INS Shishumar

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INS Shishumar at Port of Duqm, Oman.
History
India
Name	INS Shishumar
Namesake	Ganges river dolphin
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany
Launched	13 December 1984
Commissioned	22 September 1986
Status	in active service
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 Shishumar (S44) (lit. 'Dolphin') is the lead vessel of the Shishumar class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy. She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.

Mid Life Upgrade

Indian Navy awarded $151 million contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, 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 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of Shishumar class to follow.