INS Vela (S40)

History
India
Name	INS Vela
Commissioned	31 August 1973
Decommissioned	25 June 2010
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced; 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged;
Length	91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced; 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged;
Range	20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged;
Test depth	250 m (820 ft)
Complement	75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	10 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes; 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes;

INS Vela (S40) was the lead ship of four diesel-electric Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy. The submarine was commissioned on 31 August 1973 in Riga, Latvian SSR. Along with her sister ship Vagli, she spent almost 10 years undergoing a protracted refit by Hindustan Shipyard.^[1] After 37 years of service, the submarine was decommissioned on 25 June 2010. The submarine was claimed by the Eastern Naval Command to be the oldest operational submarine in the world at the time of her decommissioning.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Unnithan, Sandeep (17 November 2008). "Navy's sub induction plan suffers blow". India Today.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Reporter, Staff. "INS Vela decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ Special Correspondent (24 June 2010). "Submarine to be decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2018. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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[indiatoday2008-1] Unnithan, Sandeep (17 November 2008). "Navy's sub induction plan suffers blow". India Today.

[in-vela-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Reporter, Staff. "INS Vela decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[5] Special Correspondent (24 June 2010). "Submarine to be decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2018. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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