Indian Navy submarine Khanderi all set for a mission

Khanderi, the second of Indian Navy’s Scorpene’ class stealth submarine, was launched by MoS defence Subhash Bhamre at Mazagon Dock Shipyard Limited in Mumbai on Thursday. Admiral Sunil Lanba and a host of other dignitaries were present at the event. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Jan 12, 2017 4:04 PM IST

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Khanderi, the second of Indian Navy’s Scorpene’ class stealth submarine, was launched by MoS defence Subhash Bhamre at Mazagon Dock Shipyard Limited in Mumbai on Thursday. Admiral Sunil Lanba and a host of other dignitaries were present at the event. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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Khanderi is named after the island fort of Maratha forces which played a vital role in ensuring their supremacy at sea in the late 17th century. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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The submarine can undertake multifarious types of missions such as anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and area surveillance, officials said. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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According to Navy officials, the equipment has been installed in the submarine and 95% cabling and piping work is complete. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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The submarine will undergo rigorous trials and tests, both at the harbour and in the sea till December. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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After the trials, the submarine will be commissioned into the Indian Navy. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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Navy staff watch the launch of Khanderi. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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The first Khanderi was commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 6, 1968 and decommissioned on October 18, 1989. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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Mazagaon dock workers celebrate the launch. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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People click pictures of Khanderi. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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Four other submarines will be commissioned after Khanderi, within nine months. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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It is the second submarine of Kalvari class. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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The government is looking to bolster the country’s naval fleet. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)

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India joined an exclusive group of submarine constructing nations on February 7, 1992, with the commissioning of the first Indian-built submarine, INS Shalki. (KUNAL PATIL/HT PHOTO)