List of active Indian Navy ships

Naval Ensign of the Indian Navy.

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 2014 possesses two aircraft carriers, one amphibious transport dock, 9 Landing ship tanks, 9 destroyers, 15 frigates, one nuclear-powered attack submarine, 14 conventionally-powered attack submarines, 25 corvettes, 7 mine countermeasure vessels, 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 ships of Indian navy see Future ships of the Indian Navy

Besides the following navy ships, the Indian Coast Guard operates around 90 - 100 armed patrol ships of various sizes.

Submarine fleet

Nuclear-powered submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Nuclear-powered submarines (2 in Service)
Chakra (Akula II) class Attack submarine (SSN) INS Chakra (S71)  Russia 12,770 tonnes Under a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012. Negotiations are underway to lease an additional Akula-class attack submarine.[3]

Conventionally-powered submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Conventionally-powered submarines (13 in Service)
Sindhughosh class Attack submarine INS Sindhughosh (S55)
INS Sindhudhvaj (S56)
INS Sindhuraj (S57)
INS Sindhuvir (S58)
INS Sindhuratna (S59)
INS Sindhukesari (S60)
INS Sindhukirti (S61)
INS Sindhuvijay (S62)
INS Sindhurashtra (S65)		  Soviet Union
 Russia		 3,076 tonnes S61 Sindhukirti is currently undergoing re-fit and is scheduled to re-join the fleet on 31 March 2015.[4]

Fleet to be partially replaced by six Scorpène-class submarines starting 2016.
Shishumar class Attack submarine INS Shishumar (S44)
INS Shankush (S45)
INS Shalki (S46)
INS Shankul (S47)		  Germany 1,850 tonnes To be armed with Harpoon Block-II anti-ship missiles[5]

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Aircraft carriers (2 in service)
Kiev class (Modified) Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33)  Soviet Union
 Russia		 45,400 tonnes STOBAR carrier.
Centaur class Aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22)  United Kingdom 28,700 tonnes STOVL carrier. Scheduled to be decommissioned by February 2016[6] and replaced by INS Vikrant.[7]

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Amphibious warfare ships (1 in Service)
Austin class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) INS Jalashwa (L41)  United States 16,590 tonnes Under terms of sale, Jalashwa cannot be used during a war or offensive operation, unless such action is granted by the United States Pentagon.[8] Plans to induct four modern Amphibious ships. Tender floated.[9]
Landing ships (9 in Service)
Shardul class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Shardul (L16)
INS Kesari (L15)
INS Airavat (L24)		  India 5,600 tonnes[10]
Magar class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Magar (L20)
INS Gharial (L23)		  India 5,655 tonnes[11]
Kumbhir class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Cheetah (L18)
INS Mahish (L19)
INS Guldar (L21)
INS Kumbhir (L22)		  Poland 1,100 tonnes Two larger ships in the center as seen in picture.
Landing craft (10 in Service)
Mk. III LCU Landing craft utility (LCU) INS LCU 34 (L34)
INS LCU 35 (L35)
INS LCU 36 (L36)
INS LCU 37 (L37)
INS LCU 38 (L38)
INS LCU 39 (L39)		  India 640 tonnes[12]
Mk. IV LCU Landing craft utility (LCU) INS LCU 51 (L51)
INS LCU 52 (L52)
INS LCU 53 (L53)
INS LCU 54 (L54)		  India 830 tonnes Four more LCU Mk. IVs under various stages of construction.[13][14]

Destroyers and frigates

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Destroyers and frigates (24 in service)
Kolkata class Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata (D63)  India 7,500 tonnes Two more ships to be commissioned by 2016; INS Kochi and INS Chennai.
Delhi class Guided missile destroyer INS Delhi (D61)
INS Mysore (D60)
INS Mumbai (D62)		  India 6,700 tonnes
Rajput class Guided missile destroyer INS Rajput (D51)
INS Rana (D52)
INS Ranjit (D53)
INS Ranvir (D54)
INS Ranvijay (D55)
  Soviet Union 4,974 tonnes Built in the Soviet Union to Indian design modifications of the Kashin-class destroyer.
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 4,035 tonnes First three vessels to be upgraded. Negotiations are also underway with Russia for an additional three frigates.[15]
Brahmaputra class Guided missile frigate INS Brahmaputra (F31)
INS Betwa (F39)
INS Beas (F37)		  India 3,850 tonnes
Godavari class Guided missile frigate INS Godavari (F20)
INS Ganga (F22)
INS Gomati (F21)		  India 3,850 tonnes Godavari in the process of being decommissioned; Ganga and Gomati scheduled to be decommissioned in the near future.[16][17]

Corvettes

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Corvettes (25 in Service)
Kamorta class Stealth corvette INS Kamorta (P28)  India 3,500 tonnes Three more ships to be commissioned; INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti. 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 1,350 tonnes
Khukri class Corvette INS Khukri (P49)
INS Kuthar (P46)
INS Kirpan (P44)
INS Khanjar (P47)		  India 1,350 tonnes
Veer class Corvette INS Veer (K40)
INS Nirbhik (K41)
INS Nipat (K42)
INS Nishank (K43)
INS Nirghat (K44)
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 Tarantul class.
Abhay class Corvette INS Abhay (P33)
INS Ajay (P34)
INS Akshay (P35)
INS Agray (P36)		  India 485 tonnes Indian variant of the Soviet Pauk classs.

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (6 in Service)
Pondicherry class Minesweeper INS Karwar (M67)
INS Cannanore (M68)
INS Cuddalore (M69)
INS Kakinada (M70)
INS Kozhikode (M71)
INS Konkan (M72)		  Soviet Union 891 tonnes

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Patrol vessels (53 in Service)
Saryu class Offshore patrol vessel INS Saryu (P54)
INS Sunayna (P57)
INS Sumedha (P58)
INS Sumitra (P59)		  India 2,215 tonnes 5 more planned.
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.[18]
Car Nicobar class Patrol boat 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)		  India 325 tonnes
Bangaram class Patrol boat INS Bangaram (T65)
INS Bitra (T66)
INS Batti Malv (T67)
INS Baratang (T68)		  India 260 tonnes
Trinkat class Patrol boat INS Trinkat (T61)  India 260 tonnes
Super Dvora class Patrol boat T80
T81
T82
T83
T84
T85
T86		  Israel 60 tonnes
Solas Marine fast interceptor boat Patrol boat ~4 in service  Sri Lanka 60 tonnes Total of 80 ordered.[19][20]
Immediate Support Vessel Patrol boat 17 in service  India 17 in service as of early 2015.[21][22] A total of 23 ordered.[23][24]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Replenishment ships (4 in Service)
Deepak class Replenishment oiler INS Deepak (A50)
INS Shakti (A57)		  Italy 27,500 tonnes
Jyoti class Replenishment oiler INS Jyoti (A58)  Russia 35,900 tonnes
Aditya class Replenishment oiler & Repair ship INS Aditya (A59)  India 24,612 tonnes

Support ships

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Support ships (6 in Service)
Nicobar class Troopship INS Nicobar
INS Andamans		 19,000 [25][26][27]
Lakshadweep Class Hospital ship INS Lakshadweep Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Astravahini class Torpedo recovery vessel INS A-73 (TLRV)  India 110 tonnes
Nireekshak Class Diving support vessel INS Nireekshak (A15) 2,160 tonnes
Dredging vessel  India Ship built by Tebma Shipyards, Karnataka and inducted on 25th March 2015.[28]

Research and survey vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Research and survey vessels (10 in Service)
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
Makar class Survey vessel INS Makar (J31)  India 500 tonnes New catamaran design. Five more ships are under various stage of construction.

Training vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Training vessels (4 in Service)
Training vessel INS Tir (A86)  India 3,200 tonnes
Training vessel (sail) INS Varuna
INS Tarangini (A75)
INS Sudarshini (A77)		  India 500 tonnes
Training boat (sail) INSV Mhadei (A76)  India 23 tonnes Has been used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation under sail two times.[29]

Tugboats

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Tug boats (19 in Service)
Gaj class Ocean-going tugboat INS Matanga (A53)  India 1,334 tonnes The first ship of the class, INS Gaj (A51) was decommissioned in 1996.
Ocean-going tugboat INS Gaj (2002) 560 tonnes
Bhim class Tugboat INS Bhim
INS Balshil
INS Ajral		 373 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Madan Singh class Tugboat INS Madan Singh
INS Shambhu Singh		 382 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Balram class Tugboat INS Balram
INS Bajrang		 216 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Bahadur class Tugboat INS Bahadur 100 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Anand class Tugboat INS Anand 100 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
B.C. Dutt class Tugboat INS B. C. Dutt
INS Tarafdar		 355 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Nakul class Tugboat INS Nakul
INS Arjun		 373 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Arga class Tugboat INS Arga
INS Bali
INS Anup		 239 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Tugboat INS Sarthi  India 25 tonnes [30]

Miscellaneous

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Miscellaneous (24 in Service)
Ambika class High sulphur diesel oiler INS Ambika 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		 731 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Hooghly class Fuel carrier (barge) INS ???
INS ???
INS ???
INS ???		 1,700 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Vipul class Water carrier (barge) INS Pamba
INS Pulakesin-1
INS Ambuda		 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 		175 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Manoram class Small ferryboat INS Manoram
INS Vihar		 578 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Shalimar class Small ferryboat INS Neelam  India 218 tonnes
Corporated class Sullage (barge) INS SB-II
INS SB-II
INS SB-V
INS SB-VII		 220 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Displacement when submerged

References

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  9. ↑ India re-releases LPD tender to private-sector shipyards
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  11. ↑ "Magar Class (LST)". Indian Navy. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  12. ↑ The Evolution Of the Landing Craft Tank
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