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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1984 Shishumar-class submarine}}<br />
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|image=INS Shishumar (SSK class sub) of IN at Port of Duqm Oman.jpg<br />
|image_caption=INS ''Shishumar'' at [[Al Duqm Port & Drydock|Port of Duqm]], [[Oman]].<br />
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|section2={{Infobox ship/career<br />
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|country=India<br />
|flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}<br />
|name= INS ''Shishumar''<br />
|namesake= [[Ganges river dolphin]]<br />
|ordered=<br />
|builder= [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], [[Kiel]], [[Germany]]<br />
|laid_down=<br />
|launched=13 December 1984<br />
|acquired=<br />
|commissioned= 22 September 1986<br />
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|status= {{shipactive}}<br />
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|class= {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine}}<br />
|type= <br />
|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 />
|draft=<br />
|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 />
|sensors=<br />
|EW=<br />
|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 ''Shishumar'' (S44)''' ({{Lit|[[Ganges river dolphin|Dolphin]]}}) is the [[lead vessel]] of the {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|4}} of diesel-electric [[submarine]]s 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> She was commissioned on 22 September 1986 under Commander P M Bhate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/865732330823884801|title=SpokespersonNavy on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Mid Life Upgrade==<br />
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[[Indian Navy]] awarded $151 million contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of INS Shishumar, the refit will be carried out by [[Mazagon Dock]], [[Mumbai]] with technical cooperation from [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems]].<ref name="shishurefit">{{cite web|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/thyssenkrupp-refit-indian-ins-shishumar/|title=Germany's Thyssenkrupp to refit Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar|date=26 September 2018|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/23427/India___s_Mazagon_Dock__Germany___s_Thyssenkrupp_Bag__151M_Worth_Indian_Navy_Submarines_Refit_Contract#.W6zH0nUzZhE|title=India's Mazagon Dock, Germany's Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit Contract|date=27 September 2018|publisher=DefenseWorld.net|access-date=6 July 2019|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929174716/http://www.defenseworld.net/news/23427/India___s_Mazagon_Dock__Germany___s_Thyssenkrupp_Bag__151M_Worth_Indian_Navy_Submarines_Refit_Contract#.W6zH0nUzZhE|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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The refit is planned to be completed by 2021 with a similar upgrade for another vessel of {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|4}} to follow. <ref name="shishurefit" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Submarines of India]]<br />
[[Category:Submarines built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]<br />
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