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INS Sindhurashtra (S65)

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History
India
NameINS Sindhushastra
Launched14 October 1999
Commissioned19 July 2000
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSindhughosh-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2325 tons surfaced
  • 3076 tons dived
Length72.6 m (238 ft)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3,650 hp (2,720 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) motor
  • 2 × 204 hp (152 kW) auxiliary motors
  • 1 × 130 hp (97 kW) economic speed motor
Speed
  • Surfaced; 11 knots (20 km/h)
  • Snorkel Mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)
  • Submerged; 19 knots (35 km/h)
Range
  • Snorting: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)
  • Submerged: 400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h)
EnduranceUp to 45 days with a crew of 52
Test depth
  • Operational Depth; 240 m (790 ft)
  • Maximum Depth; 300 m (980 ft)
Complement52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament

INS Sindhushastra (S65) (Literally means Nation of Rivers) is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.

References

  1. ^ "Large diesel-electric submarine Project 636 | Catalog Rosoboronexport". roe.ru.
  2. "Rashtra, Rāṣṭra: 26 definitions". 17 August 2015.
  3. "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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 People's Liberation Army Navy
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 Indian Navy
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Sindhughosh class
 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
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Vietnam People's Navy
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 Myanmar Navy
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Shishumar class
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Future submarines
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Arihant class
  • Aridhaman
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Conventionally-powered
(diesel-electric)
Kalvari class (2015)
Decommissioned
Nuclear-powered
Charlie class
Improved Akula I class
Conventionally-powered
(diesel-electric)
Kalvari class (1967)
Vela class
Sindhughosh class


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