Diesel-electric submarine INS Khanderi (S 22)

Diesel-electric submarine INS Khanderi (S 22) 2

Diesel-electric submarine INS Khanderi (S 22) 3

Classification

Ship class:

Kalvari-class submarine

Type:

Attack submarine (SSN, SSK)

Basic information

Namesake:

Maratha king Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi

Operator:

Indian Navy

Country of build:

India

Builder:

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)

Laid down:

7 October 2011

Launched:

12 January 2017

Commissioned (service):

28 September 2019

Status:

Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:

1,615 t

Submerged displacement:

1,775 t

Length:

67.5 m

Beam:

6.2 m

Draft:

5.8 m

Machine

Propulsion:

4 * MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines
360 * battery cells
DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP (To be added in mid-life refit)

Speed:

11 knots

Submerged speed:

20 knots

Test depth:

350 m

Range:

6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)

Submerged range:

550 nmi (1,020 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h)

Personnel

Complement:

Combat assets

Electronics:

C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system

Armament:

6 * 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 SUT torpedoes or
SM.39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
30 mines in place of torpedoes

INS Khanderi (S22) is the second of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which was designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

The submarine inherits its name and pennant number from INS Khanderi (S22) which served in the Navy from 1968–1989, and was named after Maratha king Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi.

The submarine was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and other dignitaries on 12 January 2017. The submarine began its sea trials on 1 June 2017.

The submarine was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 28 September 2019.

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