INS Vagir (S41)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Vagir.

History
India
NameINS Vagir
NamesakeVagir (Sandfish)
BuilderSudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard
Launched7 July 1972
Commissioned3 November 1973
Decommissioned7 June 2001
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class & typeVela-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught6 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 depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement75 (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 Vagir (S41) was a Vela-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]

Vagir was named after a species of sandfish.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine Vagir with superior stealth features launched - Scorpene-class submarine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.


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