In one of the worst tragedies in the history of Indian Navy, an explosion on board submarine INS Sindhurakshak killed several sailors and damaged another submarine INS Sindhuratna on Wednesday.
Indian Navy Submarines
Chakra Class
INS Chakra is a 8,140-tonne Akula class submarine, nuclear-powered attack submarine..The submarine was commissioned on 04 April, 2012.
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Name |
Pennant No. |
Date of Commission |
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Chakra |
S 71 |
04 Apr 2012 |
Sindhughosh Class
Sindhughosh class submarines are the Kilo class diesel-electric submarines. .They designated 877EKM, and were built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India).
The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53.
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Name |
Pennant No |
Date of Commission |
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Sindhugosh |
S 55 |
30 Apr 1986 |
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Sindhudhvaj |
S 56 |
12 Jun 1987 |
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Sindhuraj |
S 57 |
20 Oct 1987 |
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Sindhuvir |
S 58 |
26 Aug 1988 |
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Sindhuratna |
S 59 |
22 Dec 1988 |
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Sindhukesari |
S 60 |
16 Feb 1989 |
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Sindhukirti |
S 61 |
04 Jan 1990 |
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Sindhuvijay |
S 62 |
08 Mar 1991 |
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Sindhurakshak |
S 63 |
24 Dec 1997
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Sindhurashtra |
S 65 |
19 Jul 2000 |
Indian Navy Submarines
Shishumar Class
The Shishumar class vessels (Type 1500) are diesel-electric submarines..These submarines are developed by the German yard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW).The first two of these vessels were built by HDW at Kiel, while the remainder have been built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) Mumbai. The ships were commissioned between 1986 and 1994. These submarines have a displacement of 1660 tons when surfaced, a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h), and a complement of 40 including eight officers. The submarines has the provision of an IKL-designed escape system.
Name
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Pennant No. |
Date of Commissioning |
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Shishumar |
S 44 |
22 Sep 1986 |
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Shankush |
S 45 |
20 Nov 1986 |
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Shalki |
S 46 |
07 Feb 1992 |
|
Shankul |
S 47 |
28 May 1994 |
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