	First Flag Officer Submarines	Rear Adm A Auditto 01 Apr 1987
17.	First ACNS(SM)	Rear Adm AK Singh 14 Oct 1996
18.	First Submariner to be CNS	Admiral VS Shekhawat
19.	First Submariner to command a nuclear submarine	Capt RN Ganesh (INS Chakra)
20	First submariner to command an aircraft carrier	Capt RN Ganesh (INS Vikrant)