Submarine "Nerpa" on Wednesday is introduced into the combat structure of the Indian Navy
Russia officially handed over to India the Nerpa PLA in January 2012. According to the contract, the Nerpa submarine will be part of the Indian Navy for ten years. The contract amount is more than 900 million dollars.
"The official introduction ceremony of the Indian fleet "Nerpa" submarine handed over to Russia for leasing (in the Indian Navy - "Chakra") will be held on April 4 at the port of Visakhapatnam, "a source on the sidelines of the New Delhi said armory DefexpoIndia 2012.
"Nerpa" (K-152, project 971, class "Pike-B") belongs to the third-generation submarines, it was laid at the Amur shipbuilding plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in 1991 year. In the middle of 1990, financing for the construction of the boat was frozen.
The completion of the PLA became possible only after financial investments from India.
Submarine displacement is 8140 / 12770 tons, maximum speed - 30 nodes, maximum depth of diving - 600 meters, autonomy - 100 days, crew - 73 people, armament - four 533-mm torpedo tubes, four 650-mm torpedo tubes.
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