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Kalvari-class submarines were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy. They were variants of the early Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. Four of the class served in the Indian Navy. Four additional variants of the later Foxtrot class were inducted as the Vela class.
![]() Kalvari-class (Foxtrot-class) submarine of the Indian Navy
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Name | Kalvari class |
Builders | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
Operators | ![]() |
Succeeded by | Vela class |
In commission | 1967–2003[1] |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 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) |
Sensors and processing systems | Panchendriya sonar |
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INS Kursura has been preserved as a museum on Ramakrishna Mission Beach in Visakhapatnam.[2] The sail of the lead vessel, INS Kalvari is also on display at the Visakhapatnam city museum.
Ships
editName | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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INS Kalvari | S23 | Sudomekh | 8 December 1967 | 31 May 1996 | Sail on display |
INS Khanderi | S22 | Sudomekh | 6 December 1968 | 18 October 1989 | Sail on display |
INS Karanj | S21 | Sudomekh | 4 September 1969 | 1 August 2003 | |
INS Kursura | S20 | Sudomekh | 18 December 1969 | 27 September 2001 | As a museum |
References
edit- ^ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)
- ^ "Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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