INS Shankush (S45)
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=India |Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} |Ship name= INS Shankush |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=11 May 1984 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 20 November 1986 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship fate= |Ship status= {{shipactive}} |Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine}} |Ship type= |Ship displacement=*1450 tons surfaced
|Ship length= {{convert|64.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship propulsion=*4 × {{convert|2400|hp|abbr=on}} diesel-electric motors
|Ship speed=*Surfaced {{convert|11|kn|km/h}}
|Ship range= Snorting {{convert|8000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship endurance= |Ship test depth= Test depth {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship complement= 40 (incl 8 officers) |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*14 × AEG-SUT Mod 1 wire-guided active/passive torpedoes
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INS Shankush (S45) ({{Lit|Ray of Light}}) is a {{sclass|Shishumar|submarine|0}} diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |title=Submarines --> Shishumar Class | publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=6 July 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071908/http://indiannavy.nic.in/sub_shishumar.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 }}
Mid Life Upgrade
Indian Navy awarded a contract for mid-life upgrade and certification of Shankush on 30 June 2023, the refit will be carried out by Mazagon Dock, Mumbai with technical cooperation from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1936402|title=MoD signs a contract of Rs. 2725 Cr with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for Medium Refit with Life Certification of Submarine INS Shankush|work=PIB|date=2023-06-30}}
The refit is planned to be completed by 2026 and the total cost associated is {{INRConvert|2725|c|lk=on|year=2023}}.
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