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	A variant of the Foxtrot-class submarine of the Indian Navy
Class overview
Name:	Vela class
Builders:	Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	class
Succeeded by:	class ; class;
In commission:	1973–2010
Planned:	4
Completed:	4
Retired:	4
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine
Displacement:	1,952 t (1,921 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 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 380 mi (610 km) at 10 knots (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;

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Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet -class submarines. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010.

INS Vagli is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.^[3]

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
INS Vela	S40	Sudomekh	31 August 1973	25 June 2010
INS Vagir	S41	Sudomekh	3 November 1973	7 June 2001
INS Vagli	S42	Sudomekh	10 August 1974	9 December 2010	To be preserved as a museum^[4]
INS Vagsheer	S43	Sudomekh	26 December 1974	30 April 1997

References

↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
↑ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)
↑ Jesudasan, Dennis S. (23 July 2017). "Decommissioned submarine languishes in Chennai". The Hindu. The Hindu Group.
↑ "Sea Dredging Mooted to Take Sub to Mamallapuram Shores". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

External links

[in-vela-1] "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

[br-kalvari-2] Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)

[3] Jesudasan, Dennis S. (23 July 2017). "Decommissioned submarine languishes in Chennai". The Hindu. The Hindu Group.

[thenewindianexpress-4] "Sea Dredging Mooted to Take Sub to Mamallapuram Shores". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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Class overview
A variant of the Foxtrot-class submarine of the Indian Navy
Name:	Vela class^[1]
Builders:	Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	class
Succeeded by:	class class
In commission:	1973–2010^[2]
Planned:	4
Completed:	4
Retired:	4
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine
Displacement:	1,952 t (1,921 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 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 380 mi (610 km) at 10 knots (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