(See) Indische Atom U-Boote

[Erich]

video of the test;
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video of launching INS ARIHANT SSN
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sat-pics of shipyard including INS ARIHANT SSN
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und eine erste umfassendere Beschreibung des U-Bootes:
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Displacement: 6,000 tons

Length: 112m

Beam: 10m

Powerplant: 83 MWe PWR

Crew: 95

Surface Speed: 12-15 kts

Submerged Speed: 24 kts

Armament: 12 K-15 Sagarika missile, Torpedos, Torpedo launched cruise missiles
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In Short: Likely to be commissioned by end 2013 or early 2014

On January 27, 2013, The Hindu reported that the reactor on the INS Arihant is likely to go critical in May or June.
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