INS SINDHURATNA
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Context
- The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratnawhich underwent a major upgrade in Russia reached Mumbai after sailing for 97 days and almost 10,000 miles with two port calls — Le Havre, France and Cadiz, Spain — in between.
Need
- With delays in induction of submarines, the ageing SSKs - 209s (German HDWs) and EKMs (Russian Kilos) are being put through the MRLC process which will extend their life by 10 to 15 years.
About INS Sindhuratna
- INS Sindhuratna (S59) (Jewel of the Sea) is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.
- Speed: Surfaced-11 knots, Submerged-19 knots
- Range: Submerged-640 km
- Endurance: Up to 45 days with a crew of 52
About Sindhughosh-class submarines
- Sindhughosh-class submarines are Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Indian Navy.
- Their names are in Sanskrit, but in their Roman-alphabet forms sometimes a final short -a is dropped.
- The Sindhughosh submarines, designated 877EKM, were designed as part of Project 877, and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India).
- The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days.
About Kilo Class
- The Kilo class, Soviet designation Project 877 Paltus, is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally designed in the 1970s and built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.
- The initial version of Kilo submarines entered operational service in 1980 and were built until the mid-1990s.
Ships
Name |
Pennant |
Commission date |
Decommission date |
S55 |
30 April 1986 |
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S56 |
12 June 1987 |
16 July 2022 |
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S57 |
20 October 1987 |
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S58 |
26 August 1988 |
March 2020 |
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S59 |
22 December 1988 |
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S60 |
16 February 1989 |
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S61 |
4 January 1990 |
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S62 |
18 March 1991 |
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S63 |
24 December 1997 |
5 September 2017 |
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S65 |
19 July 2000 |
PRACTICE QUESTION Q) Which of the following statements with reference to INS Sindhuratna is/are correct? 1. It is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. 2. The Sindhughosh submarines were designed and built under Make in India initiative.
Correct Answer: 1 |
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