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Diesel-electric submarine INS Vela (S 24)

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Classification

Ship class:
Kalvari-class submarine
Type:
Attack submarine (SSN, SSK)

Basic information

Namesake:
Indian fish from the stingray
Operator:
Indian NavyIndian Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
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:
43

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 Vela (S24) is the fourth 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 DCNS and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai. The first cutting of steel for the submarine began on 14 July 2009, and the ship was launched on 6 May 2019.

The submarine was delivered to Indian Navy on 9 November 2021, and formally commissioned into the service by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh on 25 November.

The submarine inherits its name from INS Vela (S40) which served in the Navy from 1973–2010, and was the lead ship of the Vela-class. The crew of the INS Vela (S40) was present at the commissioning ceremony of the INS Vela (S24).

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