INS Karanj (S21)

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INS Karanj underway
History
Flag of India.svgIndia
NameINS Karanj
Namesake Karanja
Launched28 April 1968
Commissioned4 September 1969
Decommissioned1 August 2003
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and 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 Karanj (S21) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. [1]

The ship was named after the Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. [2] [3]

The 2017 film Ghazi , features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. [4]

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References

  1. "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. "INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy". The Week. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. "The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.