Engineering:INS Shankul

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Short description: Indian diesel-electric submarine

History
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History
India
NameINS Shankul
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Launched21 March 1992
Commissioned28 May 1994[1]
StatusTemplate:Shipactive
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General characteristics
Class & typeShishumar-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1450 tons surfaced
  • 1850 tons submerged
Length64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught6 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)
RangeSnorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)
Test depthTest depth 260 m (850 ft)
Complement40 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes
  • 24 × external strap-on mines
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INS Shankul (S47) (lit. Skate Fish) is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[2] The submarine was the second to be built in India. She participated in the International Fleet Review 2026 held in Visakapatanam.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Shishumar Class". Bharat Rakshak. 29 October 2008. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Active/93-Shishumar-Class.html. 
  2. ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm. 
  3. ↑ "India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag". The Times of India. 2026-02-14. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/indias-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins-vikrant-to-steal-the-show-in-ifr-2026-in-vizag/articleshow/128355649.cms. 




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