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'''INS ''Karanj'' (S21)''' was a {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|0||1967}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="br-kalvari">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Past/92-Kavari-Class.html|title=Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class) - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy|last=1|first=Webmaster|website=www.bharat-rakshak.com|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
'''INS ''Karanj'' (S21)''' was a {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|0||1967}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="br-kalvari">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Past/92-Kavari-Class.html|title=Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)|website=www.bharat-rakshak.com|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
 
The ship was named after the [[Karanja, Raigad|Karanja island]], also known as Uran island, located in the [[Raigad district]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/10/ins-karanj-named-after-submarine-that-fought-in-19-71-joins-indian-navy.html |website=The Week |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-look-at-kalvari-class-of-submarines-and-its-strategic-significance-7049172/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en |date=19 November 2022}}</ref>


==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
The 2017 film [[The Ghazi Attack (film)|The Ghazi Attack]] features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-navy-s-sinking-of-ghazi-news-columns-kfztj3bhjehsi.html|title=The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi|newspaper=Sify|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
The 2017 film ''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]'', features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-navy-s-sinking-of-ghazi-news-columns-kfztj3bhjehsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426095655/http://www.sify.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-navy-s-sinking-of-ghazi-news-columns-kfztj3bhjehsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2015|title=The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi|newspaper=Sify|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:42, 15 October 2022

For other ships with the same name, see INS Karanj.


INS Karanj underway
History
India
Name: INS Karanj
Namesake: Karanja
Launched: 28 April 1968
Commissioned: 4 September 1969
Decommissioned: 1 August 2003
Fate: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: -class 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:
  • 10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

INS Karanj (S21) was a -class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]

The ship was named after the Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.[2][3]

Popular culture

The 2017 film Ghazi, features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy". The Week. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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