INS Vagsheer (S26)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Vagsheer (S43).

History
India
NameVagsheer
NamesakeVagsheer (S43)
Ordered2005
BuilderMazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Launched20 April 2022[1]
Acquired9 December 2024
Commissioned15 January 2025
IdentificationPennant number: S26
Mottoवीरता वर्चसव विजित। "Courage, Dominance And Victory"
StatusActive
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General characteristics
Class & typeKalvari-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 1,615 tonnes (1,589 long tons)
  • Submerged: 1,775 tonnes (1,747 long tons)[2]
Length67.5 m (221 ft 5 in)[3]
Beam6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4]
Height12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)[3]
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)[4]
Propulsion
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]
Endurance50 days[6]
Test depth350 metres (1,150 ft) [7]
Complement
  • 8 officers
  • 35 sailors[8]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9]
Armament

INS Vagsheer (S26) (lit. 'Sandfish') is the sixth 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 Naval Group and manufactured by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[12] The commissioning commanding officer of Vagsheer is Commander Vineet Sharma.[13]

Capable of enemy radar evasion, area surveillance, intelligence gathering, advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape.[11] The submarine has the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons with both 18 torpedoes and tube-launched anti-ship missiles at the same time, underwater or surfaced. The submarine is armed with 18 torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare. The stealth technology-enabled Kalvari-class submarine is 67.5 metres (221 ft 5 in) long with a beam of 6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in), and has a maximum speed of 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced and 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged. The submarine has a maximum diving depth of 350 metres (1,150 ft) and can stay at sea for 50 days. The diesel-electric propulsion system utilises 360 battery cells.[11]

Etymology

The submarine has been named after the INS Vagsheer (S43), a Vela-class submarine of the Indian Navy which was in service from 1974 to 1997.[14] Vagsheer refers to a type of sandfish found in the Indian Ocean.[15]

Construction and career

Vagsheer, the last of the six submarine, was launched on 20 April 2022.[16][1] The ship started its sea trials on 19 May 2023.[17] Initially, commissioning was scheduled for December 2024.[18] The submarine was delivered on 9 January 2025[19]

The submarine was commissioned on 15 January 2025 along with INS Surat and INS Nilgiri.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Launch of Sixth Scorpene Submarine 'Vagsheer' at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai" (Press release). PIB. 20 April 2022.
  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. ^ a b c "Curtain Raiser : Kalvari to be Commissioned Tomorrow at Mumbai". pib.nic.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b c 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. ^ Deshpande, Smruti (11 December 2024). "Indian Navy to commission last Scorpene-class submarine & first Nilgiri-class frigate in January 2025". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ Pandit, Vinaya Deshpande (15 January 2025). "Red-letter day for the Navy, declare Captains of 3 frontline combatants". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  14. ^ "INS Vagsheer launched in Mumbai | 6 things to know about last of six submarines under Project 75". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  15. ^ "INS Vagsheer, last of the Scorpene submarines under Project 75, launched in Mumbai - INS Vagsheer". The Economic Times. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  16. ^ "INS Vagsheer launched in Mumbai". The Telegraph. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Year End Review 2024". Press Information Bureau. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Indian Navy to commission four warships, submarines in a mth". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Mazagon Dock delivers 6th Scorpene submarine to Indian Navy; stock up 3%". Business Today. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  20. ^ "PM Modi commissions INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vaghsheer: Key points". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Navy gets 'hunter-killer' submarine, warships; PM says emerging as maritime power". India Today. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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