INS Kalvari (S21)

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History
Naval Ensign of India.svg India
NameKalvari
Namesake Kalvari (S23)
Ordered2005
Builder Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched27 October 2015 [1]
Acquired2 December 2017 [2]
Commissioned14 December 2017 [3]
IdentificationS21 [1]
MottoEver Onward
Statusin active service
Badge INS Kalvari (S50) crest.jpg
General characteristics
Class and type Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons) [4]
Length67.5 m (221 ft) [1]
Beam6.2 m (20 ft) [5]
Height12.3 m (40 ft) [1]
Draught5.8 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) [7]
Endurance50 days [8]
Test depth350 metres (1,150 ft) [9]
Complement
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors [10]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system [11]
Armament

INS Kalvari (S21) is the first of the six indigenous Kalvari-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] [14]

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Etymology and motto

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. [15] [16] 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 INS Kalvari 2017 stampsheet of India.jpg
INS Kalvari stampsheet issued in 2017

History and construction

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 keel laying was completed on 1 April 2009. 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 the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The submarine hull construction was completed in 30 October 2015 and was delivered to the Indian Navy by September 2016. [17] [18]

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] [19] [20] [21] [22] She was expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy fleet in 2012 but this was delayed. [23] [24] [25] [26]

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. [27] [28] [29] [30] She was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 2017 after successful completion of sea trials. She was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 December 2017 at Mazagon Dock Limited. Her commissioning officer is Captain S D Mehendale. [1] [19] [31]

Operational history

Post 2019 Balakot airstrike conducted by the 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. [32] [33]

As per Pakistan Navy, INS Kalvari was detected by its P3C Orion anti-Submarine aircraft, localised and blocked from entering Pakistani waters, while in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone, some 86 miles from Gwadar. [34]

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