| INS Kalvari (S50) | |
|---|---|
 INS Kalvari (S50) | |
| Career |  Indian Navy |
| Name: | INS Kalvari (S50) |
| Ordered: | 2005 |
| Builder: | Mazagon Docks, Mumbai |
| Laid down: | 1 April 2009 |
| Launched: | 6 April 2015 |
| Acquired: | September 2016 |
| Commissioned: | December 2016 (scheduled) |
| Status: | Sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Kalvari-class submarine |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,565 tonnes (1,725 short tons) (CM-2000) |
| Length: | 61.7 m (202 ft) (CM-2000) |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric, batteries, and AIP |
| Speed: |
20 knots (37 km/h) (submerged) |
| Range: |
6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 knots (surfaced) |
| Endurance: |
40 days (compact) 50 days (normal) 50+21 days (AIP) |
| Test depth: | >350 metres (1,150 ft) [1] |
| Complement: | 31 |
| Armament: | 6 x 533-mm torpedo tubes for 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes or SM.39 Exocet antiship missiles, 30 mines in place of torpedoes |
INS Kalvari (S50) is the first of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarine. It is a French designed diesel-electric attack submarine which was manufactured in Mumbai.[2]
On April 2015 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar launched the indigenously-built Scorpène submarine at the Mazagaon Dockyard.[3] This will be inducted into the Indian navy by the end of 2016.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene
- ↑ "Scorpene Submarine, Built at Mumbai Docks, Launched Into Water". NDTV. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/first-scorpene-submarine-launched-in-big-boost-for-navy-752526. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ↑ "Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar undocks first indigenously-built Scorpene submarine". Zee news. http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/defence-minister-manohar-parrikar-undocks-first-indigenously-built-scorpene-submarine_1574032.html. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ↑ "New India submarine enters water". BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32193746. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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