Scorpene class submarine INS Vela commissioned in Mumbai ceremony

INS Vela, the fourth submarine of the P75 project of the Indian Navy, was commissioned by Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at the naval dockyard on Thursday. (Express photo)

The submarine has been built by Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of France. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)

Vela is named after a decommissioned submarine, Vela, which served the Navy from 1973 to 2010. (PTI)

Indian Naval officers attending the commissioning ceremony of INS Vela at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)

INS Vela has the capacity to engage in offensive operations in the entire spectrum of naval warfare — which includes anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying and area surveillance. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)

Vela is the fourth submarine commisioned after INS Kalavari, INS Khanderi and INS Karanj, and sea trials are ongoing for Vagir, while the sixth, Vagsheer, is under construction. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)

Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh during the commissioning ceremony of INS Vela, at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Thursday. (PTI)

Vela will be commissioned into the Indian Navy’s western command, and will be based in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)