INS Khanderi (S51)


 * This article is about the Scorpène-class submarine variant; for its namesake Foxtrot-class predecessor, see INS Khanderi (S22).

INS Khanderi (S51) is the second of the Indian Navy's six s being built in India. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and being manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

INS Khanderi, named after Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji's island fort Khanderi.

Status
The submarine was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and other dignitaries on 12 January 2017. The submarine began its sea trials on 1 June 2017 and is expected to be commissioned by end of 2017.