jueves, 8 de diciembre de 2011

Arihant class submarine

Class overview
Name:Arihant (अरिहंत:)
Builders:Shipbuilding Centre (SBC),Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Operators: Indian Navy
Succeeded by:Arihant follow-on submarine
In commission:2011- (est.)
Building:5
Planned:5[1]
General characteristics
Type:Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement:6,000 tons[2]
Length:112 m (367 ft)[2]
Beam:15 m (49 ft) (Est.)
Draft:10 m (33 ft) (Est.)
Propulsion:80MW PWR using 40% enricheduranium fuel; 1 turbine (47,000hp/70MW); 1 shaft; 1 7-bladed, high-skew propeller
Speed:12–15 knots (22–28 km/h) (surfaced); 24 knots (44 km/h) (submerged)
Range:unlimited except by food supplies
Test depth:300 m (980 ft) (est)
Complement:95
Sensors and
processing systems:
USHUS Sonar
Armament:Torpedoes: 6 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes - est. 30 charges (torpedoes, missiles or mines)[3]
SLBM - 4 launch tubes (each with 2.4 meter diameter)[4]
12 x K15 SLBM (3 in each launch tube) or
4 x K-4[5] SLBM (Under development)

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