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Vishakhapatnam: After a gap of two decades, India is all
set to join the elite club of nations having nuclear-
powered submarines with the induction of the Russian-
origin 'Nerpa' into the Navy tomorrow. Defence Minister A K Antony will formally commission
the Akula II class Nerpa rechristened INS Chakra into the
Navy at the Ship Building Complex here, Defence Ministry
officials said here. India has earlier leased and operated Charlie Class
Russian nuclear submarine from 1988 for training its
personnel on such submarines. With INS Chakra and the indigenous INS Arihant expected
to start operational patrols soon, India will soon have
two nuclear submarines guarding its vast maritime
boundaries. The Nerpa has been taken on lease from Russia for ten
years and would provide Navy the opportunity to train
and operate such nuclear-powered vessels. "Our crews will get the experience of operating under
water for several months at a go as unlike the
conventional diesel electric submarines, which have to
come to surface at regular intervals, nuclear submarines
can remain under water for months," Navy officials said. India had signed a deal with Russia in 2004 worth over
USD 900 million for leasing the submarine. It was expected to be inducted a couple of years earlier,
but after an accident in 2008, in which scores of Russian
sailors died during trials, the delivery schedule was
changed. Indian Navy crews have already been imparted training
for operating the submarine in Russia.A crew of over 70
people including around 30 officers is required to operate
the INS Chakra. The heart of the submarine is its nuclear reactor which
has been made by Russia.Its displacement is around
8,140 tonnes.With a maximum speed of 30 knots, the
vessel can go up to 600 meters in water and has an
endurance of 100 days with a crew of 73. The vessel is armed with four 533mm torpedo tubes and
four 650 mm torpedo tubes.
http://firstpost.com/india/tomorrow...-nuclear-submarine-after-20-years-264885.html
set to join the elite club of nations having nuclear-
powered submarines with the induction of the Russian-
origin 'Nerpa' into the Navy tomorrow. Defence Minister A K Antony will formally commission
the Akula II class Nerpa rechristened INS Chakra into the
Navy at the Ship Building Complex here, Defence Ministry
officials said here. India has earlier leased and operated Charlie Class
Russian nuclear submarine from 1988 for training its
personnel on such submarines. With INS Chakra and the indigenous INS Arihant expected
to start operational patrols soon, India will soon have
two nuclear submarines guarding its vast maritime
boundaries. The Nerpa has been taken on lease from Russia for ten
years and would provide Navy the opportunity to train
and operate such nuclear-powered vessels. "Our crews will get the experience of operating under
water for several months at a go as unlike the
conventional diesel electric submarines, which have to
come to surface at regular intervals, nuclear submarines
can remain under water for months," Navy officials said. India had signed a deal with Russia in 2004 worth over
USD 900 million for leasing the submarine. It was expected to be inducted a couple of years earlier,
but after an accident in 2008, in which scores of Russian
sailors died during trials, the delivery schedule was
changed. Indian Navy crews have already been imparted training
for operating the submarine in Russia.A crew of over 70
people including around 30 officers is required to operate
the INS Chakra. The heart of the submarine is its nuclear reactor which
has been made by Russia.Its displacement is around
8,140 tonnes.With a maximum speed of 30 knots, the
vessel can go up to 600 meters in water and has an
endurance of 100 days with a crew of 73. The vessel is armed with four 533mm torpedo tubes and
four 650 mm torpedo tubes.
http://firstpost.com/india/tomorrow...-nuclear-submarine-after-20-years-264885.html
