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*1 × {{convert|5900|hp|abbr=on}} motor
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*[[53-65 torpedo|Type 53-65]] passive wake homing torpedo
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*TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo
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*24 DM-1 [[Naval mine|mines]] in lieu of torpedo tube
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'''INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' (S56)''' is a {{sclass-|Sindhughosh|submarine}} of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-sg>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071559/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref>
'''INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' (S56)''' was a {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}} of the [[Indian Navy]]<ref name=in-sg>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |title=Submarines of Indian Navy |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071559/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> in service from 1987 until 16 July 2022, when she was decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1842174|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=17 July 2022|access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
 
The name ''Sindhudhvaj'' means "flag bearer at sea". The submarine's crest depicts a [[grey]] [[nurse shark]]. ''Sindhudhvaj'' was the submarine to operationalise several indigenously built systems including the [[USHUS (sonar)|USHUS sonar]], the Rukmani and MSS satellite communication systems, the inertial navigation system and the torpedo fire control system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned after 35 Years of Glorious Service to The Nation |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sindhudhvaj-decommissioned-after-35-years-glorious-service-nation |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Indian Navy}}</ref>
 
The submarine also completed a successful mating and personnel transfer with a [[deep-submergence rescue vehicle]]. It was the only submarine to be awarded the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]'s Rolling Trophy for Innovation by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 13:13, 19 December 2022

File:Decommissioning of INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) - 3.jpg
Sindhudhvaj being decommissioned in July 2022.
History
Name: INS Sindhudhvaj
Commissioned: 12 June 1987
Decommissioned: 16 July 2022
Badge: INS Sindhudwaj crest
General characteristics
Class and type: -class submarine
Displacement:
  • 2325 tons surfaced
  • 3076 tons submerged
Length: 72.6 m (238 ft)
Beam: 9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught: 6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 3,650 hp (2,720 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) motor
  • 2 × 204 hp (152 kW) auxiliary motors
  • 1 × 130 hp (97 kW) economic speed motor
Speed:
  • Surfaced;11 knots (20 km/h)[1]
  • Snorkel Mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)
  • Submerged;19 knots (35 km/h)[2]
Range:
  • Snorting: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)
  • Submerged: 400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h)
Endurance: Up to 45 days with a crew of 52
Test depth:
  • Operational depth; 240 m (790 ft)
  • Maximum depth; 300 m (980 ft)
Complement: 52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament:

INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) was a -class submarine of the Indian Navy[3] in service from 1987 until 16 July 2022, when she was decommissioned.[4]

The name Sindhudhvaj means "flag bearer at sea". The submarine's crest depicts a grey nurse shark. Sindhudhvaj was the submarine to operationalise several indigenously built systems including the USHUS sonar, the Rukmani and MSS satellite communication systems, the inertial navigation system and the torpedo fire control system.[5]

The submarine also completed a successful mating and personnel transfer with a deep-submergence rescue vehicle. It was the only submarine to be awarded the Chief of the Naval Staff's Rolling Trophy for Innovation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Rosoboron exports - Project 636".
  2. "Rosoboron exports - Project 636".
  3. "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  4. "INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation". Press Information Bureau of India. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned after 35 Years of Glorious Service to The Nation". Indian Navy. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.