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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1984 Shishumar-class submarine}}<br />
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|name= INS ''Shankush''<br />
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|builder= [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], [[Kiel]], [[Germany]]<br />
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|class= {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine}}<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 />
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|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 ''Shankush'' (S45)''' ({{Lit|Ray of Light}}) 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 --> Shishumar Class | publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=6 July 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071908/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref><br />
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==Mid Life Upgrade==<br />
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[[Indian Navy]] awarded a contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of Shankush on 30 June 2023, the refit will be carried out by [[Mazagon Dock]], [[Mumbai]] with technical cooperation from [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems]].<ref name="PIB-300623">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1936402|title=MoD signs a contract of Rs. 2725 Cr with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for Medium Refit with Life Certification of Submarine INS Shankush|work=PIB|date=2023-06-30}}</ref><br />
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The refit is planned to be completed by 2026 and the total cost associated is {{INRConvert|2725|c|lk=on|year=2023}}.<ref name="PIB-300623"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Submarines of the Indian Navy}}<br />
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[[Category:Shishumar-class submarines]]<br />
[[Category:Attack submarines]]<br />
[[Category:Ships built in Kiel]]<br />
[[Category:1984 ships]]<br />
[[Category:Submarines of India]]<br />
[[Category:Submarines built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]<br />
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