List of active Indian Navy ships
List of active Indian Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with the Indian Navy. In service ships are taken from the official Indian Navy website.[1] The Indian Navy is one of the largest navies in the world,[2] and as of October 2020 possesses 1 aircraft carrier, 1 upcoming aircraft carrier, 1 amphibious transport dock, 8 Landing ship tanks, 10 destroyers, 13 frigates, 1 nuclear-powered attack submarine, 2 Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, 15 conventionally powered attack submarines, 23 corvettes, 7 Landing Craft Utility, 10 large offshore patrol vessels, 4 fleet tankers and various auxiliary vessels and small patrol boats. For ships no longer in service see List of ships of the Indian Navy and for future acquisitions of the fleet, see future ships of the Indian Navy.
Besides the following navy ships, the Indian Coast Guard operates around 200 armed patrol ships of various sizes.
Submarine fleet
Nuclear-powered submarines (SSN and SSBN)
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Note |
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Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1) | ||||||
Arihant class | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arihant (S2) | India | 6,600 tonnes | ||
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1) | ||||||
Chakra (Akula II) class | Attack submarine (SSN) | INS Chakra (S71) | Russia | 12,770 tonnes |
Conventionally-powered submarines (SSK)
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Note |
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Conventionally-powered submarines (14) | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | Attack submarine | INS Kalvari (S21) | France India |
2000 tonnes | ||
Template:Sclass- | Attack submarine | INS Sindhughosh (S55) INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) INS Sindhuraj (S57) INS Sindhuratna (S59) INS Sindhukesari (S60) INS Sindhukirti (S61) INS Sindhuvijay (S62) INS Sindhurashtra (S65) |
Soviet Union Russia |
3,076 tonnes | ||
Template:Sclass- | Attack submarine | INS Shishumar (S44) INS Shankush (S45) INS Shalki (S46) INS Shankul (S47) |
West Germany India |
1,850 tonnes | To be armed with Harpoon Block-II anti-ship missiles[3] |
Surface fleet
Aircraft carriers
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Aircraft carrier (1) | ||||||
Kiev class (Modified) | Aircraft carrier | INS Vikramaditya (R33) | Russia | 45,400 tonnes | STOBAR ("Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery" or "Short Take-Off, Barrier Arrested Recovery") carrier. |
Landing & Transport Ships
class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Amphibious warfare ships (1) | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | Amphibious transport dock (LPD) | INS Jalashwa (L41) | United States | 16,590 tonnes | ||
Landing ships (8) | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | Landing ship tank (LST) | INS Shardul (L16) INS Kesari (L15) INS Airavat (L24) |
India | 5,600 tonnes[4] | ||
Template:Sclass- | Landing ship tank (LST) | INS Magar (L20) INS Gharial (L23) |
India | 5,655 tonnes[5] | ||
Template:Sclass- | Landing ship tank (LST) | INS Cheetah (L18) INS Guldar (L21) INS Kumbhir (L22) |
Poland | 1,100 tonnes | One ship, INS Mahish (L19) was decommissioned.[6] | |
Landing craft (7) | ||||||
Mk. IV LCU | Landing craft utility (LCU) | INS LCU 51 (L51) INS LCU 52 (L52) INS LCU 53 (L53) INS LCU 54 (L54) INS LCU 55 (L55) INS LCU 56 (L56) INS LCU 57 (L57) |
India | 830 tonnes |
Destroyers
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Destroyers (10) | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | Stealth guided missile destroyer | INS Kolkata (D63) INS Kochi (D64) INS Chennai (D65)[7] |
India | 8,200 tonnes[8] | ||
Delhi class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Delhi (D61) INS Mysore (D60) INS Mumbai (D62) |
India | 6,200 tonnes | ||
Rajput class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Rajput (D51) INS Rana (D52) INS Ranvir (D54) INS Ranvijay (D55) |
Soviet Union | 4,974 tonnes | Built in the Soviet Union to Indian design modifications of the Template:Sclass2-. |
Frigates
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Frigates (13) | ||||||
Shivalik class | Stealth guided missile frigate | INS Shivalik (F47) INS Satpura (F48) INS Sahyadri (F49) |
India | 6,200 tonnes | ||
Talwar class | Stealth guided missile frigate | INS Talwar (F40) INS Trishul (F43) INS Tabar (F44) INS Teg (F45) INS Tarkash (F50) INS Trikand (F51) |
Russia | 4,440 tonnes | First three vessels to be upgraded.[citation needed] | |
Brahmaputra class | Guided missile frigate | INS Brahmaputra (F31) INS Betwa (F39) INS Beas (F37) |
India | 3,850 tonnes | Enhanced Godavari-class variant. | |
Godavari class | Guided missile frigate | INS Gomati (F21) | India | 3,850 tonnes |
Corvettes
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Corvettes (23) | ||||||
Kamorta class | Stealth ASW Corvette | INS Kamorta (P28) INS Kadmatt (P29) INS Kiltan (P30) INS Kavaratti (P31) |
India | 3,300 tonnes | The class is primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare. | |
Kora class | Corvette | INS Kora (P61) INS Kirch (P62) INS Kulish (P63) INS Karmuk (P64) |
India | 1,400 tonnes | ||
Khukri class | Corvette | INS Khukri (P49) INS Kuthar (P46) INS Kirpan (P44) INS Khanjar (P47) |
India | 1,350 tonnes | ||
Veer class | Corvette | INS Nishank (K43) INS Vibhuti (K45) INS Vipul (K46) INS Vinash (K47) INS Vidyut (K48) INS Nashak (K83) INS Prabal (K92) INS Pralaya (K91) |
India | 455 tonnes | Indian variant of the Soviet Template:Sclass2-.[9][10] | |
Abhay class | Corvette | INS Abhay (P33) INS Ajay (P34) INS Akshay (P35) |
India | 485 tonnes | Indian variant of the Soviet Template:Sclass2-s. |
Offshore patrol vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Offshore patrol vessels (10) | ||||||
Saryu class | Offshore patrol vessel | INS Saryu (P54) INS Sunayna (P57) INS Sumedha (P58) INS Sumitra (P59) |
India | 2,300 tonnes | ||
Sukanya class | Offshore patrol vessel | INS Sukanya (P50) INS Subhadra (P51) INS Suvarna (P52) INS Savitri (P53) INS Sharada (P55) INS Sujata (P56) |
South Korea India |
1,890 tonnes | Can be armed and upgraded to light frigate standard if needed.[11] |
Patrol vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Patrol vessels (19) | ||||||
Car Nicobar class | Patrol vessels | Fleet I INS Car Nicobar (T69) INS Chetlat (T70) INS Kora Divh (T71) INS Cheriyam (T72) INS Cankaraso (T73) INS Kondul (T74) INS Kalpeni (T75) INS Kabra (T76) INS Koswari (T77) INS Karuva (T78) Fleet II: FOWJFAC |
India | 325 tonnes | ||
Bangaram class | Patrol vessels | INS Bangaram (T65) INS Bitra (T66) INS Batti Malv (T67) INS Baratang (T68) |
India | 260 tonnes | ||
Trinkat class | Patrol vessels | INS Trinkat (T61) | India | 260 tonnes |
Patrol boats
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Patrol boats (110) | ||||||
Super Dvora class | Patrol boats | T80 T81 T82 T83 T84 T85 T86 |
Israel | 50 tonnes | ||
Solas Marine fast interceptor boat | Patrol boats | 80 in service[citation needed] | Sri Lanka | 40 tonnes | Operated by Sagar Prahari Bal.[12] | |
Immediate Support Vessel | Patrol boat | 23 in service | India | 60 tonnes | 23 in service as of September 2015. Used by ONGC to protect off-shore establishments.[13] |
Torpedo recovery vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Torpedo recovery vessels (1) | ||||||
Astradharani class | Torpedo recovery vessel | INS Astradharani (A61) | India | 650 tonnes | [14][15] |
Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Replenishment ships (4) | ||||||
Deepak class | Replenishment oiler | INS Deepak (A50) INS Shakti (A57) |
Italy | 27,500 tonnes | ||
Aditya class | Replenishment oiler & Repair ship | INS Aditya (A59) | India | 24,612 tonnes | ||
Jyoti class | Replenishment oiler | INS Jyoti (A58) | Russia | 35,900 tonnes |
Support ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note | |
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Support ships (6) | |||||||
Nireekshak Class | Diving support vessel | INS Nireekshak (A15) | India |
2,160 tonnes | |||
Dredger 1 Class | Dredging vessel | Dredger 1 | India | Ship built by Tebma Shipyard Limited and inducted on 25 March 2015.[16] | |||
Nicobar class | Troopship | INS Nicobar INS Andamans |
Poland | 19,000 tonnes | [17][18][19] |
Research and survey vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Research and survey vessels (9) | ||||||
Sagardhwani | Research vessel | INS Sagardhwani (A74) | India | 2,050 tonnes | ||
Sandhayak class | Survey vessel | INS Nirupak (J14) INS Investigator (J15) INS Jamuna (J16) INS Sutlej (J17) INS Sandhayak (J18) INS Darshak (J20) INS Sarvekshak (J22) |
India | 1,800 tonnes | INS Nirdeshak (J19) decommissioned in 2014 | |
Makar class | Survey vessel | INS Makar (J31) | India | 500 tonnes |
Training vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Training vessels (4) | ||||||
Tir class | Training vessel | INS Tir (A86) | India | 3,200 tonnes | ||
Training vessel (sail) | INS Varuna | India | 110 tonnes | |||
Training vessel (sail) | INS Tarangini (A75) INS Sudarshini (A77) |
India | 500 tonnes | |||
Mhadei class | Training boat (sail) | INSV Mhadei (A76) INSV Tarini |
India | 23 tonnes | Has been used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation under sail two times.[20][21] |
Tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Tug boats (19) | ||||||
Gaj class | Ocean-going tugboat | INS Gaj (2002) | India | 560 tonnes | Not to be confused with decommissioned Gaj-class tugboat | |
IRS class | Ocean-going tugboat | INS Himmat INS Dhiraj INS Sahas |
India | 472 tonnes | 50 tonne bollard pull tugs[22][23] | |
Bhim class | Tugboat | INS Bhim INS Balshil INS Ajral |
India |
373 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Madan Singh class | Tugboat | INS Madan Singh INS Shambhu Singh |
India |
382 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Balram class | India |
Tugboat | INS Balram INS Bajrang |
India |
216 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. |
Bahadur class | Tugboat | INS Bahadur | India |
100 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Anand class | Tugboat | INS Anand | India |
100 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
B.C. Dutt class | Tugboat | INS B. C. Dutt INS Tarafdar |
India |
355 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Nakul class | Tugboat | INS Nakul INS Arjun |
India |
373 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Arga class | Tugboat | INS Arga INS Bali INS Anup |
India |
239 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Tugboat | INS Sarthi | India | 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[24] | |||
Tugboat | INS Balwan INS Sahayak INS Buland |
India | 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[25][26][27] |
Deep submergence rescue submersibles
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Note | |
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Deep submergence rescue submersibles (2) | |||||||
DSAR class | Deep-submergence rescue vehicle | 2 | United Kingdom | 25 tonnes | [28][29] |
Miscellaneous
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Miscellaneous (25) | ||||||
Ambika class | High sulphur diesel oiler | INS Ambika | India |
1,000 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Fuel carrier (barge) | INS Poshak | India | 671 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | ||
Modest class | Fuel carrier (barge) | INS Purak INS Puran |
India |
731 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Hooghly class | Fuel carrier (barge) | INS ??? INS ??? INS ??? INS ??? |
India |
1,700 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
DSAR class | Deep-submergence rescue vehicle | United Kingdom | 25 tonnes | |||
Vipul class | Water carrier (barge) | INS Pamba INS Pulakesin-1 INS Ambuda |
India |
598 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
GSL class | Small ferryboat | INS Manohar INS Modak INS Mangal INS Madhur INS Manorama INS Manjula |
India |
175 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Manoram class | Small ferryboat | INS Manoram INS Vihar INS Ankola |
India |
578 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
Shalimar class | Small ferryboat | INS Neelam INS Mohini |
India | 218 tonnes | ||
Corporated class | Sullage (barge) | INS SB-II INS SB-II INS SB-V INS SB-VII |
India |
220 tonnes | Not listed on official Indian Navy website. | |
L&T Yard 55000 (Floating Dock - FDN 2) | Floating Dock | Floating Dock (FDN-2) | India | 8000 Tonnes | [30] |
See also
- Indian navy related lists
- Aircraft of the Indian Navy
- Future of the Indian Navy
- Indian Coast Guard
- List of Indian naval aircraft
- List of Indian Navy bases
- List of submarines of the Indian Navy
- List of ships of the Indian Navy
- Indian miltary related related
- India-China Border Roads
- Indian military satellites
- List of active Indian military aircraft
- List of Indian Air Force stations
- List of Indian Navy bases
- India's overseas military bases
- Indian Nuclear Command Authority
- Other related topics
Notes
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