INS Vagsheer, last of the Scorpene submarines under Project 75, launched in Mumbai
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INS Vagsheer
The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders launched INS Vagsheer, the last of the six submarines under Project 75. The submarine was launched by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar.
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Tests and trials
Post-launch, the submarine will undergo a comprehensive and rigorous set of tests and trials for more than a year to ensure that it is fully combat-worthy. The submarine was launched before its scheduled unveiling.
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The new submarine
The new submarine is the latest 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.
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Vagsheer meaning
Named after sandfish, a deadly deep water sea predator of the Indian Ocean, the first submarine 'Vagsheer' was commissioned in December 1974. It was decommissioned in April 1997.
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Project-75
In November 2020, the Navy commissioned the fourth submarine under Project-75. In February, the sea trials for the fifth submarine commenced. Scorpene-class submarines INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi and INS Karang have already been commissioned.