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INS Vagir (S41)

History
India
NameINS Vagir
NamesakeVagir (Sandfish)
BuilderSudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard
Launched7 July 1972
Commissioned3 November 1973
Decommissioned7 June 2001
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeVela-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range
  • 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 10 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

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

  1. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.