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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Vela class[1] |
| Builders: |
Sudomekh, Admiralty Shipyard |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Kalvari class |
| Succeeded by: |
Sindhughosh class |
| In commission: |
1973–2010[2] |
| Planned: |
4 |
| Completed: |
4 |
| Retired: |
4 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Submarine |
| Displacement: |
- 1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced
- 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
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| Length: |
91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: |
7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: |
6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Speed: |
- 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
- 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
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| Range: |
- 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 380 mi (610 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
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| Test depth: |
250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement: |
75 (incl 8 officers) |
| Armament: |
- 10 533mm torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
- 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes
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Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010.
The lead vessel, INS Vela, will be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu.[3]
Ships of the class
| Name |
Pennant |
Builder |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
Status |
| INS Vela |
S40 |
Sudomekh |
31 August 1973 |
25 June 2010 |
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| INS Vagir |
S41 |
Sudomekh |
3 November 1973 |
7 June 2001 |
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| INS Vagli |
S42 |
Sudomekh |
10 August 1974 |
9 December 2010 |
To be preserved as a museum[4] |
| INS Vagsheer |
S43 |
Sudomekh |
26 December 1974 |
30 April 1997 |
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