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|Ship image=INS Shishumar (SSK class sub) of IN at Port of Duqm Oman.jpg<br />
|Ship caption=INS ''Shishumar'' at [[Al Duqm Port & Drydock|Port of Duqm]], [[Oman]].<br />
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|Ship country=India<br />
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}<br />
|Ship name= INS ''Shishumar''<br />
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|Ship builder= [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], [[Kiel]], [[Germany]]<br />
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|Ship launched=13 December 1984<br />
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|Ship commissioned= 22 September 1986<br />
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|Ship badge = [[File:INS Shishumar emblem.jpg|150px|INS Shishkumar]]}}<br />
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine}}<br />
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|Ship displacement=*1450 tons surfaced<br />
*1850 tons submerged<br />
|Ship length= {{convert|64.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship beam= {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship draught= {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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|Ship 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 />
|Ship speed=*Surfaced {{convert|11|kn|km/h}}<br />
*Submerged {{convert|22|kn|km/h}}<br />
|Ship range= Snorting {{convert|8000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship endurance= <br />
|Ship test depth= Test depth {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship complement= 40 (incl 8 officers)<br />
|Ship sensors=<br />
|Ship EW=<br />
|Ship 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)''' 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 $151mn 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}}</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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