INS Shishumar (S44)
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INS Shishumar (S44) is the lead vessel of the class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.[1] She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.[2]
![]() INS Shishumar at Port of Duqm, Oman.
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Name: | INS Shishumar |
Builder: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
Launched: | 13 December 1984 |
Commissioned: | 22 September 1986 |
Status: | in active service |
Badge: | INS Shishkumar |
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Class and type: | -class submarine |
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Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
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Speed: |
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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) |
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Mid Life UpgradeEdit
Indian Navy awarded $151mn contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.[3][4]
The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of class to follow. [3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar". 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract". DefenseWorld.net. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.