Kalvari-class submarine (1967) explained

Kalvari-class submarines were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy. They were variants of the early Soviet s. Four of the class served in the Indian Navy. Four additional variants of the later Foxtrot class were inducted as the .

has been preserved as a museum on Ramakrishna Mission Beach in Visakhapatnam.[1] The sail of the lead vessel, is also on display at the Visakhapatnam city museum.

Ships

NamePennantBuilderCommissionedDecommissionedStatus
S23Sudomekh8 December 1967 31 May 1996Sail on display
S22Sudomekh6 December 1968 18 October 1989Sail on display
S21Sudomekh4 September 19691 August 2003
S20Sudomekh18 December 196927 September 2001 As a museum

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Navy . 7 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307171701/http://indiannavy.nic.in/museum.htm . 7 March 2012 . dead .