INS Khanderi (1968)

INS Khanderi (S22) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]

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

History
India
Name: INS Khanderi
Namesake: Khanderi
Commissioned: 6 December 1968
Decommissioned: 18 October 1989
Fate: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length: 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed:
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range:
  • 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth: 250 m (820 ft)
Complement: 75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament:
  • 10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

Khanderi was built at Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard and commissioned in the navy in December 1968 and decommissioned from service in 1989. The hull was scrapped, but her fin was preserved at Virbahu parade grounds.[2]

The submarine named after Maratha king Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi.

References
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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