INS Shishumar (S44)
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Name: | INS Shishumar |
Builder: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
Commissioned: | 22 September 1986 |
Status: | in active service |
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Class and type: | Shishumar-class submarine |
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Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
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Range: | Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) |
Test depth: | Test depth 260 m (850 ft) |
Complement: | 40 (incl 8 officers) |
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INS Shishumar (S44) is the lead vessel of the Shishumar class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.[1] She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate[2].
Mid Life Upgrade
Indian Navy awarded $151mn contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.[3][4]
The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of Shishumar class to follow. [3]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ↑ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- 1 2 "Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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