INS Vagir (S41)
History | |
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Name | INS Vagir |
Namesake | Vagir (Sandfish) |
Builder | Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
Launched | 7 July 1972 |
Commissioned | 3 November 1973 |
Decommissioned | 7 June 2001 |
Fate | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vela-class submarine |
Displacement |
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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) |
Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
Armament |
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INS Vagir (S41) was a Vela-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]
Vagir was named after a species of sandfish.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.