Shishumar-class submarine | |
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Class overview | |
Name: | Shishumar class |
Builders: |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Mazagon Dock Limited |
Operators: | Indian Navy |
In commission: | 1986– |
Planned: | 6 |
Completed: | 4 |
Cancelled: | 2 |
Active: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Submarine |
Displacement: |
1,450 t (1,427 long tons) surfaced 1,850 t (1,821 long tons) submerged |
Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft 3 in) |
Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
Draught: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion: |
4 × diesel-electric motors, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) each 1 × Siemens motor, 4,600 hp (3,430 kW) 4 × 1.8 MW Siemens alternators 1 shaft |
Speed: |
11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged |
Range: |
8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 13,000 nmi (24,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Test depth: | 260 m (850 ft) |
Complement: | 40 (8 Officers) |
Armament: |
• 14 × AEG-SUT Mod-1 wire-guided active/passive homing torpedoes • 24 × external strap-on mines |
The Shishumar class vessels are diesel-electric submarines, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.
These submarines are a lengthier and heavier Indian variant[1] of the Type 209 submarines developed by the German yard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) under the internal designation Type 1500.
The first two vessels were built by HDW at Kiel, while the remainder were built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai under a technology transfer agreement. 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.
History[]
India signed the agreement for these submarines with HDW in 1981. The initial agreement called for delivery of four submarines which were delivered to the Indian Navy between 1986 and 1994. A subsequent agreement for the construction of 2 more submarines to be constructed at MDL was cancelled after the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.
Ships of the class[]
Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Commissioned | Status |
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INS Shishumar | S44 | HDW | Mumbai | 22 September 1986 | Refit Complete |
INS Shankush | S45 | HDW | Mumbai | 20 November 1986 | Under Refit at Mazgoan Docks |
INS Shalki | S46 | MDL | Mumbai | 7 February 1992 | Refit Complete |
INS Shankul | S47 | MDL | Mumbai | 28 May 1994 | Refit Complete |
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