Indian submarine in Grand Harbour
An Indian submarine has been in Grand Harbour for the past few days, an unusual visitor among the cruise liners berthed at Valletta Waterfront. The submarine is of the Russian-built Kilo class, known in the Indian Navy as the Sindhughosh class. They...
An Indian submarine has been in Grand Harbour for the past few days, an unusual visitor among the cruise liners berthed at Valletta Waterfront.
The submarine is of the Russian-built Kilo class, known in the Indian Navy as the Sindhughosh class.
They are diesel-electric vessels, some of which are equipped with anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km, along with torpedoes.
They have a displacement of 3,000 tonnes (submerged), a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53.