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| Ship caption = ''Sindhudhvaj'' being decommissioned in July 2022.<br />
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| Ship name = INS ''Sindhudhvaj''<br />
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| Ship commissioned = 12 June 1987<br />
| Ship decommissioned = 16 July 2022<br />
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| Ship badge = [[File:INS Sindhudhwaj emblem.JPG|120px|INS Sindhudwaj crest]]<br />
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}}<br />
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| Ship displacement = *2325 tons surfaced<br />
*3076 tons submerged<br />
| Ship length = {{convert|72.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship beam = {{convert|9.9|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship draught = {{convert|6.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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| Ship propulsion = *2 × {{convert|3650|hp|abbr=on}} diesel-electric motors<br />
*1 × {{convert|5900|hp|abbr=on}} motor<br />
*2 × {{convert|204|hp|abbr=on}} auxiliary motors<br />
*1 × {{convert|130|hp|abbr=on}} economic speed motor<br />
| Ship speed = *Surfaced;{{convert|11|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref><br />
*Snorkel Mode; {{convert|9|kn|km/h}}<br />
*Submerged;{{convert|19|kn|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosoboron exports - Project 636|url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/submarines/project-636/}}</ref><br />
| Ship range = *Snorting: {{convert|6000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}<br />
*Submerged: {{convert|400|mi|km}} at {{convert|3|kn|km/h}}<br />
| Ship endurance = Up to 45 days with a crew of 52<br />
| Ship test depth = *Operational depth; {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
*Maximum depth; {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship complement = 52 (incl. 13 Officers)<br />
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| Ship armament = *[[Strela 3|9M36 Strela-3]] (SA-N-8) SAM launcher<br />
*[[3M-54 Klub|Klub-S (3M-54E) ASCM]]<br />
*[[53-65 torpedo|Type 53-65]] passive wake homing torpedo<br />
*TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active-passive homing torpedo<br />
*24 DM-1 [[Naval mine|mines]] in lieu of torpedo tube<br />
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'''INS ''Sindhudhvaj'' (S56)''' was a {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine}} of the [[Indian Navy]]<ref name=in-sg>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |title=Submarines of Indian Navy |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071559/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_sindhughosh.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> in service from 1987 until 16 July 2022, when she was decommissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1842174|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=17 July 2022|access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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The name ''Sindhudhvaj'' means "flag bearer at sea". The submarine's crest depicts a [[grey]] [[nurse shark]]. ''Sindhudhvaj'' was the submarine to operationalise several indigenously built systems including the [[USHUS (sonar)|USHUS sonar]], the Rukmani and MSS satellite communication systems, the inertial navigation system and the torpedo fire control system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned after 35 Years of Glorious Service to The Nation |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-sindhudhvaj-decommissioned-after-35-years-glorious-service-nation |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Indian Navy}}</ref><br />
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The submarine also completed a successful mating and personnel transfer with a [[deep-submergence rescue vehicle]]. It was the only submarine to be awarded the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]'s Rolling Trophy for Innovation by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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