INS Kalvari (S23)

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NameINS Kalvari
Namesake"Kalvari" a deep sea tiger shark.
Launched15 April 1967
Commissioned8 December 1967
Decommissioned31 May 1996
IdentificationS23
FateDecommissioned
StatusHull scrapped, fin preserved
General characteristics
Class & type Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range
  • 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

INS Kalvari (S23) was the lead vessel of the Kalvari class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy. [1] It was the first ever submarine inducted into service by the Indian Navy. [2] [3] The submarine was laid down on 27 December 1966 as Foxtrot-class submarineB-51 of the Soviet Navy by Novo-Admiralty at Galerniy Island, Leningrad.

Overview

INS Kalvari submarine fin at RK Beach INS Kalvari Submarine Fin at RK Beach 06.jpg
INS Kalvari submarine fin at RK Beach

The submarine was launched on 15 April 1967 and competed on 26 September 1967. [4] [5] The submarine was commissioned by the Indian Navy on 8 December 1967 at Riga, Soviet Union. The Navy celebrates Submarine Day annually on 8 December to commemorate this occasion. [2] [3] The submarine was decommissioned in 1992. [4]

Kalvari is the Malayalam word for tiger shark, a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power. [6] [7] The tiger shark (Galeocerdo Cuvier) is a species of requiem shark which are found in tropical and temperate waters.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class) – Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy Archived 15 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2018-12-25.
  2. 1 2 "Submarine Day: Its INS Kalvari connection and everything you want to know". The Financial Express. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Explained: What is Submarine Day that celebrates INS Kalvari?". The Indian Express. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "B-51 (6125986)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Polmar, Norman; Noot, Jurrien (1991). Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 342. ISBN   978-0-87021-570-4. OCLC   21195060.
  6. ↑ "What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Banerjee, Ajay (6 April 2015). "Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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