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{{Use dmy dates|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=July | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}} | ||
{|{{Infobox ship begin}} | {|{{Infobox ship begin}} | ||
{{Infobox ship image | {{Infobox ship image | ||
|Ship image= | | Ship image = Decommissioning of INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) - 3.jpg | ||
|Ship caption= | | Ship caption = ''Sindhudhvaj'' being decommissioned in July 2022. | ||
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | ||
|Ship name=INS '' | | Ship name = INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' | ||
|Ship namesake= | | Ship namesake = | ||
|Ship ordered= | | Ship ordered = | ||
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|Ship laid down= | | Ship laid down = | ||
|Ship launched= | | Ship launched = | ||
|Ship acquired= | | Ship acquired = | ||
|Ship commissioned= 12 June 1987 | | Ship commissioned = 12 June 1987 | ||
|Ship decommissioned= | | Ship decommissioned = 16 July 2022 | ||
|Ship in service= | | Ship in service = | ||
|Ship out of service= | | Ship out of service = | ||
|Ship struck= | | Ship struck = | ||
|Ship reinstated= | | Ship reinstated = | ||
|Ship fate= | | Ship fate = | ||
|Ship status= | | Ship status = | ||
|Ship badge = [[File:INS Sindhudhwaj emblem.JPG|120px|INS Sindhudwaj crest]]}} | | Ship badge = [[File:INS Sindhudhwaj emblem.JPG|120px|INS Sindhudwaj crest]] | ||
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}} | | Ship class = {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}} | ||
|Ship type= | | Ship type = | ||
|Ship displacement=*2325 tons surfaced | | Ship displacement = *2325 tons surfaced | ||
*3076 tons submerged | *3076 tons submerged | ||
|Ship length= {{convert|72.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | Ship length = {{convert|72.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship beam= {{convert|9.9|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | Ship beam = {{convert|9.9|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship draught= {{convert|6.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | Ship draught = {{convert|6.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship draft= | | Ship draft = | ||
|Ship propulsion=*2 × {{convert|3650|hp|abbr=on}} diesel-electric motors | | Ship propulsion = *2 × {{convert|3650|hp|abbr=on}} diesel-electric motors | ||
*1 × {{convert|5900|hp|abbr=on}} motor | *1 × {{convert|5900|hp|abbr=on}} motor | ||
*2 × {{convert|204|hp|abbr=on}} auxiliary motors | *2 × {{convert|204|hp|abbr=on}} auxiliary motors | ||
*1 × {{convert|130|hp|abbr=on}} economic speed motor | *1 × {{convert|130|hp|abbr=on}} economic speed motor | ||
|Ship speed=*Surfaced;{{convert|11|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref> | | Ship speed = *Surfaced;{{convert|11|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref> | ||
*Snorkel Mode; {{convert|9|kn|km/h}} | *Snorkel Mode; {{convert|9|kn|km/h}} | ||
*Submerged;{{convert|19|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref> | *Submerged;{{convert|19|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref> | ||
|Ship range=*Snorting: {{convert|6000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} | | Ship range = *Snorting: {{convert|6000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} | ||
*Submerged: {{convert|400|mi|km}} at {{convert|3|kn|km/h}} | *Submerged: {{convert|400|mi|km}} at {{convert|3|kn|km/h}} | ||
|Ship endurance= Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 | | Ship endurance = Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 | ||
|Ship test depth=*Operational depth; {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}} | | Ship test depth = *Operational depth; {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||
*Maximum depth; {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} | *Maximum depth; {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship complement= 52 (incl. 13 Officers) | | Ship complement = 52 (incl. 13 Officers) | ||
|Ship sensors= | | Ship sensors = | ||
|Ship EW= | | Ship EW = | ||
|Ship armament=*[[Strela 3|9M36 Strela-3]] (SA-N-8) SAM launcher | | Ship armament = *[[Strela 3|9M36 Strela-3]] (SA-N-8) SAM launcher | ||
*[[3M-54 Klub|Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM]] | *[[3M-54 Klub|Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM]] | ||
*[[53-65 torpedo|Type 53-65]] passive wake homing torpedo | *[[53-65 torpedo|Type 53-65]] passive wake homing torpedo | ||
*TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo | *TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo | ||
*24 DM-1 [[Naval mine|mines]] in lieu of torpedo tube | *24 DM-1 [[Naval mine|mines]] in lieu of torpedo tube | ||
|Ship notes= | | Ship notes = | ||
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'''INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' (S56)''' | '''INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' (S56)''' was a {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}} of the [[Indian Navy]]<ref name=in-sg>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |title=Submarines of Indian Navy |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071559/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> in service from 1987 until 16 July 2022, when she was decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1842174|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=17 July 2022|access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
The name ''Sindhudhvaj'' means "flag bearer at sea". The submarine's crest depicts a [[grey]] [[nurse shark]]. ''Sindhudhvaj'' was the submarine to operationalise several indigenously built systems including the [[USHUS (sonar)|USHUS sonar]], the Rukmani and MSS satellite communication systems, the inertial navigation system and the torpedo fire control system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned after 35 Years of Glorious Service to The Nation |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sindhudhvaj-decommissioned-after-35-years-glorious-service-nation |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Indian Navy}}</ref> | |||
The submarine also completed a successful mating and personnel transfer with a [[deep-submergence rescue vehicle]]. It was the only submarine to be awarded the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]'s Rolling Trophy for Innovation by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||