INS Sindhuvijay (S62)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Sindhughosh class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Vela class |
Succeeded by | Kalvari class |
In commission | 1986– |
Planned | 10 |
Completed | 10 |
Active | 8 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Attack Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range |
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Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
Complement | 53 (13 Officers) |
Armament |
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Sindhughosh-class submarines are Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Indian Navy. Their names are in Sanskrit, but in their Roman-alphabet forms sometimes a final short -a is dropped.
The Sindhughosh submarines, designated 877EKM, were designed as part of Project 877, and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India).
The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53. The final unit was the first to be equipped with the 3M-54 Klub (SS-N-27) antiship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km.