INS Vagsheer (S26)
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| History | |
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| Name | Vagsheer |
| Namesake | Vagsheer (S43) |
| Ordered | 2005 |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai |
| Launched | 20 April 2022[1] |
| Acquired | 9 December 2024 |
| Commissioned | 15 January 2025 |
| Identification | Pennant number: S26 |
| Motto | वीरता वर्चसव विजित। "Courage, Dominance And Victory" |
| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kalvari-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 67.5 m (221 ft 5 in)[3] |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4] |
| Height | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)[3] |
| Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)[4] |
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| Range | |
| Endurance | 50 days[6] |
| Test depth | 350 metres (1,150 ft) [7] |
| Complement |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | C303/S anti-torpedo countermeasure system[9] |
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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]
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]
