INS Vagsheer (S26)
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| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | Vagsheer |
| Namesake | Vagsheer (S43) |
| Ordered | 2005 |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai |
| Launched | 20 April 2022[1] |
| Acquired | 9 December 2024 |
| Commissioned | 15 January 2025 |
| Identification | Pennant number: S26 |
| Motto | वीरता वर्चसव विजित। "Courage, Dominance And Victory" |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kalvari-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 67.5 m (221 ft 5 in)[3] |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4] |
| Height | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)[3] |
| Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)[4] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | |
| Endurance | 50 days[6] |
| Test depth | 350 metres (1,150 ft) [7] |
| Complement |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9] |
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INS Vagsheer (S26) is the sixth 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 Naval Group and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[12] The commissioning commanding officer of Vagsheer is Commander Vineet Sharma.[13]
Capable of enemy radar evasion, area surveillance, intelligence gathering, advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape.[11] The submarine has the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons with both 18 torpedoes and tube-launched anti-ship missiles at the same time, underwater or surfaced. The submarine is armed with 18 torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare. The stealth technology-enabled Kalvari-class submarine is 67.5 metres (221 ft 5 in) long with a beam of 6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in), and has a maximum speed of 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced and 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged. The submarine has a maximum diving depth of 350 metres (1,150 ft) and can stay at sea for 50 days. The diesel-electric propulsion system utilises 360 battery cells.[11]
Etymology
[edit]The submarine has been named after the INS Vagsheer (S43), a Vela-class submarine of the Indian Navy which was in service from 1974 to 1997.[14] Vagsheer refers to a type of sandfish found in the Indian Ocean.[15]
Construction and career
[edit]Vagsheer, the last of the six submarine, was launched on 20 April 2022.[16][1] The ship started its sea trials on 19 May 2023.[17] Initially, commissioning was scheduled for December 2024.[18] The submarine was delivered on 9 January 2025[19]
The submarine was commissioned on 15 January 2025 along with INS Surat and INS Nilgiri.[20][21]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Launch of Sixth Scorpene Submarine 'Vagsheer' at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai" (Press release). PIB. 20 April 2022.
- ^ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
- ^ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005.
- ^ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
- ^ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880.
18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.
- ^ a b c Dominguez, Gabriel (22 September 2017). "MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ Deshpande, Smruti (11 December 2024). "Indian Navy to commission last Scorpene-class submarine & first Nilgiri-class frigate in January 2025". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Pandit, Vinaya Deshpande (15 January 2025). "Red-letter day for the Navy, declare Captains of 3 frontline combatants". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "INS Vagsheer launched in Mumbai | 6 things to know about last of six submarines under Project 75". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "INS Vagsheer, last of the Scorpene submarines under Project 75, launched in Mumbai - INS Vagsheer". The Economic Times. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "INS Vagsheer launched in Mumbai". The Telegraph. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Year End Review 2024". Press Information Bureau. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Indian Navy to commission four warships, submarines in a mth". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Mazagon Dock delivers 6th Scorpene submarine to Indian Navy; stock up 3%". Business Today. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "PM Modi commissions INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vaghsheer: Key points". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Navy gets 'hunter-killer' submarine, warships; PM says emerging as maritime power". India Today. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.