INS Vagli (S42) was a Vela-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy, commissioned in 1974.[1] Along with her sister ship Vela, she spent almost 10 years undergoing a protracted refit by Hindustan Shipyard.[2] After 36 years of active service, INS Vagli was decommissioned on 9 December 2010.[3][4]

History
India
NameINS Vagli
Launched19 April 1973
Commissioned10 August 1974
Decommissioned9 December 2010
General characteristics
Class and typeVela-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,952 t (1,921 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range
  • 20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament
  • 10 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
  • 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

References edit

  1. ^ "Submarines of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ Unnithan, Sandeep (17 November 2008). "Navy's sub induction plan suffers blow". India Today.
  3. ^ Pandit, Rajat (9 December 2010). "Navy retires INS Vagli, India down to 14 subs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Indian Navy's Foxtrot submarines to retire soon". brahmand.com. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2019.