Shishumar - The Pride of India

Hello guys. Today i am gonna tell you about the power of Indian Navy by making you aware about the submarine class india has. There are 5 classes of submarines india has. These classes are named as -

- Sindhughosh
- Shishumar
- Scorpene
- Akula
- Arihant

So today we will get to know about Shishumar class submarine.

1.) Shishumar class submarine is an attacking submarine

2.) Shishumar class submarine is diesel powered submarine

3.) Shishumar class submarine displaces 1850 ton of water when fully submerged

4.) Shishumar class submarine has a top speed of 20 km/h on water surface and 41 km/h under water

5.) Shishumar class submarine is medium in size and speed among diesel class

6.) Shishumar class submarine can operate for many continues days with 40 crew members

7.) Look at its few general characterstics.

Length: 64.4 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam: 6.5 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught: 6.0 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:

4 × diesel electric motors, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) each

1 × Siemens motor, 4,600 hp (3,430 kW)

4 × 1.8 MW Siemens alternators

1 shaft

Range:
8,000 nmi
(15,000 km) at 8 kn
(15 km/h; 9.2 mph)

13,000 nmi
(24,000 km) at 10 kn
(19 km/h; 12 mph)

Test depth:260 m (850 ft)

Complement:40 (8 Officers)

Armament:

14 × AEG-SUT Mod-1 torpedoes

24 × external strap-on mines

8.) India has 4 shishumar class submarines

- INS Shishumar
- INS Shankush
- INS Shalki
- INS Shankul

This was all about Shishumar class submarines.