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{{other ships|INS Kalvari}}
{{other ships|INS Kalvari}}
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| Ship launched = 27 October 2015<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
| Ship launched = 27 October 2015<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
| Ship completed =
| Ship completed =
| Ship acquired = 2 December 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/ins-kalvari-handed-over-to-navy/articleshow/61887559.cms|title=INS Kalvari handed over to Navt|publisher=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=12 November 2020|date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
| Ship acquired = 2 December 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/ins-kalvari-handed-over-to-navy/articleshow/61887559.cms|title=INS Kalvari handed over to Navt|publisher=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=12 November 2020|date=2 December 2017}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 14 December 2017<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Tarun|title=INS Kalvari, India's first Scorpene submarine, commissioned by Narendra Modi|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/uPIyd9PAN0KhwVJPbXHmOK/PM-Modi-commissions-Scorpeneclass-submarine-INS-Kalvari-int.html|work=Livemint|date=14 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044720/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/uPIyd9PAN0KhwVJPbXHmOK/PM-Modi-commissions-Scorpeneclass-submarine-INS-Kalvari-int.html|archive-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 14 December 2017<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Tarun|title=INS Kalvari, India's first Scorpene submarine, commissioned by Narendra Modi|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/uPIyd9PAN0KhwVJPbXHmOK/PM-Modi-commissions-Scorpeneclass-submarine-INS-Kalvari-int.html|work=Livemint|date=14 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044720/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/uPIyd9PAN0KhwVJPbXHmOK/PM-Modi-commissions-Scorpeneclass-submarine-INS-Kalvari-int.html|archive-date=2 March 2018}}</ref>
| Ship decommissioned =  
| Ship decommissioned =  
| Ship in service =  
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|||2022}}
| Ship class = {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|||2015}}
| Ship displacement = *'''Surfaced''': {{convert|1,615|t|ST}}
| Ship displacement = *'''Surfaced''': {{convert|1,615|t|ST}}
*'''Submerged''': {{convert|1,775|t|ST}}<ref name="jdw-14dec17">{{cite web|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine|url=http://www.janes.com/article/76404/indian-navy-commissions-first-licence-built-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228134046/http://www.janes.com/article/76404/indian-navy-commissions-first-licence-built-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|date=14 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*'''Submerged''': {{convert|1,775|t|ST}}<ref name="jdw-14dec17">{{cite web|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine|url=http://www.janes.com/article/76404/indian-navy-commissions-first-licence-built-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228134046/http://www.janes.com/article/76404/indian-navy-commissions-first-licence-built-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|date=14 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|67.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="pib-13dec17">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174299|title=Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai|date=13 December 2017|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-13|df=dmy-all|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214071348/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174299|archive-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|67.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="pib-13dec17">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174299|title=Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai|date=13 December 2017|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-13|df=dmy-all|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214071348/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174299|archive-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
| Ship beam = {{convert|6.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="jdw-7jun17">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/71202/india-s-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-begins-sea-trials|title=India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials|last=Rahmat|first=Ridzwan|date=7 June 2017|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228134807/http://www.janes.com/article/71202/india-s-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-begins-sea-trials|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Ship beam = {{convert|6.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="jdw-7jun17">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/71202/india-s-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-begins-sea-trials|title=India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials|last=Rahmat|first=Ridzwan|date=7 June 2017|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228134807/http://www.janes.com/article/71202/india-s-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-begins-sea-trials|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Ship height = {{convert|12.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
| Ship height = {{convert|12.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
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| Ship range = *{{convert|6500|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} (surfaced)
| Ship range = *{{convert|6500|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} (surfaced)
*{{convert|550|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} (submerged)<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006|date=2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=0710626924|page=308|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
*{{convert|550|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} (submerged)<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006|date=2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=0710626924|page=308|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
| Ship endurance = *50 days<ref>{{cite news|title=India, France to ink Scorpene deal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-France-to-ink-Scorpene-deal/articleshow/1244394.cms|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI|date=27 September 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430015518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-France-to-ink-Scorpene-deal/articleshow/1244394.cms|archive-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
| Ship endurance = *50 days<ref>{{cite news|title=India, France to ink Scorpene deal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-France-to-ink-Scorpene-deal/articleshow/1244394.cms|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI|date=27 September 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430015518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-France-to-ink-Scorpene-deal/articleshow/1244394.cms|archive-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
| Ship test depth = {{convert|350|m|ft}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene |title=Scorpene 1000 |publisher=DCNS |access-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915164804/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene/ |archive-date=15 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| Ship test depth = {{convert|350|m|ft}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene |title=Scorpene 1000 |publisher=DCNS |access-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915164804/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene/ |archive-date=15 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| Ship complement = *8 officers
| Ship complement = *8 officers
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== Etymology and motto ==
== Etymology and motto ==
The ship inherits its name from [[INS Kalvari (S23)|INS ''Kalvari'' (S23)]] which served in the Indian Navy from 1967 to 1996. ''Kalvari'' is the [[Malayalam]] word for [[tiger shark]], a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is-ins-kalvari-all-you-need-to-know-1787676|website=NDTV.com|access-date=31 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117031656/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is-ins-kalvari-all-you-need-to-know-1787676|archive-date=17 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/parrikar-undocks-scorpene-sub/63945.html|title=Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub|last=Banerjee|first=Ajay|date=6 April 2015|work=The Tribune|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407112724/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/parrikar-undocks-scorpene-sub/63945.html|archive-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> The tiger shark ([[Galeocerdo cuvier|Galeocerdo Cuvier]]) is a species of [[requiem shark]] which are found in tropical and temperate waters. The ship's motto is "''Ever Onward''" which represents the submarine's zeal and indomitable spirit.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
The ship inherits its name from [[INS Kalvari (S23)|INS ''Kalvari'' (S23)]] which served in the Indian Navy from 1967 to 1996. ''Kalvari'' is the [[Malayalam]] word for [[tiger shark]], a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is-ins-kalvari-all-you-need-to-know-1787676|website=NDTV.com|access-date=31 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117031656/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is-ins-kalvari-all-you-need-to-know-1787676|archive-date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/parrikar-undocks-scorpene-sub/63945.html|title=Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub|last=Banerjee|first=Ajay|date=6 April 2015|work=The Tribune|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407112724/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/parrikar-undocks-scorpene-sub/63945.html|archive-date=7 April 2015}}</ref> The tiger shark ([[Galeocerdo cuvier|Galeocerdo Cuvier]]) is a species of [[requiem shark]] which are found in tropical and temperate waters. The ship's motto is "''Ever Onward''" which represents the submarine's zeal and indomitable spirit.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/>
[[File:INS Kalvari 2017 stampsheet of India.jpg|thumb|right|INS Kalvari stampsheet issued in 2017]]
[[File:INS Kalvari 2017 stampsheet of India.jpg|thumb|right|INS Kalvari stampsheet issued in 2017]]


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The submarine was designated as Yard 11875 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] and construction began on 14 December 2006 with the first cutting of steel. The five separate sections of the submarine were welded together, called "Boot Together", on 30 July 2014. She was undocked to a pontoon from the East Yard dock on 6 April 2015 in the presence of [[Defence Minister of India|Defence Minister]] [[Manohar Parrikar]]. She is the first Indian Naval vessel to be built using a modular approach. After completing the important milestones of vacuum test and battery loading, she was launched at the Naval Dockyard on 27 October 2015 by Ritu Shrawat, wife of then CMD, Rear Admiral R K Shrawat (Retd). She was brought back to [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] for completion of the Basin trials and Harbour Acceptance trials phase. After conquering numerous challenges faced during the ‘Setting to Work’ phase and undergoing rigorous Harbour tests & trials to the complete satisfaction of the customer, she commenced sea trials on 1 May 2016.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/59944/india-s-first-scorpene-boat-begins-sea-trials-without-primary-weapons|title=India's first Scorpene boat begins sea trials without primary weapons {{!}} IHS Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2016-05-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504102932/http://www.janes.com/article/59944/india-s-first-scorpene-boat-begins-sea-trials-without-primary-weapons|archive-date=2016-05-04}}</ref><ref name="trials">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ins-kalvari-sea-trials-begin-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-attack-submarine/|title=INS Kalvari sea trials begin today: All you need to know about the attack submarine|date=29 October 2015 |publisher=Indian Express|access-date=2015-10-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030002621/http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ins-kalvari-sea-trials-begin-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-attack-submarine/|archive-date=2015-10-30}}</ref><ref name="myref2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32193746|title=New India submarine enters water|work=BBC News |date=6 April 2015 |access-date=2015-04-06|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163758/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32193746|archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> She was expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy fleet in 2012 but this was delayed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/commissioning-ins-kalvari-delayed-860|title=Commissioning of INS Kalvari delayed {{!}} The Asian Age|newspaper=The Asian Age|access-date=2016-10-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019010207/http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/commissioning-ins-kalvari-delayed-860|archive-date=2016-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-scorpene-submarines-france/1/905375.html|title=Scorpenes no more|access-date=2017-03-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318161500/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-scorpene-submarines-france/1/905375.html|archive-date=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scorpene-class-submarine-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-nov-dec/story-AWrUJZ9L7F6F6yPegnujWK.html|title=Scorpene-class submarine likely to be commissioned by Nov-Dec|date=2017-09-26|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-10-02|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115455/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scorpene-class-submarine-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-nov-dec/story-AWrUJZ9L7F6F6yPegnujWK.html|archive-date=2017-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=143613|title=Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053934/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=143613|archive-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>
The submarine was designated as Yard 11875 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] and construction began on 14 December 2006 with the first cutting of steel. The five separate sections of the submarine were welded together, called "Boot Together", on 30 July 2014. She was undocked to a pontoon from the East Yard dock on 6 April 2015 in the presence of [[Defence Minister of India|Defence Minister]] [[Manohar Parrikar]]. She is the first Indian Naval vessel to be built using a modular approach. After completing the important milestones of vacuum test and battery loading, she was launched at the Naval Dockyard on 27 October 2015 by Ritu Shrawat, wife of then CMD, Rear Admiral R K Shrawat (Retd). She was brought back to [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] for completion of the Basin trials and Harbour Acceptance trials phase. After conquering numerous challenges faced during the ‘Setting to Work’ phase and undergoing rigorous Harbour tests & trials to the complete satisfaction of the customer, she commenced sea trials on 1 May 2016.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/59944/india-s-first-scorpene-boat-begins-sea-trials-without-primary-weapons|title=India's first Scorpene boat begins sea trials without primary weapons {{!}} IHS Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2016-05-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504102932/http://www.janes.com/article/59944/india-s-first-scorpene-boat-begins-sea-trials-without-primary-weapons|archive-date=2016-05-04}}</ref><ref name="trials">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ins-kalvari-sea-trials-begin-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-attack-submarine/|title=INS Kalvari sea trials begin today: All you need to know about the attack submarine|date=29 October 2015 |publisher=Indian Express|access-date=2015-10-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030002621/http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ins-kalvari-sea-trials-begin-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-attack-submarine/|archive-date=2015-10-30}}</ref><ref name="myref2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32193746|title=New India submarine enters water|work=BBC News |date=6 April 2015 |access-date=2015-04-06|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163758/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32193746|archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> She was expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy fleet in 2012 but this was delayed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/commissioning-ins-kalvari-delayed-860|title=Commissioning of INS Kalvari delayed {{!}} The Asian Age|newspaper=The Asian Age|access-date=2016-10-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019010207/http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/commissioning-ins-kalvari-delayed-860|archive-date=2016-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-scorpene-submarines-france/1/905375.html|title=Scorpenes no more|access-date=2017-03-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318161500/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-scorpene-submarines-france/1/905375.html|archive-date=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scorpene-class-submarine-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-nov-dec/story-AWrUJZ9L7F6F6yPegnujWK.html|title=Scorpene-class submarine likely to be commissioned by Nov-Dec|date=2017-09-26|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-10-02|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115455/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scorpene-class-submarine-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-nov-dec/story-AWrUJZ9L7F6F6yPegnujWK.html|archive-date=2017-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=143613|title=Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053934/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=143613|archive-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>


The submarine successfully fired a torpedo and an [[Exocet SM39 missile|Exocet SM39 Block 2]] anti-ship missile in the [[Arabian Sea]] on 2 March 2017 during sea trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/68442/india-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-lead-kalvari-class-submarine|title=India test-fires anti-ship missile from lead Kalvari-class submarine {{!}} IHS Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2017-03-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303140120/http://www.janes.com/article/68442/india-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-lead-kalvari-class-submarine|archive-date=2017-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-successfully-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-kalvari-submarine/articleshow/57430490.cms|title=Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari submarine – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302125329/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-successfully-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-kalvari-submarine/articleshow/57430490.cms|archive-date=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/first-made-in-india-submarine-joins-navy-in-a-month/415731.html First ‘Made in India’ submarine joins Navy in a month] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604204122/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/first-made-in-india-submarine-joins-navy-in-a-month/415731.html |date=2017-06-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/torpedo-firing-trials-kalvari|title=Torpedo Firing Trials of Kalvari {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529094220/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/torpedo-firing-trials-kalvari|archive-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> She was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 2017 after successful completion of sea trials. She was commissioned by Indian [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 14 December 2017 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]. Her commissioning officer is Captain S D Mehendale.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/maiden-sea-trial-kalvari-first-scorpene-class-submarine|title=Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503123332/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/maiden-sea-trial-kalvari-first-scorpene-class-submarine|archive-date=3 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174311|title=Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054021/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174311|archive-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>
The submarine successfully fired a torpedo and an [[Exocet SM39 missile|Exocet SM39 Block 2]] anti-ship missile in the [[Arabian Sea]] on 2 March 2017 during sea trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/68442/india-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-lead-kalvari-class-submarine|title=India test-fires anti-ship missile from lead Kalvari-class submarine {{!}} IHS Jane's 360|website=www.janes.com|access-date=2017-03-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303140120/http://www.janes.com/article/68442/india-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-lead-kalvari-class-submarine|archive-date=2017-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-successfully-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-kalvari-submarine/articleshow/57430490.cms|title=Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari submarine – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302125329/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-successfully-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-from-kalvari-submarine/articleshow/57430490.cms|archive-date=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/first-made-in-india-submarine-joins-navy-in-a-month/415731.html First ‘Made in India’ submarine joins Navy in a month] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604204122/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/first-made-in-india-submarine-joins-navy-in-a-month/415731.html |date=2017-06-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/torpedo-firing-trials-kalvari|title=Torpedo Firing Trials of Kalvari {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529094220/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/torpedo-firing-trials-kalvari|archive-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> She was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 2017 after successful completion of sea trials. She was commissioned by Indian [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 14 December 2017 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]. Her commissioning officer is Captain S D Mehendale.<ref name="pib-13dec17"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/maiden-sea-trial-kalvari-first-scorpene-class-submarine|title=Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503123332/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/maiden-sea-trial-kalvari-first-scorpene-class-submarine|archive-date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174311|title=Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054021/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174311|archive-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>


== Operational history ==
== Operational history ==
Post [[2019 Balakot airstrike]] conducted by Indian Air Force, Indian Navy deployed [[Russian submarine Nerpa (K-152)|INS ''Chakra'']] along with INS ''Kalvari'' to search for the Pakistani submarine {{ship|PNS|Saad}} which was believed to be deployed. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/post-operation-bandar-indian-navy-hunted-for-pakistani-submarine-pns-saad-for-21-days/441970 |title=Post Operation Bandar, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine PNS Saad for 21 days |work=Times Now News.com |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/post-balakot-indian-navy-hunted-pakistani-submarine-for-21-days-1554601-2019-06-23 |title=Post Balakot strike, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine for 21 days |work=India Today |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
Post [[2019 Balakot airstrike]] conducted by Indian Air Force, Indian Navy deployed [[Russian submarine Nerpa (K-152)|INS ''Chakra'']] along with INS ''Kalvari'' to search for the Pakistani submarine {{ship|PNS|Saad}} which was believed to be deployed. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/post-operation-bandar-indian-navy-hunted-for-pakistani-submarine-pns-saad-for-21-days/441970 |title=Post Operation Bandar, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine PNS Saad for 21 days |work=Times Now News.com |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/post-balakot-indian-navy-hunted-pakistani-submarine-for-21-days-1554601-2019-06-23 |title=Post Balakot strike, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine for 21 days |work=India Today |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
As per Pakistan Navy, INS ''Kalvari'' was detected by its P3C Orion anti-Submarine air craft, localised and blocked from entering Pakistani waters, while in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone, some 86 miles from Gwadar. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1467885 |title=Pakistan foils intrusion attempt by Indian submarine|work=Dawn |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
As per Pakistan Navy, INS ''Kalvari'' was detected by its P3C Orion anti-Submarine air craft, localised and blocked from entering Pakistani waters, while in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone, some 86 miles from Gwadar. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1467885 |title=Pakistan foils intrusion attempt by Indian submarine|work=Dawn |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>


Latest revision as of 15:45, 15 October 2022

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

INS Kalvari (S21) at sea
History
India
Name: Kalvari
Namesake: Kalvari (S23)
Ordered: 2005
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched: 27 October 2015[1]
Acquired: 2 December 2017[2]
Commissioned: 14 December 2017[3]
Identification: S21[1]
Motto: Ever Onward
Status: in active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: -class submarine
Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)[4]
Length: 67.5 m (221 ft)[1]
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)[5]
Height: 12.3 m (40 ft)[1]
Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft)[5]
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)[5]
Range:
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 550 nmi (1,020 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged)[6]
Endurance: 50 days[7]
Test depth: 350 metres (1,150 ft) [8]
Complement:
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[9]
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[10]
Armament:

INS Kalvari (S21) is the first of the six indigenous Scorpène-class submarines currently in service with the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by DCNS (French naval defence and energy company) and was manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.[1][13]

Etymology and motto[edit | edit source]

The ship inherits its name from INS Kalvari (S23) which served in the Indian Navy from 1967 to 1996. Kalvari is the Malayalam word for tiger shark, a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power.[14][15] The tiger shark (Galeocerdo Cuvier) is a species of requiem shark which are found in tropical and temperate waters. The ship's motto is "Ever Onward" which represents the submarine's zeal and indomitable spirit.[1]

INS Kalvari stampsheet issued in 2017

History and construction[edit | edit source]

The submarine was designated as Yard 11875 at Mazagon Dock Limited and construction began on 14 December 2006 with the first cutting of steel. The five separate sections of the submarine were welded together, called "Boot Together", on 30 July 2014. She was undocked to a pontoon from the East Yard dock on 6 April 2015 in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. She is the first Indian Naval vessel to be built using a modular approach. After completing the important milestones of vacuum test and battery loading, she was launched at the Naval Dockyard on 27 October 2015 by Ritu Shrawat, wife of then CMD, Rear Admiral R K Shrawat (Retd). She was brought back to Mazagon Dock Limited for completion of the Basin trials and Harbour Acceptance trials phase. After conquering numerous challenges faced during the ‘Setting to Work’ phase and undergoing rigorous Harbour tests & trials to the complete satisfaction of the customer, she commenced sea trials on 1 May 2016.[1][16][17][18][19] She was expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy fleet in 2012 but this was delayed.[20][21][22][23]

The submarine successfully fired a torpedo and an Exocet SM39 Block 2 anti-ship missile in the Arabian Sea on 2 March 2017 during sea trials.[24][25][26][27] She was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 2017 after successful completion of sea trials. She was commissioned by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 December 2017 at Mazagon Dock Limited. Her commissioning officer is Captain S D Mehendale.[1][16][28]

Operational history[edit | edit source]

Post 2019 Balakot airstrike conducted by Indian Air Force, Indian Navy deployed INS Chakra along with INS Kalvari to search for the Pakistani submarine PNS Saad which was believed to be deployed. [29][30] As per Pakistan Navy, INS Kalvari was detected by its P3C Orion anti-Submarine air craft, localised and blocked from entering Pakistani waters, while in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone, some 86 miles from Gwadar. [31]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "INS Kalvari handed over to Navt". Mumbai Mirror. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Shukla, Tarun (14 December 2017). "INS Kalvari, India's first Scorpene submarine, commissioned by Narendra Modi". Livemint. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
  7. ↑ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880. 18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.
  12. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Scorpene Submarine, Built at Mumbai Docks, Launched Into Water". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Banerjee, Ajay (6 April 2015). "Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "India's first Scorpene boat begins sea trials without primary weapons | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "INS Kalvari sea trials begin today: All you need to know about the attack submarine". Indian Express. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "New India submarine enters water". BBC News. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Commissioning of INS Kalvari delayed | The Asian Age". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Scorpenes no more". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Scorpene-class submarine likely to be commissioned by Nov-Dec". www.hindustantimes.com/. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Maiden Sea Trial of Kalvari – First Scorpene Class Submarine". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "India test-fires anti-ship missile from lead Kalvari-class submarine | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari submarine – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  26. ↑ First ‘Made in India’ submarine joins Navy in a month Archived 2017-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ↑ "Torpedo Firing Trials of Kalvari | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  29. ↑ "Post Operation Bandar, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine PNS Saad for 21 days". Times Now News.com. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  30. ↑ "Post Balakot strike, Indian Navy hunted for Pakistani submarine for 21 days". India Today. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  31. ↑ "Pakistan foils intrusion attempt by Indian submarine". Dawn. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.


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