The Indian Navy celebrated Submarine Day on December 8, 2020 . The Indian Naval Ensign was unfurled on INS Kalvari on December 8, hence the day is celebrated as the Submarine Day.
- INS Kalavari was the first submarine to be inducted in the Indian Navy, at Riga in Latvia, the erstwhile USSR in 1967.
About INS Kalavari
- INS Kalvari was a diesel-electric submarine of the Foxtrot Class from the erstwhile USSR.
- It was a 91.3-metre-long submarine, which carried a crew of 75.
- INS Kalvari is a diesel-electric submarine of Scorpene-class and it was inducted into service in 2017 after having being built at the Mazagon dock in Mumbai.
- The submarine has been designed by French company DCNS.
- INS Khanderi, Vela, Karanj, Vaghir and Vaghsheer belong to Kalavari class submarine.
(Source: Indian Express)
