INS Arihant-India’s nuclear submarine

Class and type:

Arihant Class

Type:

SSBN

Displacement:

5,500 – 6,500 tons

Length:

104m (341.2ft)

Beam:

15m (49.2ft)

Draft:

9m (29.5ft)

Propulsion:

PWR using 40% enriched uranium fuel (80MW); one turbine (47,000hp/70MW); one shaft; one 7-bladed, high-skew propeller.

Speed:

12-15 (surfaced) 30-34 (submerged).

Range:

unlimited except by food supplies

Test depth:

300 m (984.2ft).

Complement:

100

Sensors and

processing systems:

USHUS Sonar

Armament:

Torpedoes: 6 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes
Total capacity (torpedoes, and missiles): 30 weapons
SLBM – 12 launch tubes (each with 2.4 meter diameter)
12 x K15 SLBM (3 in each launch tube)
4 x Agni III (SLBM)(Under development)
Torpedoes and Mines