Submarines of the Indian Navy
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Details of the Submarines of the Indian Navy, the largest Submarine fleet in Asia.

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Current Fleet

Class Name Pennant No. Commission Date Status
Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class INS Sindhughosh S55 April 30, 1986 Refit completed
INS Sindhudhvaj S56 June 12, 1987
INS Sindhuraj S57 October 20, 1987 Refit completed
INS Sindhuvir S58 August 26, 1988 Refit completed
INS Sindhuratna S59 December 22, 1988 Refit completed
INS Sindhukesari S60 February 16, 1989 Refit completed
INS Sindhukirti S61 January 04, 1990 Undergoing Refit
INS Sindhuvijay S62 March 18, 1991 Refit completed
INS Sindhurakshak S63 December 24, 1997
INS Sindhushastra S65 July 19, 2000
Shishumar (Type 209) Class INS Shishumar S44 September 22, 1986 Refit Complete
INS Shankush S45 November 20, 1986 Under Refit at Mazgoan Docks
INS Shalki S46 February 07, 1992 Under Refit at Mazgoan Docks
INS Shankul S47 May 28, 1994 Refit Complete
Foxtrot class INS Vela S40 August 31, 1973 Undergoing Refit
INS Vagli S42 August 10, 1974 Refit Complete

Future Submarines

An Akula submarine.
An Akula submarine.

Nuclear Powered Submarines

  • 6 Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) submarine project is still ongoing. (2009) (Being built by the Ship Building Center, Vishakhapatnam) First launch expected in April 2009.[3]
  • 1 Akula According to many reliable sources it is known that one or two akula submarines will join the forces between 2007 to 2008. India signed a lease/purchase deal with Russia in Moscow in the end of 2005.

Decomissioned Submarines

INS Chakra.
INS Chakra.
    • Kalvari S23 (08 December 1967) - decommissioned on 31 May 1996
    • Khanderi S22 (06 December 1968) - decommissioned on 18 October 1989
    • Karanj S21 (04 September 1969) - decommissioned on 01 August 2003
    • Kursura S20 (18 December 1969) - decommissioned on 27 September 2001
    • Vagir S41 (03 November 1973) - decommissioned on 07 June 2001
    • Vagsheer S43 (26 December 1974) - decommissioned on 30 April 1997

Nuclear Powered Submarines

Submarine tender

  • Ugra class
    • Amba A54 (28 December 1968) - decommissioned on 16 July 2006

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1075999 DNA - India - BrahMos to arm Navy subs soon - Daily News & Analysis
  2. ^ Navy eyes new submarines for blue-water capability
  3. ^ India launches 1st nuclear submarine.

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