UMS Minye Theinkhathu

History
Name	INS Sindhuvir
Commissioned	26 August, 1988
Status	in active service
Badge	INS Sindhuvir
General characteristics
Class and type	Sindhughosh class submarine
Displacement	2325 tons surfaced; 3076 tons dived;
Length	72.6 m (238 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught	6.6 m (22 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 3650 hp diesel-electric motors; 1 × 5900 hp motor; 2 × 204 hp auxiliary motors; 1 × 130 hp economic speed motor;
Speed	Surfaced;10 knots (19 km/h); Snorkel Mode;9 knots (17 km/h); Submerged;17 knots (31 km/h);
Range	Snorting:6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h); Submerged:400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h);
Endurance	Up to 45 days with a crew of 52
Test depth	Operational Depth;240 m (790 ft); Maximum Depth;300 m (980 ft);
Complement	52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament	9M36 Strela-3 (SA-N-8) SAM launcher; Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM; Type 53-65 passive wake homing torpedo; TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo; 24 DM-1 mines in lieu of torpedo tube;