Engineering:INS Sindhukesari

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Short description: Kilo class submarine of the Indian navy
History
India
NameINS Sindhukesari
Launched16 August 1988
Commissioned19 December 1988
StatusTemplate:Shipactive
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General characteristics
Class & typeSindhughosh-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2325 tons surfaced
  • 3076 tons dived
Length72.6 m (238 ft)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3,650 hp (2,720 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) motor
  • 2 × 204 hp (152 kW) auxiliary motors
  • 1 × 130 hp (97 kW) economic speed motor
Speed
  • Surfaced; 11 knots (20 km/h)[1]
  • Snorkel Mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)
  • Submerged; 19 knots (35 km/h)[1]
Range
  • Snorting: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)
  • Submerged: 400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h)
EnduranceUp to 45 days with a crew of 52
Test depth
  • Operational Depth; 240 m (790 ft)
  • Maximum Depth; 300 m (980 ft)
Complement52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament
  • 9M36 Strela-3 (SA-N-8) SAM launcher
  • Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM
  • Type 53-65 passive wake homing torpedo
  • TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo
  • 24 DM-1 mines in lieu of torpedo tube
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INS Sindhukesari (S60) (lit. Lion of the Sea)[2] is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[3]

Mid life upgrades and career

INS Sindhukesari, inducted in 1989, underwent a mid-life upgrade in 2018 at the Zvezdochka Shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia, according to The Indian Navy reports. The upgrade included a refit and modernization, aiming to extend the submarine's service life. This upgrade is part of a broader program to modernize the Indian Navy's Kilo-class submarines.[4] She participated in the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatnam.[5] The submarine was on a port call at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka for an operational turnaround on 3 May 2026.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Large diesel-electric submarine Project 636". https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/. 
  2. ↑ "केसरी". 7 April 2023. https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80&oldid=72616040. 
  3. ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm. 
  4. ↑ "INS Sindhukesari rolled out after a second refit at Severodvinsk, Russia - India's Underwater Killer" (in en). https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-sindhukesari-rolled-out-after-a-second-refit-at-severodvinsk-russia/gestation-period/slideshow/64544031.cms?from=mdr. 
  5. ↑ "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. 
  6. ↑ "Indian submarine Sindhukesari arrives in Sri Lanka". The Economic Times. 2026-05-04. ISSN 0013-0389. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-submarine-sindhukesari-arrives-in-sri-lanka/articleshow/130779862.cms?from=mdr. 
  7. ↑ "INS Sindhukesari Reaches Colombo for Operational Turnaround" (in en). https://dailypioneer.com/news/indian-navy-submarine-ins-sindhukesari-arrives-in-colombo-for-operational-turnaround. 

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