Khanderi is also the name for Tiger Shark,
an MDL official said.
The Khanderi Fort was constructed almost 320 years back in 1678.
According to one report, INS Khanderi will be delivered to the Navy by the end of 2018.
Union minister of state for defence Subhash Bhamre presided over the function to initiate the launch of Khanderi(Yard 11876).
Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre will preside over the function to initiate the launch of Khanderi(Yard 11876).
Under the Project 75 programme, India is committed to building six Scorpene-class submarines that
also includes INS Kalvari and Ins Khanderi.
India has already commissioned French Scorpene submarine INS Kalvari and is in the process of
inducting another French Scorpene submarine INS Khanderi.
Khanderi is named after the island fort of Maratha forces,
which played a vital role in ensuring their supremacy at sea in the late 17th century.
INS Khanderi was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited(MDL)
in Mumbai on January 12, 2017, and since then it has been undergoing trials and tests.