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A variant of the Foxtrot-class submarine of the Indian Navy
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Class overview | |
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Name | Vela class[1] |
Builders | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Preceded by | Kalvari class |
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In commission | 1973–2010[2] |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | Panchendriya sonar |
Armament |
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Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010. The submarines formed the 8th Submarine Squadron and were based at INS Virbahu.[3]
INS Vagli is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.[4]