Shishumar 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| शिशुमार [Shishumar] | S44 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, West Germany | 1.5.1982 | 13.12.1984 | 22.9.1986 | in service (2019) | |
| शंकुश [Shankush] | S45 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, West Germany | 1.9.1982 | 11.5.1985 | 20.11.1986 | in service (2019) | |
| शल्की [Shalki] | S46 | Mazagon Docks, Mumbai | 5.6.1984 | 30.9.1989 | 7.2.1992 | in service (2019) | |
| शंकुल [Shankul] | S47 | Mazagon Docks, Mumbai | 3.9.1989 | 21.3.1992 | 28.5.1994 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1450 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1660 / 1850 |
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Length, m |
64.4 |
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Breadth, m |
6.50 |
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Draught, m |
5.50 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
4 MTU 12V493 Z80GA31L diesel-generators, 1 Siemens electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
2450 / 4600 |
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Max speed, kts |
11 / 22.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 157 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
13000(10) / 524(4) |
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Armament |
S44, 45: 8 - 533 TT (bow, 14 SUT Mod.1), 24 mines S46, 47: 8 - 533 TT (bow, 14 SUT Mod.1) |
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Electronic equipment |
S44, 45: Calypso-II radar, CSU-3/4 sonar suite, Phoenix-II AR-700 ECM suite, C303 torpedo decoys, SFCS Mk 1 CCS S46, 47: Calypso-II radar, CSU-83 sonar suite, DUUX-5 sonar, Sea Sentry ECM suite, C303 torpedo decoys, ISUS 90 CCS |
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Complement |
40 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
260 |
Project history: A Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Kiel design. The Indian Navy finally signed a contract for four boats on 11 December 1981, with the first pair built in Germany and the second pair to be assembled at Mazagon, Bombay. The project suffered lengthy delays because all materials had to be imported and workers had to be trained. These delays lead to plans to build a further two boats being dropped and Soviet-built Project 877 being acquired instead.
These vessels are unique in being fitted with the IKL rescue sphere, capable of evacuating the entire crew.
Modernizations: 1990s, Shishumar, Shankush: - CSU-3/4 sonar suite; + CSU-83 sonar suite, DUUX-5 sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Shishumar 2001
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