INS Vagir (S25)
INS Vagir during its maiden sea sortie.
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History | |
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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 |
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Length | 67.5 m (221 ft)[3] |
Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft)[2] |
Height | 12.3 m (40 ft)[3] |
Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft)[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | |
Endurance | 50 days[7] |
Test depth | 350 metres (1,150 ft) [8] |
Complement |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[11] |
Armament |
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INS Vagir (S25) 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] Vagir sailed out on 1st February 2022 on its first sea sortie and will now undergo rigorous trials.[14] INS Vagir is expected to be commissioned in 2022.[15]
The submarine inherits its name from INS Vagir (S41) which served in the Navy from 1973–2001, and was named after a species of sandfish[disambiguation needed].[16][17]
Gallery[]
Launch of Vagir at Mazgaon Docks.
Vagir submarine during its maiden sea trials.
Vagir (S25) during its maiden sea trials
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Indian Navy gets fifth Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir'". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
- ^ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005.
- ^ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880.
18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.
- ^ Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Fifth-generation Indian Navy Scorpene 'Vagir' put to trial, know why it is so special". DNA India. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Desk, India com News (12 November 2020). "Indian Navy's Fifth Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Vagir Launched". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Fifth Scorpene-Class Made-In-India Submarine Sails Out For First Sea Trial". NDTV. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched at Mazagon Dock". New Indian Express. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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