Kalvari-class submarine
Not to be confused with Kalvari-class submarine.
 INS Kursura (S20) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kalvari class |
| Builders: | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Vela class |
| In commission: | 1967–2003[1] |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,950 t (1,919 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 |
Kalvari-class submarines were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy. They were variants of the early Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. Four of the class served in the Indian Navy. Four additional variants of the later Foxtrot class were inducted as the Vela class.
INS Kursura has been preserved as a museum on Ramakrishna Mission Beach in Vishakhapatnam.[2] The sail of the lead vessel, INS Kalvari is also on display at the Vishakhapatnam city museum.
Ships
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS Kalvari | S23 | Sudomekh | 8 December 1967 | 31 May 1996 | Sail on display |
| INS Khanderi | S22 | Sudomekh | 6 December 1968 | 18 October 1989 | Sail on display |
| INS Karanj | S21 | Sudomekh | 4 September 1969 | 1 August 2003 | |
| INS Kursura | S20 | Sudomekh | 18 December 1969 | 27 September 2001 | As a museum |
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