Sindhughosh - 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 Sindhughosh class submarine.

1.) Sindhughosh class submarine is also known as Kilo Class submarine

2.) Sindhughosh class submarine is diesel powered submarine

3.) Sindhughosh class submarine displaces 3000 ton of water when fully submerged

4.) Sindhughosh class submarine has a top speed of 19 km/h on water surface and 31 km/h under water

5.) Sindhughosh class submarine is largest in size among diesel class and number

6.) Sindhughosh class submarine can operate for 45 continues days with 53 crew members

7.) Look at its few general charachterstics.

Length: 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
2 × diesel electric motors, 3,650 hp (2,722 kW) each

1 × motor, 5,900 hp (4,400 kW)

2 × auxiliary motors, 204 hp (152 kW)

1 × economic speed motor, 130 hp (97 kW)

Range: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) snorkeling

400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged

Test depth:300 m (980 ft)Complement:53 (13 Officers)

Armament: Club-S missile

Type 53-65 torpedo

TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo24 × DM-1 mines in lieu of torpedoes

8.) India has 10 Sindhughosh class submarines

- Sindhughosh
- Sindhudhvaj
- Sindhuraj
- Sindhuvir
- Sindhuratna
- Sindhukesari
- Sindhukirti
- Sindhuvijay
- Sindhurakshak
- Sindhurashtra

This was all about Sindhughosh class submarines.