INS Shankul
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INS Shankul| Class | Shishumar-class submarine |
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| Displacement | - 1450 tons surfaced
- 1850 tons submerged
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| Length | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
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| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
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| Draught | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Propulsion | - 4 × 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) diesel-electric motors
- 1 × Siemens 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) motor
- 4 × 1.8 MW (2,400 hp) Siemens alternators
- 1 shaft
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| Speed | - Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h)
- Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h)
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| Range | Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) |
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| Test depth | Test depth 260 m (850 ft) |
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| Complement | 40 (incl 8 officers) |
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| Armament | |
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INS Shankul (S47) (lit. 'Skate Fish') is a Shishumar-class submarine diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[2] The submarine was the second to be built in India. She participated in the International Fleet Review 2026 held in Visakapatanam.[3]
References
- ^ "Shishumar Class". Bharat Rakshak. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag". The Times of India. 2026-02-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-02-16.