Kilo class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned

The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, has been decommissioned at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service.

About INS Sindhudhvaj

Commissioned into the Navy in June
It was one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines India acquired from Russia between the year 1986 and 2000.
The submarine crest depicts a grey colour nurse shark and the name means flag bearer at sea.
Sindhudhvaj was the flag bearer of indigenisation and Indian Navy’s efforts towards achieving Atmanirbharat in the Russian built ‘Sindhughosh’ class submarines.
It was the only submarine to be awarded the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) rolling trophy for Innovation by Prime Minister.
Key-features:
The submarines have a displacement of 3,000
It has a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and they are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53.
It has anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km.
After the decommissioning of Sindhudhvaj, Indian Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.

What are kilo-class submarines?

Kilo is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally designed in the 1970s and built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.

Operations Credited to Sindhudhvaj

Sindhughosh class Submarines in India Navy

Sindhughosh-class submarines are Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Indian Navy.
Their names are mainly in Sanskrit.
The Sindhughosh submarines, were designed as part of Project 877, and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie (Russian firm) and the Ministry of Defence (India).

Some Submarines under Sindhughosh are;