INS Arihant
INS Arihant | |
| History | |
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| India | |
| Name | INS Arihant |
| Namesake | Sanskrit for "Conqueror" inspired from Jainism |
| Builder | Shipbuilding Centre (SBC), Visakhapatnam, India |
| Laid down | 2004 |
| Launched | 26 July 2009 |
| Acquired | 13 December 2014 |
| Commissioned | August 2016 |
| Homeport | Visakhapatnam |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arihant-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement | Surface: 6,000 tonne (estimated) |
| Length | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Draft | 11 m (36 ft) |
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| Speed | |
| Range | unlimited except by food supplies |
| Test depth | 350 m (1,150 ft) (estimated) |
| Complement | 95–100 officers and men |
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INS Arihant (SSBN 80) (lit. 'Conqueror'), is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. It is designated S2 Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine. The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the port city of Visakhapatnam.
Arihant was launched on 26 July 2009, the anniversary of Vijay Diwas (Kargil War Victory Day) by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. After fitting out and extensive sea trials, on 23 February 2016, she was confirmed as ready for operations, commissioned in August 2016, and deployed operationally in 2018.