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{{Short description|Indian attack submarine}}
{{Short description|Indian attack submarine}}
{{other ships|INS Vagir}}
{{other ships|INS Vagir}}
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|||2022}}
| Ship class = {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|||2015}}
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| Ship displacement = *'''Surfaced''': {{convert|1,615|t|ST}}
| Ship displacement = *'''Surfaced''': {{convert|1,615|t|ST}}
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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 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}}</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
*35 sailors<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|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*35 sailors<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|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Ship sensors =  
| Ship sensors =  
| Ship EW = C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India launches third Scorpène-class submarine|url=http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180205200755/http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|archive-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
| Ship EW = C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India launches third Scorpène-class submarine|url=http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180205200755/http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine|archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref>
| Ship armament = *6 x {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s for 18 SUT torpedoes ''OR''  
| Ship armament = *6 x {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s for 18 SUT torpedoes ''OR''  
*SM.39 [[Exocet]] anti-ship missiles
*SM.39 [[Exocet]] anti-ship missiles
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'''INS ''Vagir'' (S25)''' is the fifth [[submarine]] of the first batch of six {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|1||2022}}s for the [[Indian Navy]]. It is a [[diesel-electric submarine|diesel-electric]] [[attack submarine]] based on the {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|4}}, designed by French naval defence and energy group [[Naval Group]] and manufactured by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], an Indian shipyard in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Fifth-generation Indian Navy Scorpene 'Vagir' put to trial, know why it is so special|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-fifth-generation-indian-navy-scorpene-vagir-put-to-trial-know-why-it-is-so-special-2856101|access-date=2020-11-12|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
'''INS ''Vagir'' (S25)''' is the fifth [[submarine]] of the first batch of six {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|1||2015}}s for the [[Indian Navy]]. It is a [[diesel-electric submarine|diesel-electric]] [[attack submarine]] based on the {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|4}}, designed by French naval defence and energy group [[Naval Group]] and manufactured by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], an Indian shipyard in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Fifth-generation Indian Navy Scorpene 'Vagir' put to trial, know why it is so special|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-fifth-generation-indian-navy-scorpene-vagir-put-to-trial-know-why-it-is-so-special-2856101|access-date=2020-11-12|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>


==History and construction==
==History and construction==


The ship was launched on 12 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2020-11-12|title=Indian Navy's Fifth Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Vagir Launched|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir-launched-4208068/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="vagir_launch">{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir'|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-navy-gets-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir/680844|access-date=2020-11-12|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched at Mazagon Dock |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/nov/12/indian-navys-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-vagir-launchedatmazagon-dock-2222790.html |website=New Indian Express |access-date=12 November 2020 |language=en-IN |date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
The ship was launched on 12 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2020-11-12|title=Indian Navy's Fifth Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Vagir Launched|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir-launched-4208068/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="vagir_launch">{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir'|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-navy-gets-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir/680844|access-date=2020-11-12|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched at Mazagon Dock |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/nov/12/indian-navys-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-vagir-launchedatmazagon-dock-2222790.html |website=New Indian Express |access-date=12 November 2020 |language=en-IN |date=12 November 2020}}</ref>


The submarine inherits its name from [[INS Vagir (S41)|INS ''Vagir'' (S41)]] which served in the Navy from 1973–2001, and was named after a species of sandfish<!--No obvious deep sea predator on the DAB page-->.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-look-at-kalvari-class-of-submarines-and-its-strategic-significance-7049172/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en |date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navys-scorpene-class-submarine-vagir-with-superior-stealth-features-launched/capabilities-and-origin/slideshow/79208522.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
The submarine inherits its name from [[INS Vagir (S41)|INS ''Vagir'' (S41)]] which served in the Navy from 1973–2001, and was named after a species of sandfish<!--No obvious deep sea predator on the DAB page-->.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-look-at-kalvari-class-of-submarines-and-its-strategic-significance-7049172/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2021 |language=en |date=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navys-scorpene-class-submarine-vagir-with-superior-stealth-features-launched/capabilities-and-origin/slideshow/79208522.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>


Vagir, the fifth submarine in the {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2022}} -class, started its maiden sea trials on 2 February, 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fifth-scorp%C3%A8ne-class-submarine-vagir-delivered-to-navy/article66284661.ece|title=Fifth Scorpène-class submarine Vagir delivered to Navy |publisher=The Hindu|date=2022-12-20|first=Dinakar|last=Peri}}</ref>
Vagir, the fifth submarine in the {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|5||2015}} -class, started its maiden sea trials on 2 February, 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fifth-scorp%C3%A8ne-class-submarine-vagir-delivered-to-navy/article66284661.ece|title=Fifth Scorpène-class submarine Vagir delivered to Navy |publisher=The Hindu|date=2022-12-20|first=Dinakar|last=Peri}}</ref>
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