SINDHUVIJAY (S-62) INS

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SINDHUVIJAY (S-62) INS

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon May 20, 2019 9:21 pm

For the Fleet Review 2011 India issued four stamps of which three shows navy ships of the India Navy.

INS SHIVALIK: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12746&p=13880&hilit=shivalik#p13880

INSV MHADEI: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12767&p=13897&hilit=MHADEI#p13897

INS SINDHUVIJAY:
Built as a submarine by the Sudomekh shipyard in Galerniy Island for the Navy of India.
Launched as the INS SINDHUVIJAY (S-62). She is one of the Sindhughosh class of submarines.
The meaning of the name ‘Sindhuvijay’ is to have victory at sea. The crest design depicts a Beaked Whale (Cuviers) on a blue background symbolizing the deep sea.
Displacement 2,350 ton surfaced, 3,075 submerged, dim. 72.6 x 9.9 x 6.6m. (draught)
Propulsion: 2 × 3,650 hp (2,720 kW) diesel-electric motors1 × 5,900 hp (4,400 kW) motor2 × 204 hp (152 kW) auxiliary motors1 × 130 hp (97 kW) economic speed motor. One fixed pitch propeller. Speed: Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h) Snorkel Mode; 9 knots (17 km/h) Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h).
Range: Snorting: 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h) Submerged: 400 miles (640 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h). Endurance: Up to 45 days with a crew of 52. Test depth: Operational Depth; 240 m (790 ft). Maximum Depth; 300 m (980 ft). Complement: 52 (incl. 13 Officers)
Armament: 9M36 Strela-3 (SA-N-8) SAM launcher. Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM. Type 53-65 passive wake homing torpedo; TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo.24 DM-1 mines in lieu of torpedo tube.
17 December 1990 completed.
08 March 1991 commissioned. Homeport Vishakhapatnam, India.

She underwent a refit and modernization by the Zvezdochka Shipbuilding in Severodvinsk, Northern Russia from 2005 – 2008.

2019 In active service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Sindhuvijay_(S62) and various internet sites.
India 2011 5.00 R sg?, scott?
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