INS Shankush

History
India
Name	INS Shankush
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched	11 May 1984
Commissioned	20 November 1986
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Shishumar-class submarine
Displacement	1450 tons surfaced; 1850 tons submerged;
Length	64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
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;
Speed	Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h); Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h);
Range	Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)
Test depth	Test depth 260 m (850 ft)
Complement	40 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes; 24 × external strap-on mines;

INS Shankush (S45) (lit. 'Ray of Light') is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.

Mid Life Upgrade

Indian Navy awarded a contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of Shankush on 30 June 2023, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

The refit is planned to be completed by 2026 and the total cost associated is ₹2,725 crore (equivalent to ₹30 billion or US$320 million in 2026).

History




India
Name	INS Shankush
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched	11 May 1984
Commissioned	20 November 1986
Status	Active


General characteristics
Class & type	Shishumar-class submarine
Displacement	1450 tons surfaced 1850 tons submerged
Length	64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
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
Speed	Surfaced 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged 22 knots (41 km/h)
Range	Snorting 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h)
Test depth	Test depth 260 m (850 ft)
Complement	40 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes 24 × external strap-on mines