Shishumar
Early on a murky July morning in 1986, S44, a Type 209 submarine still in the hands of the German manufacturer, HDW, departs Kiel. This unit was delivered to the Indian Navy in September that year as the lead vessel in the four-boat Shishumar-class.
The Shishumar-class are diesel-electric attack submarines, currently in active service with the Indian Navy. These submarines are a lengthier and heavier Indian variant of the Type 209 submarines developed by the German yard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) under the internal designation Type 1500. The first two vessels were built by HDW at Kiel, while the remainder were built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai under a technology transfer agreement. The submarines were commissioned between 1986 and 1994. They have a displacement of 1660 tons when surfaced, a speed of 22 kts and a complement of 40 including eight officers.
Taken from aboard HMS Boxer, which was preparing to transit the Kiel Canal.
Shishumar
Early on a murky July morning in 1986, S44, a Type 209 submarine still in the hands of the German manufacturer, HDW, departs Kiel. This unit was delivered to the Indian Navy in September that year as the lead vessel in the four-boat Shishumar-class.
The Shishumar-class are diesel-electric attack submarines, currently in active service with the Indian Navy. These submarines are a lengthier and heavier Indian variant of the Type 209 submarines developed by the German yard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) under the internal designation Type 1500. The first two vessels were built by HDW at Kiel, while the remainder were built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai under a technology transfer agreement. The submarines were commissioned between 1986 and 1994. They have a displacement of 1660 tons when surfaced, a speed of 22 kts and a complement of 40 including eight officers.
Taken from aboard HMS Boxer, which was preparing to transit the Kiel Canal.