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{{Short description|Name ship of the Kalvari-class of submarines of the Indian Navy}}
{{other ships|INS Kalvari}}
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|Ship country=India
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|Ship name= INS ''Kalvari'' 
|Ship namesake="Kalvari" a deep sea [[tiger shark]].
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|Ship launched=15 April 1967
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|Ship commissioned= 8 December 1967
|Ship decommissioned= 31 May 1996
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|Ship identification=S23
|Ship fate= Decommissioned
|Ship status= Hull scrapped, fin preserved
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine|||1967}}
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|Ship displacement=*{{convert|1950|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|2475|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length= {{convert|91.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 
|Ship beam= {{convert|7.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 
|Ship draught= {{convert|6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 
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|Ship speed=*{{convert|16|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
*{{convert|15|kn}} submerged
|Ship range=*{{convert|20000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|380|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship test depth= {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on}} 
|Ship complement= 75 (incl 8 officers)
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|Ship armament=*10 {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes
*44 [[Naval mine|mines]] in lieu of torpedoes
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'''INS ''Kalvari'' (S23)''' was the lead vessel of the {{sclass|Kalvari|submarine (1967)|4}} of diesel-electric [[submarine]]s of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=br-kalvari>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Past/92-Kavari-Class.html Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class) – Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy]. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2018-12-25.</ref> It was the first ever submarine inducted into service by the Indian Navy.<ref name="FE">{{cite web |title=Submarine Day: Its INS Kalvari connection and everything you want to know |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/submarine-day-its-ins-kalvari-connection-and-everything-you-want-to-know/2147888/ |website=The Financial Express |access-date=27 December 2020 |date=11 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="IE">{{cite web |title=Explained: What is Submarine Day that celebrates INS Kalvari? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-submarine-day-celebrating-the-memory-of-ins-kalvari-7098340/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=en |date=11 December 2020}}</ref> The submarine was [[keel laying|laid down]] on 27 December 1966 as {{sclass2|Foxtrot|submarine|2}} '''''B-51''''' of the [[Soviet Navy]] by [[Novo-Admiralty]] at [[Galerniy Island]], [[Leningrad]]. The submarine was [[launched (ship)|launched]] on 15 April 1967 and competed on 26 September 1967.<ref name=Miramar>{{Cite ship register|register=MSI|id=6125986|shipname=B-51 |accessdate=10 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Sovsub>{{cite book | last1 = Polmar | first1 = Norman | last2 = Noot | first2 = Jurrien | title = Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990 | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Naval Institute Press]] | year = 1991 |isbn = 978-0-87021-570-4 | oclc = 21195060 | page = 342 }}</ref> The submarine was commissioned by the Indian Navy on 8 December 1967 at [[Riga]], Soviet Union. The Navy celebrates Submarine Day annually on 8 December to commemorate this occasion.<ref name="FE"/><ref name="IE"/> The submarine was decommissioned in 1992.<ref name=Miramar />
[[File:INS Kalvari Submarine Fin at RK Beach 06.jpg|thumb|right|305px|INS ''Kalvari'' submarine fin at RK Beach]]

''Kalvari'' is the [[Malayalam]] word for [[tiger shark]], a deep-sea predator in the Indian Ocean. The name symbolizes agility, strength and predatory power.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Is INS Kalvari? All You Need To Know|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is-ins-kalvari-all-you-need-to-know-1787676|website=NDTV.com|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/parrikar-undocks-scorpene-sub/63945.html|title=Parrikar undocks Scorpene sub|last=Banerjee|first=Ajay|date=6 April 2015|work=The Tribune|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> The tiger shark ([[Galeocerdo cuvier|Galeocerdo Cuvier]]) is a species of [[requiem shark]] which are found in tropical and temperate waters.{{fact|date=January 2022}}

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