Engineering:Vela-class submarine
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 A variant of the Foxtrot-class submarine of the Indian Navy
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| Name: | Vela class[1] |
| Builders: | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
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 Indian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Kalvari class |
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| In commission: | 1973–2010[2] |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
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| Type: | Submarine |
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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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| Test depth: | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement: | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
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Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010.
INS Vagli is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.[3]
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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| INS Vela | S40 | Sudomekh | 31 August 1973 | 25 June 2010 | |
| INS Vagir | S41 | Sudomekh | 3 November 1973 | 7 June 2001 | |
| INS Vagli | S42 | Sudomekh | 10 August 1974 | 9 December 2010 | To be preserved as a museum[4] |
| INS Vagsheer | S43 | Sudomekh | 26 December 1974 | 30 April 1997 |
References
- ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_vela.htm.
- ↑ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)
- ↑ Jesudasan, Dennis S. (23 July 2017). "Decommissioned submarine languishes in Chennai" (in en-IN). The Hindu (The Hindu Group). https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/decommissioned-submarine-languishes-in-chennai/article19337125.ece.
- ↑ "Sea Dredging Mooted to Take Sub to Mamallapuram Shores". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2014. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Sea-Dredging-Mooted-to-Take-Sub-to-Mamallapuram-Shores/2014/08/06/article2366522.ece.
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