Rear Admiral Pritam Singh 'Peter' Mahindroo, PVSM (1917–1999) was a Flag Officer in the Indian Navy.

He later served as the Chief of Materiel and as the Director General Naval Dockyard Expansion Scheme before retiring in 1972.

In September 1939, with the outbreak of the World War II, he joined the Royal Indian Naval Reserve (RINR) as an acting Sub-lieutenant.

He was initially denied entry since he refused to cut his hair, but later was accepted as the first turbaned officer in the navy.

[5][6][1] The Godavari was deployed in the UK-Gibraltar route till the end of 1943, after which she was transferred to the East Indies Fleet.

[9] In 1955, Mahindroo was promoted to the acting rank of Captain and appointed Chief Instructor at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington.

He then attended refresher courses at various training establishments and spent a week aboard HMS Ark Royal (91).

[13] The ship was commissioned on 4 March 1961 at 1000 hours by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.

During the work-up and the trials, Mahindroo received kudos from the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet for the carrier's excellent performance.

[16][17] Vikrant reached home waters by 3 November, where the two squadrons disembarked and she was welcomed by the flagship INS Mysore (C60) and aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

[22] In February 1965, Mahindroo was appointed Chief of Materiel (COM) at Naval HQ and took over from Commodore Sourendra Nath Kohli.