INS Khanderi (2017)

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

INS Khanderi (S22) is the second of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines, built in India. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which was designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.^[16]

INS Khanderi at sea
History
India
Name	INS Khanderi
Namesake	INS Khanderi (1968)
Ordered	2005
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched	12 January 2017[1]
Acquired	20 September 2019[2]
Commissioned	28 September 2019[3]
Identification	Pennant number: S22[4]
Motto	Sanskrit: Akhand Abhedya Adrishya[5]
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,780 short tons) Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,957 short tons)[6]
Length	67.5 m (221 ft)[7]
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft)[8]
Height	12.3 m (40 ft)[7]
Draught	5.8 m (19 ft)[8]
Propulsion	4 x MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines[8] 360 x battery cells[7] 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)[8]
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)[9]
Endurance	50 days[10]
Test depth	350 metres (1,150 ft) [11]
Complement	8 officers 35 sailors[12]
Electronic warfare & decoys	C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[13]
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[14][15]

The submarine inherits its name and pennant number from INS Khanderi (S22) which served in the Navy from 1968–1989, and was named after Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's island fort of Khanderi.

Construction

Commissioning of INS Khanderi

The construction started on 7 April 2009 at Mazagon Dock's Yard number Y11876 with the steel cutting ceremony. The five separate sections of the submarine were welded together, called "Boot Together", in November 2016. The submarine was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and other dignitaries on 12 January 2017. The submarine began its sea trials on 1 June 2017. The submarine was delivered to the Navy on 19 September 2019.^[17][18]

The submarine was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 28 September 2019.^[3]

Operational history

On 27 May 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conducted a sea sortie on INS Khanderi during his visit to Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka. During the sortie, Rajnath Singh was showcased the offensive capabilities of the submarine types through a wide range of operational drills with the submarine demonstrating the advanced sensor suite, combat system and weapon capability which provides it a distinct advantage in the subsurface domain.^[19]

The submarine has a scheduled maintenance refit in mid-2026 during which it is expected to be the first submarine to be retrofitted with the DRDO-developed AIP plug.^[20]

See also

• List of submarines of the Indian Navy