Adhar Kumar Chatterji

Admiral A K Chatterji
Chatterji (pictured wearing Vice Admiral's insignia)
13th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 15 July 1969 – 24 February 1970
President	V. V. Giri Mohammad Hidayatullah
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Arjan Singh
Succeeded by	Sam Manekshaw
5th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office 3 March 1966 – 28 February 1970
President	Sir S. Radhakrishnan Zakir Husain V. V. Giri Mohammad Hidayatullah
Prime Minister	Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
Succeeded by	Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
Personal details
Born	(1914-11-22)22 November 1914 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India, present day Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died	6 August 2001(2001-08-06) (aged 86) New Delhi, India
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1914–1947)  India (1947–1970)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Navy (1933–1947)  Indian Navy (1947–1970)
Years of service	1933–1970
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Chief of the Naval Staff Indian Fleet INS Delhi (1948) HMIS Kathiawar
Battles/wars	World War II Liberation of Goa Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Later work(s)	Indian Naval Adviser, High Commissioner of India to UK

Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji (4 March 1914 – 6 August 2001) was an Admiral in the Indian Navy. He served as the 5th Chief of the Naval Staff, from 4 March 1966, until 28 February 1970. He was the first Indian officer of the navy to hold the rank of full Admiral. He is credited with the transformation of the Indian Navy. He made sweeping changes and restructured the navy, creating the Western and Eastern Naval Commands and the Western Fleet. Under him, the Indian Navy also entered the submarine age, with the commissioning of INS Kalvari (S23) in 1967.