Sindhughosh class submarines are India

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n variants of the Kilo class diesel-electric submarine

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s in active service with the Indian Navy

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The Sindhughosh submarines, designated 877EKM, were designed as part of Project 877, and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie and the Ministry of Defence (India)

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The submarines have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots, and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53. The final unit was the first to be equipped with the 3M-54 Klub

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 (SS-N-27) antiship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km.

Incidents

January 10, 2008 - The INS Sindhughosh collided with cargo ship MV Leeds Castle. The submarine is reported to have sustained superficial damage to its conning tower. As a result, the submarine was out of service for a month. The cargo ship was in restricted shallow waters.

February 26, 2010. A fire on board INS Sindhurakshak killed one sailor and injured two others. The fire was due to a defective battery.

INS Sindhuvijay has been upgraded with the hydro acoustical USHUS complex and the CCS-MK radio communications system.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commission Date	Status	Meaning of name
INS Sindhughosh INS Sindhughosh (S55) INS Sindhughosh is the lead ship of her class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.The submarine was commissioned in April 1986 in Riga, Latvia. This submarine is diesel-powered and has totally six motors. INS Sindhughosh was the first submarine in Indian Navy to be equipped with the...	S55	Sevmash Sevmash JSC PO Sevmash is a shipbuilding company based in Severodvinsk, a port city on Russia's White Sea. The name Sevmash is an abbreviation of Severnoye Mashinostroitelnoye Predpriyatie , i.e. "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise". Sevmash is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Russia and today the...	30 April 1986	Refitted to project 08773 2002-2005 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea - rumour/report/battle-cry
INS Sindhudhvaj INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) INS Sindhudhvaj is a Sindhughosh class submarine of the Indian Navy....	S56	Sevmash	12 June 1987		Sea-banner
INS Sindhuraj INS Sindhuraj (S57) INS Sindhuraj is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S57	Sevmash	20 October 1987	Refitted to project 08773 1999-2001 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-king
INS Sindhuvir INS Sindhuvir (S58) INS Sindhuvir is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S58	Sevmash	26 August 1988	Refitted to project 08773 1997-1999 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea - powerful/valiant
INS Sindhuratna INS Sindhuratna (S59) INS Sindhuratna is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S59	Sevmash	22 December 1988	Refitted to project 08773 2001-2003 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-jewel
INS Sindhukesari INS Sindhukesari (S60) INS Sindhukesari is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S60	Sevmash	16 February 1989	Refitted to project 08773 1999-2001 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-Lion (see note: .)
INS Sindhukirti INS Sindhukirti (S61) INS Sindhukirti is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. The submarine has been in the refit yard at Visakapatnam since the last 5 years, and is expected to remain in the refit dock til 2012, basically 1/3 of its total lifespan at sea....	S61	Sevmash	4 January 1990	Undergoing refit to project 08773 from 2007 in her home base Vishakhapatnam	Sea - fame/renown
INS Sindhuvijay INS Sindhuvijay (S62) INS Sindhuvijay is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S62	Sevmash	18 March 1991	Refitted to project 08773 2005-2007 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-victory
INS Sindhurakshak	S63	Sevmash	24 December 1997	Undergoing refit to project 08773 09.08.2010-2012 at Zvezdochka shipyard	Sea-protecter
INS Sindhushastra INS Sindhushastra (S65) INS Sindhushastra is a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy....	S65	Sevmash	19 July 2000		Sea-weapon

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