INS ''Khanderi'' (S22) is the second of the

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...

's six s being built in India. 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 ...

which was designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and manufactured at

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 ...

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. The submarine inherits its name and pennant number from INS ''Khanderi'' (S22) which served in the Navy from 1968–1989, and was named after Maratha Emperor Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj's island fort of

Khanderi Khanderi (officially ''Kanhoji Angre island'') is an island with a fort, located south of Mumbai, along the coast of Maharashtra, India. Location Khanderi is located 5 km off the coast of Maharashtra (off Thal, Kihim) and 20 km south ...

Construction

The submarine was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and other dignitaries on 12 January 2017. The submarine began its sea trials on 1 June 2017. The submarine was commissioned by Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh Rajnath Singh (; born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India. He is currently the Deputy Leader of the House Lok Sabha. He is the former President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has previously served as t ...

on 28 September 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khanderi Attack submarines 2017 ships Ships built in India Kalvari-class submarines Submarines of the Indian Navy

Construction

See also

References