INS Karanj (S21)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Karanj.

INS Karanj underway
History
India
Name	INS Karanj
Namesake	Karanja
Launched	28 April 1968
Commissioned	4 September 1969
Decommissioned	1 August 2003
Fate	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Kalvari-class submarine
Displacement	1,950 t (1,919 long tons) surfaced 2,475 t (2,436 long tons) submerged
Length	91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Range	20,000 mi (32,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 380 mi (610 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth	250 m (820 ft)
Complement	75 (incl 8 officers)
Armament	10 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with 22 SET-65E/SAET-60 torpedoes 44 mines in lieu of torpedoes

INS Karanj (S21) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.^[1]

The ship was named after the Karanja island, also known as Uran island, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.^[2][3]

Popular culture

The 2017 film Ghazi, features the story of men aboard S21 who managed to survive underwater for 18 days. ^[4]

References

1. "Kalvari Class (Foxtrot Class)". www.bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
2. "INS Karanj, named after submarine that fought in 1971, joins Indian Navy". The Week. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "Explained: India's Kalvari class of submarines, and its strategic significance". The Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
4. "The truth behind the Navy's 'sinking' of Ghazi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.