INS ''Karanj'' (S23) is the third

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of the first batch of six s for the

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. It is a diesel-electric

attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called "mul ...

based on the , designed by French naval defence and energy group DCNS and manufactured by

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, an Indian shipyard in

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. The submarine was launched on 31 January 2018, delivered to Indian Navy on 15 February 2021, commissioned on 10 March 2021 in Mumbai in presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral

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and Admiral (Retired) VS Shekhawat. The submarine inherits its name from INS ''Karanj'' (S21) which served in the Navy from 1969–2003, and was named after Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the

Raigad district Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �aːjɡəɖ, previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The district was renamed to Raigad fort, Raigad after the fort that ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karanj Attack submarines 2018 ships Ships built in India Kalvari-class submarines Submarines of the Indian Navy

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