INS Sindhurashtra (S65)

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History
India
NameINS Sindhushastra
Launched14 October 1999
Commissioned19 July 2000
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSindhughosh-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2325 tons surfaced
  • 3076 tons dived
Length72.6 m (238 ft)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3,650 hp (2,720 kW) diesel-electric motors
  • 1 × 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) motor
  • 2 × 204 hp (152 kW) auxiliary motors
  • 1 × 130 hp (97 kW) economic speed motor
Speed
  • Surfaced; 11 knots (20 km/h)[1]
  • Snorkel Mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)
  • Submerged; 19 knots (35 km/h)[2]
Range
  • Snorting: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)
  • Submerged: 400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h)
EnduranceUp to 45 days with a crew of 52
Test depth
  • Operational Depth; 240 m (790 ft)
  • Maximum Depth; 300 m (980 ft)
Complement52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament

INS Sindhushastra (S65) (Literally means Nation of Rivers)[3] is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rosoboron exports - Project 636".
  2. ^ "Rosoboron exports - Project 636".
  3. ^ "Rashtra, Rāṣṭra: 26 definitions". 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.