INS Sindhuratna (S59) (Jewel of the Sea)[2] is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[3]
| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | INS Sindhuratna |
| Launched | 15 April 1988 |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1988 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sindhughosh-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
| Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
| Draught | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
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| Speed | |
| Range |
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| Endurance | Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 |
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| Complement | 52 (incl. 13 Officers, 39 Ratings) |
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On 26 February 2014 smoke was detected on Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna off Mumbai coast, and onboard 4-5 sailors were airlifted to a Mumbai hospital after they fell unconscious from suffocation. The senior-most submarine officer of the Western Naval Command was on board.[4] 2 people were killed while 7 were injured. The cause of the fire remains unknown. As per reports, smoke had engulfed compartment No. 3 in the sailors’ accommodation area when the submarine was underwater during a training mission, leading to deaths and injuries.[5][6]
The two officers killed in the accident were Lt. Commander Kapish Singh Muwal and Lt. Commander Manoranjan Kumar. Their funeral was conducted with full military honors, with the Naval Ensign lowered to half mast. [7][8]
References
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- ^ "रत्न". 17 March 2023 – via Wiktionary.
- ^ "Sindhughosh Class". Indian Navy. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "NDTV News". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Indian Navy initiates Probe into INS Sindhuratna Accident". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Batteries may have caused blast in INS Sindhuratna". The Hindu. 28 February 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Full military honours for dead officers in INS Sindhuratna Tragedy". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Accident onboard INS Sindhuratna | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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