Submarines of the Indian Navy

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Details of the Submarines of the Indian Navy

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[edit] Present Submarines

Sindugosh class submarine.
Sindugosh class submarine.
    • INS Sindhughosh S55 (30 April 1986) - Refit Complete
    • INS Sindhudhvaj S56 (12 June 1987)
    • INS Sindhuraj S57 (20 October 1987) - Refit Complete
    • INS Sindhuvir S58 (26 August 1988) - Refit Complete
    • INS Sindhuratna S59 (22 December 1988) - Refit Complete
    • INS Sindhukesari S60 (16 February 1989) - Refit Complete
    • INS Sindhukirti S61 (04 January 1990) - Undergoing Refit
    • INS Sindhuvijay S62 (08 March 1991) - Undergoing Refit
    • INS Sindhurakshak S63 (24 December 1997)
    • INS Sindhushastra S65 (19 July 2000)
    • INS Shishumar S44 (22 September 1986) - Refit Complete
    • INS Shankush S45 (20 November 1986)
    • INS Shalki S46 (07 February 1992)
    • INS Shankul S47 (28 May 1994) - Undergoing Refit
    • INS Vela S40 (31 August 1973)
    • INS Vagli S42 (10 August 1974)

[edit] Future Submarines

An Akula submarine.
An Akula submarine.

Nuclear Powered Submarines

  • 5-6 Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) submarine project is still ongoing. (2010) (Being built by the Ship Building Center, Vishakhapatnam)
  • 2 Akula According to many reliable sources it is known that one or two akula submarines will join the forces between 2006 to 2008. India signed a lease/purchase deal with Russia in Moscow in the end of 2005.

[edit] Decomissioned Submarines

    • Kalvari S23 (08 December 1967) - decommissioned on 31 May 1996
    • Khanderi S22 (06 December 1968) - decommissioned on 18 October 1989
    • Karanj S21 (04 September 1969) - decommissioned on 01 August 2003
    • Kursura S20 (18 December 1969) - decommissioned on 27 September 2001
    • Vagir S41 (03 November 1973) - decommissioned on 07 June 2001
    • Vagsheer S43 (26 December 1974) - decommissioned on 30 April 1997

Nuclear Powered Submarines

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