Sindhurakshak was constructed in Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg. Construction of the submarine began in 1995; it was launched in June 1997 and delivered in December 1997.
With a top speed of knots (35 km per hour) and diving depth of 300 metres, the NATO Kilo-class submarine is armed with Russian missile system Klub-S with 200-km range, SAM launcher, active-passive homing torpedo, Indian USHUS hydro-acoustic (sonar) system and hi-tech radio communication systems.
It has a snorting range of 9,700 km and can travel upto 640 km when submerged.
The submarine can carry 52 crew members for 45 days without break.
