Engineering:INS Shalki
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| Name | INS Shalki |
| Namesake | Common dolphin |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Launched | 30 September 1989 |
| Commissioned | 7 February 1992[1] |
| Status | Template:Shipactive |
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| Class and type: | Shishumar-class submarine |
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| Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Range: | Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) |
| Test depth: | Test depth 260 m (850 ft) |
| Complement: | 40 (incl 8 officers) |
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INS Shalki (S46) (lit. Dolphin) is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[2] The submarine was the first ever submarine to be built in India.[3]
Service history
On 2 August 2024, INS Shalki arrived at the Port of Colombo, situated in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as part of a formal visit. Following the completion of the official engagement, the submarine is scheduled to depart from the island country on 4 August 2024. This is the third submarine to visit Sri Lanka after the visit of INS Vagir and INS Karanj in June 2023 and February 2024, respectively.[4][3]
References
- ↑ "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Shishumar Class". http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Active/93-Shishumar-Class.html.
- ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "VISIT OF INS SHALKI TO COLOMBO". 2024-08-03. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2041161.
- ↑ "Indian Naval Submarine Shalki arrives in Colombo". Sri Lanka Navy. 2 August 2024. https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2024/08/02/202408021145/. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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