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What is INS Shalki?
What is INS Shalki?
Aug. 3, 2024
The Indian Naval Submarine (INS) Shalki recently arrived at the port of Colombo for a two-day formal visit.
About INS Shalki:
It is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine.
It is also the first-ever submarine that was built in India.
It was constructed under licence by the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.
It was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 7 February 1992.
Specifications:
It has a 6.5 m (21 ft) beam, 6 m (20 ft) draught, and is 64.4 m (211 ft) in length.
It carries 40 people on board including 8 officers.
The displacement of INS Shalki is 1450 tons on surfaces, 1850 tons submerged.
Its range is snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h).
The speed ranges from 11 knots surfaced (i.e., 20 km/h) and 22 knots submerged (41 km/h).
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Indian Navy submarine INS Shalki arrives in Colombo for formal visit
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