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'''INS ''Shishumar'' (S44)''' is the [[lead vessel]] of the {{sclass-|Shishumar|submarine|4}} of diesel-electric [[submarine]]s of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-shishumar>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071908/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/865732330823884801|title=SpokespersonNavy on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}</ref>
'''INS ''Shishumar'' (S44)''' is the [[lead vessel]] of the {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|4}} of diesel-electric [[submarine]]s of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-shishumar>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |title=Submarines of Indian Navy |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071908/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/865732330823884801|title=SpokespersonNavy on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}</ref>


==Mid Life Upgrade==
==Mid Life Upgrade==
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[[Indian Navy]] awarded $151mn 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]].<ref name="shishurefit">{{cite web|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/thyssenkrupp-refit-indian-ins-shishumar/|title=Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar|date=26 September 2018|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/23427/India___s_Mazagon_Dock__Germany___s_Thyssenkrupp_Bag__151M_Worth_Indian_Navy_Submarines_Refit_Contract#.W6zH0nUzZhE|title=India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract|date=27 September 2018|publisher=DefenseWorld.net|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
[[Indian Navy]] awarded $151mn 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]].<ref name="shishurefit">{{cite web|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/thyssenkrupp-refit-indian-ins-shishumar/|title=Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar|date=26 September 2018|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/23427/India___s_Mazagon_Dock__Germany___s_Thyssenkrupp_Bag__151M_Worth_Indian_Navy_Submarines_Refit_Contract#.W6zH0nUzZhE|title=India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract|date=27 September 2018|publisher=DefenseWorld.net|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>


The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of {{sclass-|Shishumar|submarine|4}} to follow. <ref name="shishurefit" />
The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|4}} to follow. <ref name="shishurefit" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 23 August 2022

INS Shishumar at Port of Duqm, Oman.
History
India
Name: INS Shishumar
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched: 13 December 1984
Commissioned: 22 September 1986
Status: in active service
Badge: INS Shishkumar
General characteristics
Class and type: -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 × 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × Siemens 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) motor
  • 4 × 1.8 MW (2,400 hp) 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:

INS Shishumar (S44) is the lead vessel of the 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[edit | edit source]

Indian Navy awarded $151mn 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.[3][4]

The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of class to follow. [3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar". 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract". DefenseWorld.net. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.