Kalvari-class submarine (1967)
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Kalvari-class (Foxtrot-class) submarine of the Indian Navy
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Class overview | |
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Name | Kalvari class |
Builders | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Succeeded by | Vela class |
In commission | 1967–2003[1] |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | Panchendriya sonar |
Armament |
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Kalvari-class submarines were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy. They were variants of the early Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. Four of the class served in the Indian Navy. Four additional variants of the later Foxtrot class were inducted as the Vela class.
INS Kursura has been preserved as a museum on Ramakrishna Mission Beach in Visakhapatnam.[2] The sail of the lead vessel, INS Kalvari is also on display at the Visakhapatnam city museum.
Ships
[edit]Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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INS Kalvari | S23 | Sudomekh | 8 December 1967 | 31 May 1996 | Sail on display |
INS Khanderi | S22 | Sudomekh | 6 December 1968 | 18 October 1989 | Sail on display |
INS Karanj | S21 | Sudomekh | 4 September 1969 | 1 August 2003 | |
INS Kursura | S20 | Sudomekh | 18 December 1969 | 27 September 2001 | As a museum |
References
[edit]- ^ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)
- ^ "Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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