Indian Navy Submarine Day is celebrated every year on 8 December.

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 09 2023

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Indian Navy Submarine Day is celebrated every year on 8 December.
On 8 December 1967, the first submarine 'Kalvari' was inducted into the Indian Navy.
It was retired from the Navy on 31 March 1996 after 30 years of service to the nation.
It was named Kalvari after the dangerous tiger shark found in the Indian Ocean.
After this, many submarines of different categories became part of the Navy.
The latest Scorpene class submarine, indigenously built in collaboration with France, has been inducted into the Navy in 2017.
Its name has also been kept as Calvary.
Kalvari is considered one of the deadliest submarines in the world.

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Indian Navy Submarine Day is celebrated every year on 8 December.