Engineering:INS Shalki

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General characteristics
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Displacement:
  • 1450 tons surfaced
  • 1850 tons submerged
Length: 64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught: 6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 4 × 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × Siemens 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) motor
  • 4 × 1.8 MW (2,400 hp) Siemens alternators
  • 1 shaft
Speed:
  • Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h)
  • Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h)
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)
Armament:
  • 14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes
  • 24 × external strap-on mines

INS Shalki (S46) (lit. Dolphin) is a Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1] The submarine was the first ever submarine to be built in India.[2]

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.[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VISIT OF INS SHALKI TO COLOMBO". 2024-08-03. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2041161. 
  3. ↑ "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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