INS Shankush (S45)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Shankush |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
| Commissioned: | 20 November, 1986 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Shishumar class submarine |
| Displacement: | 1450 tons surfaced 1850 tons submerged |
| Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x 2400 hp diesel-electric motors 1 x Siemens 4600 hp motor 4 x 1.8 MW Siemens alternators 1 shaft |
| Speed: | Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| 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) |
| Armament: | 14 x AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes 24 x external strap-on mines |
INS Shankush (S45) is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]