INS_Khanderi_(2017) Knowpia

	INS Khanderi at sea
History
India
Name	INS Khanderi
Namesake	INS Khanderi (1968)
Ordered	2005
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
Launched	12 January 2017
Acquired	20 September 2019
Commissioned	28 September 2019
Identification	Pennant number: S22
Motto	Sanskrit: Akhand Abhedya Adrishya
Status	In active service
Badge
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 Khanderi (S22) is the second of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines being 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]

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.

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Commissioning of INS Khanderi

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.^[17]

The submarine was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 28 September 2019.^[4]

References edit

^ "India commissions second Scorpène submarine, launches first Project 17A frigate". Janes. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "Submarine 'Khanderi' Launched" (Press release). Indian Navy. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ "INS Khanderi: A Scorpene class submarine, handed over to Navy". 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rajnath commissions INS Khanderi attack submarine". The Times of India. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ "Raksha Mantri Commissions INS Khanderi at Mumbai | Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
^ Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
^ "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005.
^ "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880. 18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.
^ 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.
^ Peri, Dinakar (9 January 2017). "Second Scorpene submarine ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "First new conventional submarine to be commissioned in July-August - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[1] "India commissions second Scorpène submarine, launches first Project 17A frigate". Janes. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[2] "Submarine 'Khanderi' Launched" (Press release). Indian Navy. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[3] "INS Khanderi: A Scorpene class submarine, handed over to Navy". 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[active-4] "Rajnath commissions INS Khanderi attack submarine". The Times of India. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[5] "Raksha Mantri Commissions INS Khanderi at Mumbai | Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[jdw-7jun17-6] Rahmat, Ridzwan (7 June 2017). "India's second Scorpène submarine begins sea trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.

[pib-13dec17-7] "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[jfs-0506-8] Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.

[jdw-14dec17-9] Bedi, Rahul (14 December 2017). "Indian Navy commissions first licence-built Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.

[10] "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[11] "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005.

[12] "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[13] Bonsignore, Luca (2005). ""Carrera": The first real Spanish export-submarine floated". Naval Forces. Vol. 26, no. 1. Aldershot: Monch Publications. p. 135. ISSN 0722-8880. 18 torpedoes and missiles can be carried otherwise 30 mines.

[jdw-22sep17-14] 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.

[15] Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.

[launched-16] Peri, Dinakar (9 January 2017). "Second Scorpene submarine ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[17] "First new conventional submarine to be commissioned in July-August - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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