INS Karanj (2018)

INS Karanj (2018) is the third submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the Scorpène class, designed by French naval defence and energy group DCNS and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai. The ship was launched on 31 January 2018.[12][1] INS Karanj is expected to be commissioned in December 2020.[13]

For other ships with the same name, see INS Karanj.
INS Karanj launch ceremony.
History
India
Name: INS Karanj
Namesake: Karanj (S21)
Ordered: 2005
Builder: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Launched: 31 January 2018 [1]
Status: Sea trials
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)[2]
Length: 67.5 m (221 ft)[3]
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)[4]
Height: 12.3 m (40 ft)[3]
Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft)[4]
Propulsion:
  • 4 x MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesel engines[4]
  • 360 x battery cells[3]
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 11 kn (20 km/h)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h)[4]
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)[5]
Endurance: 50 days[6]
Test depth: 350 metres (1,150 ft) [7]
Complement:
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[8]
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9]
Armament:

See also

References
  1. "Third Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj launched". 31 January 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 0710626924.
  6. "India, France to ink Scorpene deal". The Times of India. PTI. 27 September 2005.
  7. "Scorpene 1000". DCNS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Road to development in the 21st century goes through the Indian ocean – Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. Bedi, Rahul (31 January 2018). "India launches third Scorpène-class submarine". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Third Scorpene submarine 'Karanj' Launched at Mazagon Docks". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. Peri, Dinakar (6 February 2020). "Navy to get third Scorpene submarine in December". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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