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INS Shankul

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Indian diesel-electric submarine
History
India
NameINS Shankush
NamesakeSkate Fish
BuilderHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched11 May 1984
Commissioned20 November 1986
Statusin active service
History
India
NameINS Shankul
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Launched21 March 1992
Commissioned28 May 1994[1]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeShishumar-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1450 tons surfaced
  • 1850 tons submerged
Length64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 ×ばつ 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 ×ばつ Siemens 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) motor
  • 4 ×ばつ 1.8 MW (2,400 hp) Siemens alternators
  • 1 shaft
Speed
  • Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h)
  • Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h)
RangeSnorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)
Test depthTest depth 260 m (850 ft)
Complement40 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 14 ×ばつ AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes
  • 24 ×ばつ external strap-on mines

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

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  1. ^ "Shishumar Class". Bharat Rakshak. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
Commissioned
Nuclear-powered
Arihant class
Conventionally-powered
(diesel-electric)
Shishumar class
Sindhughosh class
Kalvari class (2015)
Future submarines
Nuclear-powered
Arihant class
  • Aridhaman
  • S4*
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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