INS Vagir (S25)

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

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Vagir during its sea sortie.
History
India
Name: INS Vagir
Namesake: Vagir (S41)
Ordered: 2005
Builder: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Launched: 12 November 2020[1]
Acquired: 20 December 2022
Commissioned: January 2023 (expected)
Status: Delivered
General characteristics
Class and type: -class submarine
Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)[2]
Length: 67.5 m (221 ft)[3]
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)[4]
Height: 12.3 m (40 ft)[3]
Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft)[4]
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)[4]
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)[5]
Endurance: 50 days[6]
Test depth: 350 metres (1,150 ft) [7]
Complement:
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[8]
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9]
Armament:

INS Vagir (S25) is the fifth submarine of the first batch of six -class submarines for the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the class, designed by French naval defence and energy group Naval Group and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[12]

History and construction

The ship was launched on 12 November 2020.[13][1][14]

The submarine inherits its name from INS Vagir (S41) which served in the Navy from 1973–2001, and was named after a species of sandfish.[15][16]

Vagir, the fifth submarine in the [[]] -class, started its maiden sea trials on 2 February, 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned in January 2023.[17]

Gallery

  • Launch of Vagir at Mazgaon Docks.

    Launch of Vagir at Mazgaon Docks.

  • Vagir submarine during its maiden sea trials.

    Vagir submarine during its maiden sea trials.

  • Vagir (S25) during its maiden sea trials

    Vagir (S25) during its maiden sea trials

  • Vagir (S25) submarine during its maiden sea sortie.

    Vagir (S25) submarine during its maiden sea sortie.


See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir'". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
  6. ↑ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Fifth-generation Indian Navy Scorpene 'Vagir' put to trial, know why it is so special". DNA India. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Desk, India com News (12 November 2020). "Indian Navy's Fifth Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Vagir Launched". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched at Mazagon Dock". New Indian Express. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  17. ↑ Peri, Dinakar (20 December 2022). "Fifth Scorpène-class submarine Vagir delivered to Navy". The Hindu.

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