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Submarines

62. The submarine inventory of the Indian Navy is as follows:

Date of
Ser Name Remarks
commission

KALVARI CLASS
First of the six Scorpene class
14 Dec
(a) Kalvari submarines built under Project 75.
2017

CHAKRA CLASS

04 Apr 8,140-tonne Akula class, nuclear-
(b) Chakra
2012 powered submarine.

SINDHUGHOSH CLASS

30 Apr
(c) Sindhughosh
1986
Kilo-class diesel-electric
(d) Sindhudhvaj 12 Jun 1987
submarines. They are designated
(e) Sindhuraj 20 Oct 1987 877EKM, and were built under a

26 Aug contract between Rosvooruzhenie
(f) Sindhuvir and the Ministry of Defence (India).
1988

22 Dec
(g) Sindhuratna The submarines have a
1988
displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a
(h) Sindhukesari 16 Feb 1989 maximum diving depth of 300

(i) Sindhukirti 04 Jan 1990 metres, a top speed of 18 knots, and
are able to operate solo for 45 days
08 Mar
(j) Sindhuvijay with a crew of 53.
1991

(k) Sindhushashtra 19 Jul 2000

SHISHUMAR CLASS

(l) Shishumar 22 Sep 1986 Diesel-electric submarines.

20 Nov Developed by the German yard
(m) Shankush Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
1986