INS Khanderi (S22) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.[1]

History
India
NameINS Khanderi
NamesakeKhanderi
Commissioned6 December 1968
Decommissioned18 October 1989
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeKalvari-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range
  • 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

Khanderi was built at Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard and commissioned in the navy in December 1968 and decommissioned from service in 1989. The hull was scrapped, but her fin was preserved at Virbahu parade grounds.[2]

The submarine was named after Maratha emperor Shivaji's island fort of Khanderi.

On 22 April 1969, INS Khanderi became the first submarine in the world to reach the highest port, Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo after successfully navigated 80 nm up the Congo River. This was a part of the first voyage. Previous attempts to reach the port by the US Navy and the Royal Navy had reportedly failed.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Tradition of Submarine Pennant Numbers". Indian Veteran Submariner's League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ^ "INS Khanderi: All you need to know about India's 2nd Scorpene submarine". The Week. Retrieved 19 September 2024.