 INS Shishumar at Port of Duqm, Oman. | |
| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | INS Shishumar |
| Namesake | Ganges river dolphin |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched | 13 December 1984 |
| Commissioned | 22 September 1986 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Shishumar-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Draught | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) |
| Test depth | Test depth 260 m (850 ft) |
| Complement | 40 (incl 8 officers) |
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INS Shishumar (S44) (lit. 'Dolphin') is the lead vessel of the Shishumar class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.1 She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.2
Mid Life Upgrade
Indian Navy awarded $151 million contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.34
The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of Shishumar class to follow. 3
References
References
- "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar". 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract". DefenseWorld.net. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.