INS Virbahu is an Indian Navy submarine base of the Eastern Naval Command located near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
But the attachment to the old Alma Mater persists and Virbahu continues to be regarded as the 'Home of the Dolphins' even today.
[3][4] The role of INS Virbahu is to provide administrative and logistic support to the 8th and 11th Submarine Squadrons.
It also provides accommodation, messing, welfare and recreational facilities to the crews of submarines.
INS Virbahu is the seat of the Commodore Commanding Submarines (East) (COMCOS (W)).