Engineering:INS Vagir (2020)

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For other ships with the same name, see INS Vagir (S41).

Inauguration of INS Vagir (2020) at Mazgaon Docks.jpg
INS Vagir launch ceremony.
History
India
Name: INS Vagir
Namesake: Vagir (S41)
Ordered: 2005
Builder: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Launched: 12 November 2020[1]
Status: Sea trials
General characteristics
Class and type: Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)[2]
Length: 67.5 m (221 ft)[3]
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)[4]
Height: 12.3 m (40 ft)[3]
Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft)[4]
Propulsion:
  • 4 x MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines[4]
  • 360 x battery cells[3]
  • DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP (To be added in mid-life refit)
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)[4]
Range:
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 550 nmi (1,020 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged)[5]
Endurance: 50 days[6]
Test depth: 350 metres (1,150 ft) [7]
Complement:
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[8]
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9]
Armament:
  • 6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 SUT torpedoes OR
  • SM.39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
  • 30 mines in place of torpedoes[10][11]

INS Vagir (2020) is the fifth submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the Scorpène class, designed by French naval defence and energy group Naval Group and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai , Maharashtra.[12]

The ship was launched on 12 November 2020.[13][1] INS Vagir is expected to be commissioned in 2022.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir'" (in en). https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-navy-gets-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir/680844. 
  2. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. http://www.janes.com/article/76404/indian-navy-commissions-first-licence-built-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". 13 December 2017. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174299. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. http://www.janes.com/article/71202/india-s-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-begins-sea-trials. 
  5. ↑ Saunders, Stephen, ed (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924. 
  6. ↑ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-France-to-ink-Scorpene-deal/articleshow/1244394.cms. 
  7. ↑ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. http://en.dcnsgroup.com/naval/products/scorpene. 
  8. ↑ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174311. 
  9. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine. 
  10. ↑ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces (Aldershot: Monch Publications) 26 (1): 135. ISSN 0722-8880. "18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.". 
  11. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. http://www.janes.com/article/74325/mdl-delivers-first-of-six-scorp%E8ne-class-submarines-to-indian-navy. 
  12. ↑ "Fifth-generation Indian Navy Scorpene 'Vagir' put to trial, know why it is so special" (in en). 2020-11-12. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-fifth-generation-indian-navy-scorpene-vagir-put-to-trial-know-why-it-is-so-special-2856101. 
  13. ↑ Desk, India com News (2020-11-12). "Indian Navy's Fifth Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Vagir Launched" (in en). https://www.india.com/news/india/scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir-launched-4208068/. 
  14. ↑ "MOS Shripad Naik launches 5th scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir' from Mazagon dock". https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/mos-shripad-naik-launches-5th-scorpene-class-submarine-ins-vagir-from-mazagon-dock.html. 
  15. ↑ "Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched at Mazagon Dock" (in en-IN). 12 November 2020. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/nov/12/indian-navys-fifth-scorpene-class-submarine-vagir-launchedatmazagon-dock-2222790.html. 




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