Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010. The submarines formed the 8th Submarine Squadron and were based at INS Virbahu.[3]

INS Vagli is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.[4]

Ships of the class

Name Pennant Builder Commissioned Decommissioned Status
INS Vela S40 Sudomekh 31 August 1973 25 June 2010
INS Vagir S41 Sudomekh 3 November 1973 7 June 2001
INS Vagli S42 Sudomekh 10 August 1974 9 December 2010 To be preserved as a museum[5]
INS Vagsheer S43 Sudomekh 26 December 1974 30 April 1997

References

  1. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)
  3. ^ "INS Virbahu | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ Jesudasan, Dennis S. (23 July 2017). "Decommissioned submarine languishes in Chennai". The Hindu. The Hindu Group.
  5. ^ "Sea Dredging Mooted to Take Sub to Mamallapuram Shores". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela-class_submarine
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