''Vela''-class submarines of the

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were variants of the later

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s. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010. is planned to be preserved as a museum in

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, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.

Ships of the class

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THE SUBMARINE ARM

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