Engineering:INS Shishumar (S44)
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| Name: | INS Shishumar |
| Namesake: | Ganges river dolphin |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
| Launched: | 13 December 1984 |
| Commissioned: | 22 September 1986 |
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| Class and type: | Shishumar-class submarine |
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| Length: | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Range: | Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) |
| Test depth: | Test depth 260 m (850 ft) |
| Complement: | 40 (incl 8 officers) |
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INS Shishumar (S44) is the lead vessel of the Shishumar class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.[1] She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.[2]
Mid Life Upgrade
Indian Navy awarded $151mn contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.[3][4]
The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of Shishumar class to follow. [3]
References
- ↑ "Submarines of Indian Navy". http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm.
- ↑ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter" (in en). Twitter. https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/865732330823884801.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar". 26 September 2018. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/thyssenkrupp-refit-indian-ins-shishumar/.
- ↑ "India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract". DefenseWorld.net. 27 September 2018. https://www.defenseworld.net/news/23427/India___s_Mazagon_Dock__Germany___s_Thyssenkrupp_Bag__151M_Worth_Indian_Navy_Submarines_Refit_Contract#.W6zH0nUzZhE.
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