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'''INS ''Shankul'' (S44)''' is a {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|0}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] 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> The submarine was the second to be built in India.
'''INS ''Shankul'' (S47)''' is a {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|0}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] 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> The submarine was the second to be built in India.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:20, 25 December 2022


History
India
Name: INS Shankush
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched: 11 May 1984
Commissioned: 20 November 1986
Status: in active service
Badge: INS Shankul crest
History
India
Name: INS Shankul
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Launched: 21 March 1992
Commissioned: 28 May 1994[1]
Status: in active service
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 Shankul (S47) is a -class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[2] The submarine was the second to be built in India.

References[edit]

  1. "Shishumar Class". Bharat Rakshak. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.