INS Khanderi (1968)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Khanderi.

History
India
Name	INS Khanderi
Namesake	Khanderi
Commissioned	6 December 1968
Decommissioned	18 October 1989
Fate	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement	1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length	91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	6 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 depth	250 m (820 ft)
Complement	75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

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

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

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.