| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Vela class[1] |
| Builders: | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
| Operators: | Indian Navy |
| In commission: | 1973–2010[2] |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement: | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
| Armament: | • 10 533mm torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes |
Vela class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot class submarines. The last of her class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010.
The lead vessel, INS Vela, will be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu.[3]
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS Vela | S40 | Sudomekh | 31 August 1973 | 25 June 2010 | As a Museum |
| INS Vagir | S41 | Sudomekh | 3 November 1973 | 7 June 2001 | |
| INS Vagli | S42 | Sudomekh | 10 August 1974 | 9 December 2010 | |
| INS Vagsheer | S43 | Sudomekh | 26 December 1974 | 30 April 1997 |
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