31. Five other ships from the eastern fleet were withdrawn from near Pakistan but remained on the west coast. 32. Detached from the Eastern Fleet in May, " Fanning " sailed to the west coast. 33. The British Eastern Fleet had been withdrawn to East Africa because of Japanese incursions into the Indian Ocean. 34. Most of the convoys to Russia in late 1941 and three others were transferred to the Eastern Fleet . 35. Until 1971, there were two Fleets : see Eastern Fleet and Western Fleet ( United Kingdom ). 36. After this she returned to the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy and since has been docked there. 37. In March " Arrow " was transferred to the Indian Ocean to reinforce the Eastern Fleet . 38. In June 1943 she was allocated for service in the Eastern Fleet , operating in the Indian Ocean. 39. Before taking over the command of Eastern Fleet he served as Flag Officer Submarines until 25 September 2015. 40. On 2 December, the Eastern Fleet proceeded to its patrol area in anticipation of an attack by Pakistan.
