K. L. Kulkarni

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Vice Admiral

K. L. Kulkarni

PVSM
Born(1921-10-19)19 October 1921
Died24 March 1991(1991-03-24) (aged 69)
Ganeshpur, Belgaum, Karnataka
Allegiance British Raj
 India
Service/branch Royal Indian Navy
Indian Navy
Years of service1940–1976
RankBritish Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-8.svg 13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg Vice Admiral
Commands heldEastern 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/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
World War II
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Vice Admiral Kamalakar Laxman Kulkarni PVSM (19 October 1921–24 March 1991) was an Indian Navy admiral.[1]

Career[]

Early career[]

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 underwent 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[]

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] On 23 December 1968, he 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 FOC-in-C, 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[]

  1. ^ "Vice Admiral Kulkarni Passes Away" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "The Royal Indian Navy". The Navy List: December 1940. H.M. Government. 1940. p. 761.
  3. ^ Collins, D. J. E.; Prasad, Bisheshwar, eds. (1964). "Chapter VI: The Japanese Peril". The Royal Indian Navy: 1939-1945. pp. 96–97.
  4. ^ "Courses". The Navy List: October 1942. H.M. Government. 1942. p. 1735.
  5. ^ "The Royal Indian Navy: Alphabetical List of Vessels with their Complements of Officers". The Navy List: December 1942. H.M. Government. 1942. p. 1875.
  6. ^ "Officers of the Royal Indian Navy". The Navy List: December 1943. H.M. Government. 1943. p. 1802.
  7. ^ "The Royal Indian Navy: Alphabetical List of Vessels with their Complements of Officers". The Navy List: June 1944. H.M. Government. 1944. p. 3069.
  8. ^ "Promotion of Officers in the RIN" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 7 July 1951. p. 127.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Admiral Kulkarni Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 April 1955. p. 89.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 April 1956. p. 74.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Senior Naval Appointments: Admiral Kohli to Head NDC" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 August 1971. p. 970.
  16. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 December 1974. p. 1391.


Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
1973-1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Material
1968-1973 		Succeeded by
Rajendra Tandon
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