Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the plaque of INS Kalvari at its commissioning ceremony in Mumbai. Kalvari is the first of the six Scorpene-class submarines handed over by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited.
‘Kalvari,’ is a deep-sea tiger shark found in the Indian Ocean. INS Kalvari is named after India’s first submarine, which was commissioned on December 8, 1967 and decommissioned on May 31, 1996 after three decades of service
"INS Kalvari is a great example of 'Make in India'. I would like to congratulate everyone associated with this submarine," PM Modi said. He also thanked France for its co-operation.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding of the Western Naval Command, and top defence officials attended the commissioning ceremony.
"Kalvari underwent around 120 days of extensive sea trials and tests for various equipment," the official said, adding the vessel is expected to bolster India's maritime prowess.
The submarines, designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS, are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai as part of Project-75 of the Indian Navy.
"The technology utilised in the Scorpene has ensured superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons," an official of the MDL said.
Kalvari is named after the dreaded tiger shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
The first Kalvari, commissioned on December 8, 1967, was also the first submarine of the Indian Navy. It was decommissioned on May 31, 1996 after nearly three decades of service.
INS Kalvari commissioned into the Indian Navy: 10 points
1. The diesel-electric submarine is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS.2. The 1,565-tonne submarine is named after the dreaded tiger shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
3. The submarine boasts of superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons, according to MDL.
4. The submarine, which has a speed of 20 knots, is equipped with sea-skimming SM-39 Exocet missiles and heavy-weight wire-guided surface and underwater target torpedoes.
5. The submarine was handed over to the Indian Navy by MDL in September this year. It underwent around 120 days of extensive sea trials and tests for various equipment.
6. This is first of the six Scorpene-class submarines handed over by MDL in Mumbai.
7. The six submarines are being built as part of the Rs 23,652 crore "Project-75" of the Indian Navy.
8. The second one INS Khanderi is expected to be commissioned by mid-2018, with the third INS Karanj following by early-2019. All the six are to be inducted by 2020-2021.
9. Kalvari will be the first conventional submarine to be commissioned in 17 years. The first-ever submarine was inducted into the Indian Navy from Russia in 1967.
10. Currently, the naval fleet has only 13 ageing conventional submarines in its arsenal.
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