INS Shalki

INS Shalki (S46) (lit. 'Dolphin') is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.^[2] The submarine was the first ever submarine to be built in India.^[3]

History
India
Name	INS Shalki
Namesake	Common dolphin
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Launched	30 September 1989
Commissioned	7 February 1992[1]
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Shishumar-class submarine
Displacement	1450 tons surfaced 1850 tons submerged
Length	64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	4 × 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) diesel-electric motors 1 × Siemens 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) motor 4 × 1.8 MW (2,400 hp) Siemens alternators 1 shaft
Speed	Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h)
Range	Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)
Test depth	Test depth 260 m (850 ft)
Complement	40 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes 24 × external strap-on mines

Service history

On 2 August 2024, INS Shalki arrived at the Port of Colombo, situated in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as part of a formal visit. Following the completion of the official engagement, the submarine is scheduled to depart from the island country on 4 August 2024. This is the third submarine to visit Sri Lanka after the visit of INS Vagir and INS Karanj in June 2023 and February 2024, respectively.^[4][3]