INS Karanj (S21)
Appearance
![]() INS Karanj underway
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History | |
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Name | INS Karanj |
Namesake | Karanja |
Launched | 28 April 1968 |
Commissioned | 4 September 1969 |
Decommissioned | 1 August 2003 |
Fate | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kalvari-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
Armament |
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INS Karanj (S21) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]
The ship was named after the Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.[2][3]
Popular culture
The 2017 film The Ghazi Attack features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. [4]
References
- ^ 1, Webmaster. "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class) - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy". The Week. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi". Sify. Retrieved 12 January 2017.