A Sindhughosh-class submarine underway
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History | |
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Name | INS Sindhukirti |
Builder | Admiralty Shipyard and Sevmash |
Launched | 26 August 1989 |
Commissioned | 9 December 1989[1] |
Recommissioned | 23 May 2015 |
Refit | June 2006 – May 2015 |
Status | in active service[2] |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sindhughosh-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Endurance | Up to 45 days |
Test depth |
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Complement | 68 (incl. 7 Officers) |
Armament |
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Notes | underwent refit from June 2006 – May 2015 at Hindustan Shipyard |
INS Sindhukirti (S61) (Glory of the Sea)[4] is the seventh Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Admiralty Shipyard and Sevmash in the Soviet Union.
Sindukirti was commissioned on 9 December 1989 in the Soviet Union, with Cdr. Ramdas signing her commissioning orders. She underwent a protracted "medium refit" from June 2006 until May 2015 at the Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam. The midlife upgrade was projected to be completed in 3 years but numerous delays postponed the submarine's return.[5] Having spent one third of her life in refit, she finally returned to service on 23 May 2015.[6]