Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet s. The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010. The submarines formed the 8th Submarine Squadron and were based at INS Virbahu.
is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.
Ships of the class Name Pennant Builder Commissioned Decommissioned StatusS40Sudomekh31 August 197325 June 2010S41Sudomekh3 November 19737 June 2001S42Sudomekh10 August 19749 December 2010To be preserved as a museumS43Sudomekh26 December 197430 April 1997
See also Equivalent submarines of the same era
Type 035A
References
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