INS Vagsheer (S26)

Indian submarine

For other ships with the: same name, see INS Vagsheer (S43).

History
Vagsheer during its maiden sea trials
India
Name	INS Vagsheer
Namesake	Vagsheer (S43)
Ordered	2005
Builder	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Launched	20 April 2022
Status	Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons) Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)
Length	67.5 m (221 ft)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft)
Height	12.3 m (40 ft)
Draught	5.8 m (19 ft)
Propulsion	4 x MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines 360 x battery cells DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP (To be, added in mid-life refit)
Speed	Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) (surfaced) 550 nmi (1,020 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) (submerged)
Endurance	50 days
Test depth	350 metres (1,150 ft)
Complement	8 officers 35 sailors
Electronic warfare & decoys	C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system
Armament	6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 SUT torpedoes OR SM.39 Exocet anti-ship missiles 30 mines in place of torpedoes

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. The ship was launched on 20 April 2022.

Capable of enemy radar evasion, "area surveillance," intelligence gathering, advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape. 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/on surface, 18 torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, stealth technology enabled Kalvari-class submarine is 221 feet long, 40 feet high, it has 20 kmph speed at sea surface level, 37 kmph below it, 350 metres underwater submerging limits for 50 days, 360 battery cells runs its diesel-electric submarine.

Etymology※

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. Vagsheer refers to a type of sandfish found in the Indian Ocean.

History and construction※

Vagsheer, the last of the six submarine started its maiden sea trials on 19 May 2023. The boat is expected to be commissioned in the early 2024.

Gallery※

References※

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^ 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.
^ Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
^ "INS Vagsheer launched in Mumbai". The Telegraph. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ "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.
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