Vela-class submarines of the Indian Navy were variants of the later Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines.
The last of the class was decommissioned from the Indian Navy in December 2010.
The submarines formed the 8th Submarine Squadron and were based at INS Virbahu.
[3] INS Vagli is planned to be preserved as a museum in Tamil Nadu, though the process has been plagued with issues and is currently on hold.
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