Name ship of the Kalvari-class of submarines of the Indian Navy
For other ships with the same name, see INS Kalvari .
History Name INS Kalvari Namesake "Kalvari" a deep sea tiger shark . Launched 15 April 1967 Commissioned 8 December 1967 Decommissioned 31 May 1996 Identification S23 Fate Decommissioned Status Hull scrapped, fin preserved General characteristics Class and type Kalvari -classsubmarine Displacement
1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced
2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) Beam 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) Draught 6 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 depth 250 m (820 ft) Complement 75 (incl 8 officers) Armament
10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
44 mines in lieu of torpedoes
INS Kalvari (S23) was the lead vessel of the Kalvari classsubmarines of the Indian Navy . It was the first ever submarine inducted into service by the Indian Navy. The submarine was laid down on 27 December 1966 as Foxtrot-class submarine B-51 Soviet Navy by Novo-Admiralty at Galerniy Island , Leningrad .
Overview
INS Kalvari submarine fin at RK Beach The submarine was launched on 15 April 1967 and competed on 26 September 1967. The submarine was commissioned by the Indian Navy on 8 December 1967 at Riga , Soviet Union. The Navy celebrates Submarine Day annually on 8 December to commemorate this occasion. The submarine was decommissioned in 1992.
Kalvari is the Malayalam word for tiger shark , a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power. The tiger shark (Galeocerdo Cuvier ) is a species of requiem shark which are found in tropical and temperate waters.
References
Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class) – Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy Archived 15 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2018-12-25.
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^ "B-51 (6125986)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Polmar, Norman; Noot, Jurrien (1991). Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990 . Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press . p. 342. ISBN 978-0-87021-570-4 OCLC 21195060 .
"What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know" . NDTV.com . Retrieved 31 January 2018.Banerjee, Ajay (6 April 2015). "Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub" . The Tribune . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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