INS Karanj (S21) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]
.jpg) INS Karanj underway
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| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | INS Karanj |
| Namesake | Karanja |
| Launched | 28 April 1968 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 2003 |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kalvari-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
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The ship was named after the Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.[2][3]
Popular culture
editThe 2017 film Ghazi, features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy". The Week. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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