INS Arihant-India's nuclear submarine

India's first nuclear powered missile submarine, INS Arihant (destroyer of enemies) will be launched on July 26 at Visakhapatnam by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife.

 

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