Sindhughosh class submarine

INS Sindhughosh
Class overview
Name:	Sindhughosh class
Operators:	Indian Navy
In commission:	1986–
Planned:	10
Completed:	10
Cancelled:	0
Active:	10
Lost:	0
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine
Displacement:	2,325 t (2,288 long tons) surfaced 3,076 t (3,027 long tons) submerged
Length:	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam:	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught:	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:	2 × diesel-electric motors, 3,650 hp (2,722 kW) each 1 × motor, 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) 2 × auxiliary motors, 204 hp (152 kW) 1 × economic speed motor, 130 hp (97 kW)
Speed:	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Range:	6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) snorkeling 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth:	300 m (980 ft)
Complement:	53 (13 Officers)
Armament:	• 9M36 Strela-3 (SA-N-8) SAM launcher • Club-S (3M-54E) ASCM (after mid-life refit) • Type 53-65 passive wake homing torpedo • TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo • 24 × DM-1 mines in lieu of torpedoes

Sindhughosh class submarines are Indian variants of the Kilo class diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Indian Navy. Their names are in Sanskrit, but in their Roman-alphabet forms sometimes a final short -a is dropped.

The Sindhughosh submarines, designated 877EKM, were designed as part of Project 877, and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India).

The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53. The final unit was the first to be equipped with the 3M-54 Klub (SS-N-27) antiship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km.

Incidents

January 10, 2008 - The INS Sindhughosh collided with cargo ship MV Leeds Castle. The submarine is reported to have sustained superficial damage to its conning tower. As a result, the submarine was out of service for a month. The cargo ship was in restricted shallow waters.

February 26, 2010. A fire on board INS Sindhurakshak killed one sailor and injured two others. The fire was due to a defective battery.

INS Sindhuvijay has been upgraded with the hydro acoustical USHUS complex and the CCS-MK radio communications system.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commission Date	Status	Meaning of name
INS Sindhughosh	S55	Sevmash	30 April 1986	Refitted to project 08773 2002-2005 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea - rumour/report/battle-cry
INS Sindhudhvaj	S56	Sevmash	12 June 1987		Sea-banner
INS Sindhuraj	S57	Sevmash	20 October 1987	Refitted to project 08773 1999-2001 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-king
INS Sindhuvir	S58	Sevmash	26 August 1988	Refitted to project 08773 1997-1999 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea - powerful/valiant
INS Sindhuratna	S59	Sevmash	22 December 1988	Refitted to project 08773 2001-2003 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-jewel
INS Sindhukesari	S60	Sevmash	16 February 1989	Refitted to project 08773 1999-2001 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-Lion (see note: .)
INS Sindhukirti	S61	Sevmash	4 January 1990	Undergoing refit to project 08773 from 2007 in her home base Vishakhapatnam	Sea - fame/renown
INS Sindhuvijay	S62	Sevmash	18 March 1991	Refitted to project 08773 2005-2007 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-victory
INS Sindhurakshak	S63	Sevmash	24 December 1997	Undergoing refit to project 08773 09.08.2010-2012 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-protecter
INS Sindhushastra	S65	Sevmash	19 July 2000		Sea-weapon

External links

• Bharat Rakshak
• Global Security
• Submarine Collision

Gallery

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  INS Sindhurakshak

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  INS Sindhuvijay