INS Kalvari (S21)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Kalvari.

INS Kalvari (S21) at sea
History
India
NameKalvari
NamesakeKalvari (S23)
Ordered2005
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched27 October 2015[1]
Acquired2 December 2017[2]
Commissioned14 December 2017[3]
IdentificationS21[1]
MottoEver Onward
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeKalvari-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)[6]
Length67.5 m (221 ft)[1]
Beam6.2 m (20 ft)[4]
Height12.3 m (40 ft)[1]
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)[4]
Propulsion
Speed
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)[4]
Range
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 550 nmi (1,020 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged)[5]
Endurance50 days[9]
Test depth350 metres (1,150 ft) [10]
Complement
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[8]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[13]
Armament

INS Kalvari (S21) is the first of the six indigenous Kalvari-class submarines currently in service with the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by DCNS (French naval defence and energy company) and was manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.[1][14]

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  11. ^ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880. 18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.
  12. ^ Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
  13. ^ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Scorpene Submarine, Built at Mumbai Docks, Launched Into Water". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.