INS Khanderi (S22) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Khanderi |
| Namesake | Khanderi |
| Commissioned | 6 December 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1989 |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kalvari-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
| Armament |
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Khanderi was built at Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard and commissioned in the navy in December 1968 and decommissioned from service in 1989. The hull was scrapped, but her fin was preserved at Virbahu parade grounds.[2]
The submarine was named after Maratha emperor Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi.
On 22 April 1969, INS Khanderi became the first submarine in the world to reach the highest port, Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo after successfully navigated 80 nm up the Congo River. This was a part of the first voyage. Previous attempts to reach the port by the US Navy and the Royal Navy had reportedly failed.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "The Tradition of Submarine Pennant Numbers". Indian Veteran Submariner's League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "INS Khanderi: All you need to know about India's 2nd Scorpene submarine". The Week. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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