INS Vela (S40)
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Name: | INS Vela |
Commissioned: | 31 August, 1973 |
Decommissioned: | 25 June, 2010 |
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Class & type: | Vela class submarine |
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Length: | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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Test depth: | 250 m (820 ft) |
Complement: | 75 (incl 8 officers) |
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INS Vela (S40) was the lead ship of her class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy.[1] She was on active service between 1973-2010.[2] [3]
References
- ↑ http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_vela.htm
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/visakhapatnam/ins-vela-decommissioned-363
- ↑ http://expressbuzz.com/nation/navy-to-decommission-40-year-old-submarines/183829.html
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