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    Vagsheer, Last Of Project 75 Submarines, Launched

    Vagsheer
    Sunil Aswal
    April21/ 2022

    Mumbai: India’s naval fleet is set to receive more firepower as INS Vagsheer was launched here on Wednesday under Project-75, a venture aimed at building six Scorpene class submarines at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) here, paving the way for the vessel to undergo a series of rigorous trials before getting commissioned. INS Vagsheer, the sixth and the last submarine constructed under Project-75, was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar. Four submarines built under Project-75 — INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karang and INS Vela — have already been commissioned in the Indian Navy. The fifth submarine of the series, INS Vagir – is undergoing sea trails and is likely to be commissioned this year. The project is being executed with French technical assistance. Post-launch, INS Vagsheer will undergo a comprehensive and rigorous set of tests and trials for more than a year to ensure that it is fully combat-worthy, Kumar said. Interacting with reporters after the launch, Kumar said the submarine was launched before its scheduled unveiling. “The submarine not only increases the country’s marine security, but it is also an example of self-reliance,” the senior bureaucrat said. An MDL official said with every submarine the indigenisation component has increased and in case of INS Vagsheer, it was 40 per cent. Named after sandfish, a deadly deep water sea predator of the Indian Ocean, the first submarine ‘Vagsheer’ was commissioned in December 1974 and decommissioned in April 1997. The new submarine is the incarnation of its earlier version, as according to naval parlance a ship never ceases to exist. Even after a ship/submarine is decommissioned, a new ship/submarine replaces the old one with the same name. The state of the ar ...

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