INS ''Karanj'' (S23) is the third
submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
of the first batch of six s for the
Indian Navy
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. It is a
diesel-electric attack submarine
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based on the , designed by French naval defence and energy group
DCNS and manufactured by
Mazagon Dock Limited
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) (IAST: ''Majhagānv Dawk Limiṭeḍ''), formerly called Mazagon Dock Limited, is a shipyard situated in Mazagaon, Mumbai. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platform ...
, an Indian shipyard in
Mumbai
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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 Karambir Singh
Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 3 November 1959), is a former flag officer of Indian Navy, who served as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). The "Grey Eagle" (senior-most serving naval aviator) of the Navy, he replaced Admir ...
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 ...
of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
.
See also
*
List of submarines of the Indian Navy
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In service
Under construction
Planned
Decommissioned
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; Indian navy related lists
* Aircraft of the India ...
*
List of active Indian Navy ships
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References
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Attack submarines
2018 ships
Ships built in India
Kalvari-class submarines
Submarines of the Indian Navy