INS Shankul
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Indian diesel-electric submarine
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Shankush |
| Namesake | Skate Fish |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched | 11 May 1984 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1986 |
| Status | in active service |
| History | |
| India | |
| Name | INS Shankul |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Launched | 21 March 1992 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1994[1] |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shishumar-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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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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| Speed |
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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 Shankul (S47) (lit. 'Skate Fish ') is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[2] The submarine was the second to be built in India.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Shishumar Class". Bharat Rakshak. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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