INS Vagli
Indian submarine
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INS Vagli (S42) was a Vela-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy, commissioned in 1974.[1] Along with her sister ship Vela, she spent almost 10 years undergoing a protracted refit by Hindustan Shipyard.[2] After 36 years of active service, INS Vagli was decommissioned on 9 December 2010.[3][4][5]
| History | |
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| Name | INS Vagli |
| Launched | 19 April 1973 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 9 December 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Vela-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
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Submarine museum proposal
It has been proposed to convert INS Vagli into a Submarine museum on the likes of her sister ship INS Kursura. The ship was brought to the Chennai Harbour on 25th March 2013 and later moved to Mammalapuram on April 6. and was handed over to the state for conversion into a Maritime Heritage Museum based near Mamallapuram.[6][7] However, following various contractual setbacks, the process did not come to fruitation and the submarine was towed to a vacant berth at the Chennai port in June 2014. The ship is still maintained by dock officials, though its condition continues to deteriorate.[8][9][10]
