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INS Shalki (S46)

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Name
  
INS Shalki

Status
  
in active service

Length
  
64 m

Builder
  
Mazagon Dock Limited

Commissioned
  
7 February 1992

Beam
  
6.5 m (21 ft)

Draft
  
6 m

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Class and type
  
Shishumar-class submarine

Displacement
  
1450 tons surfaced 1850 tons submerged

INS Shalki (S46) is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. The submarine was the first ever submarine to be built in India. It was launched in 1987 by the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

References

INS Shalki (S46) Wikipedia