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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1989 Shishumar-class submarine}}<br />
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|name= INS ''Shalki''<br />
|namesake= [[Common dolphin]]<br />
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|builder= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]<br />
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|launched=30 September 1989<br />
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|commissioned= 7 February 1992<ref name=br-shishumar>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Active/93-Shishumar-Class.html |title=Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Shishumar Class |access-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004055233/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Submarines/Active/93-Shishumar-Class.html |archive-date=4 October 2014 }}</ref><br />
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|displacement=*1450 tons surfaced<br />
*1850 tons submerged<br />
|length= {{convert|64.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|beam= {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|draught= {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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|propulsion=*4 × {{convert|2400|hp|abbr=on}} diesel-electric motors<br />
*1 × Siemens {{convert|4600|hp|abbr=on}} motor<br />
*4 × {{convert|1.8|MW|abbr=on}} Siemens alternators<br />
*1 shaft<br />
|speed=*Surfaced {{convert|11|kn|km/h}}<br />
*Submerged {{convert|22|kn|km/h}}<br />
|range= Snorting {{convert|8000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}<br />
|endurance= <br />
|test_depth= Test depth {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|complement= 40 (incl 8 officers)<br />
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|armament=*14 × [[SUT torpedo|AEG-SUT Mod 1]] wire-guided active/passive torpedoes<br />
*24 × external strap-on [[Naval mine|mines]]<br />
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'''INS ''Shalki'' (S46)''' ({{Lit|[[Common dolphin|Dolphin]]}}) is a {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|0}} diesel-electric [[submarine]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-shishumar>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |title=Submarines of Indian Navy |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071908/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> The submarine was the first ever submarine to be built in India.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Service history ==<br />
On 2 August 2024, ''INS Shalki'' arrived at the [[Port of Colombo]], situated in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]], as part of a formal visit. Following the completion of the official engagement, the submarine is scheduled to depart from the island country on 4 August 2024. This is the third submarine to visit Sri Lanka after the visit of [[INS Vagir (S25)|INS Vagir]] and [[INS Karanj (S23)|INS Karanj]] in June 2023 and February 2024, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2024/08/02/202408021145/|title=Indian Naval Submarine Shalki arrives in Colombo|publisher=[[Sri Lanka Navy]]|last=|first=|date= 2 August 2024|accessdate=2 August 2024|archive-date=2 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802100806/https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2024/08/02/202408021145/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-03 |title=VISIT OF INS SHALKI TO COLOMBO |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2041161 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref><br />
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