INS Khanderi (2017)

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History
Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
NameINS Khanderi
Namesake INS Khanderi (1968)
Ordered2005
Builder Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched12 January 2017 [1]
Acquired20 September 2019 [2]
Commissioned28 September 2019 [3]
Identification Pennant number: S22 [4]
Motto Sanskrit: Akhand Abhedya Adrishya [5]
StatusIn active service
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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) [6]
Length67.5 m (221 ft) [7]
Beam6.2 m (20 ft) [8]
Height12.3 m (40 ft) [7]
Draught5.8 m (19 ft) [8]
Propulsion
Speed
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h) [8]
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) [9]
Endurance50 days [10]
Test depth350 metres (1,150 ft) [11]
Complement
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors [12]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system [13]
Armament

INS Khanderi (S22) is the second of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which was designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. [16]

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The submarine inherits its name and pennant number from INS Khanderi (S22) which served in the Navy from 1968–1989, and was named after Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's island fort of Khanderi.

Construction

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Commissioning of INS Khanderi

The construction started on 7 April 2009 at Mazagon Dock's Yard number Y11876 with the steel cutting ceremony. The five separate sections of the submarine were welded together, called "Boot Together", in November 2016. The submarine was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and other dignitaries on 12 January 2017. The submarine began its sea trials on 1 June 2017. The submarine was delivered to the Navy on 19 September 2019. [17] [18]

The submarine was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 28 September 2019. [3]

Operational history

On 27 May 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conducted a sea sortie on INS Khanderi during his visit to Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka. During the sortie, Rajnath Singh was showcased the offensive capabilities of the submarine types through a wide range of operational drills with the submarine demonstrating the advanced sensor suite, combat system and weapon capability which provides it a distinct advantage in the subsurface domain. [19]

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