INS Shishumar (S44)

INS Shishumar (S44) (lit. 'Dolphin') is the lead vessel of the Shishumar class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.^[1] She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.^[2]

INS Shishumar at Port of Duqm, Oman.
History
India
Name	INS Shishumar
Namesake	Ganges river dolphin
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched	13 December 1984
Commissioned	22 September 1986
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

Mid Life Upgrade

Indian Navy awarded $151 million contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.^[3][4]

The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of Shishumar class to follow. ^[3]