List of active Indian Navy ships

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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 2015 possesses two aircraft carriers, one amphibious
transport dock, 9 Landing ship tanks, 10 destroyers, 14 frigates, one nuclear-powered attack
submarine, 14 conventionally-powered attack submarines, 26 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
acquisitions of the fleet, 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.

Contents
 1 Submarine fleet
o 1.1 Nuclear-powered submarines
o 1.2 Conventionally-powered submarines
 2 Surface fleet
o 2.1 Aircraft carriers
o 2.2 Destroyers
o 2.3 Frigates
o 2.4 Amphibious warfare ships
o 2.5 Corvettes
o 2.6 Mine countermeasure vessels
o 2.7 Torpedo recovery vessels
o 2.8 Offshore patrol vessels
o 2.9 Patrol vessels
o 2.10 Patrol boats
 3 Auxiliary fleet
o 3.1 Replenishment ships
o 3.2 Support ships
o 3.3 Research and survey vessels
o 3.4 Training vessels
 o 3.5 Tugboats
o 3.6 Miscellaneous
 4 See also
 5 Notes
 6 References
 7 External links

Submarine fleet
Main article: List of submarines of the Indian Navy

Nuclear-powered submarines

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

Conventionally-powered submarines

Displacem
Class Picture Type Boats Origin Note
ent[a]
Conventionally-powered submarines (13 in Service)
INS Sindhughosh Fleet to
(S55) be
INS Sindhudhvaj partially
Sovi
Attack (S56) replace
Sindhughosh et Union 3,076
submar INS Sindhuraj (S d by six
class Russi tonnes
ine 57) Kalvari-
a
INS Sindhuvir (S5 class
8) submari
INS Sindhuratna ( nes
 S59) starting
INS Sindhukesari 2016.
(S60)
INS Sindhukirti (
S61)
INS Sindhuvijay (
S62)
INS Sindhurashtr
a (S65)
To be
armed
INS Shishumar (S
with
44)
Harpoo
Attack INS Shankush (S4
Shishumar cl Ger 1,850 n
submar 5)
ass many tonnes Block-
ine INS Shalki (S46)
II anti-
INS Shankul (S47
ship
)
missiles
[4]

Surface fleet
Aircraft carriers

Displacem
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
ent
Aircraft carriers (2 in service)

Aircr
Kiev class aft INS Vikramaditya Rus 45,400 STOBAR
(Modified) carrie (R33) sia tonnes carrier.
r

STOVL
carrier.
Scheduled to
Aircr Uni be
Centaur cl aft ted 28,700 decommissi
INS Viraat (R22)
ass carrie Kingdo tonnes oned by
r m February
2016[5] and
replaced by
INS
 Vikrant.[6]

Destroyers

Displacem
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
ent
Destroyers (10 in service)
Remaining
ship in class
(INS
Chennai) to
be
Stealth
INS Kolkata ( commissione
guided
Kolkata cl D63) Indi 7,500 d by 2016.
missile
ass INS Kochi (D6 a tonnes To be
destroy
4) succeeded
er
by the
Project 15B
Visakhapatn
am-class
destroyer.

INS Delhi
Guided (D61)
Delhi missile INS Mysore Indi 6,700
class destroy (D60) a tonnes
er INS Mumbai
(D62)

INS Rajput
(D51)
Built in the
INS Rana
Soviet Union
(D52)
Guided to Indian
INS Ranjit Sov
Rajput missile 4,974 design
(D53) iet
class destroy tonnes modification
INS Ranvir Union
er s of the
(D54)
Kashin-class
INS Ranvijay
destroyer
(D55)

Frigates

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displaceme Note

 nt
Frigates (14 in service)
INS
Stealt
Shivalik
h To be
(F47)
guide succeeded
INS
Shivalik d Indi 6,200 from 2017 by
Satpura
class missil a tonnes the Project
(F48)
e 17A-class
INS
frigat frigate.
Sahyadri
e
(F49)
INS
Talwar
(F40) First three
INS vessels to be
Stealt Trishul upgraded.[7]
h (F43) Four
guide INS Tabar additional
Talwar d (F44) Russ 4,035 vessels to be
class missil INS Teg ia tonnes built in a joint
e (F45) partnership
frigat INS between
e Tarkash Russia and an
(F50) Indian
INS shipyard.[8]
Trikand
(F51)
INS
Guide
Brahmaput
d
ra (F31)
Brahmaput missil Indi 3,850
INS Betwa
ra class e a tonnes
(F39)
frigat
INS Beas
e
(F37)
Guide
INS Ganga Scheduled to
d
(F22) be
Godavari missil Indi 3,850
INS decommission
class e a tonnes
Gomati ed in the near
frigat
(F21) future.[9][10]
e

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displace Note

 ment
Amphibious warfare ships (1 in Service)
Under terms
of sale,
Jalashwa
cannot be
used during a
war or
offensive
operation,
Amphibi
unless such
ous Uni
Austin clas INS Jalashwa 16,590 action is
transport ted
s (L41) tonnes granted by
dock States
the United
(LPD)
States
Pentagon.[11]
Plans to
induct four
modern
Amphibious
ships. Tender
floated.[12]
Landing ships (9 in Service)

INS Shardul
(L16)
Landing
Shardul cl INS Kesari Indi 5,600
ship tank
ass (L15) a tonnes[13]
(LST)
INS Airavat
(L24)

INS Magar
Landing
Magar cla (L20) Indi 5,655
ship tank
ss INS Gharial a tonnes[14]
(LST)
(L23)
 INS Cheetah (
L18)
INS Mahish (L
Landing
Kumbhir c 19) Pol 1,100
ship tank
lass INS Guldar (L and tonnes
(LST)
21)
INS Kumbhir (
L22)
Landing craft (10 in Service)
INS LCU 34
(L34)
INS LCU 35
(L35)
Landing INS LCU 36
Mk. III craft (L36) Indi 640
LCU utility INS LCU 37 a tonnes[15]
(LCU) (L37)
INS LCU 38
(L38)
INS LCU 39
(L39)
INS LCU 51
(L51) Four more
Landing INS LCU 52 LCU Mk. IVs
Mk. IV craft (L52) Indi under various
830 tonnes
LCU utility INS LCU 53 a stages of
(LCU) (L53) construction.[
16][17]
INS LCU 54
(L54)

Corvettes

Displacemen
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
t
Corvettes (26 in Service)
Two more
ships to be
INS commissioned
Stealth Kamort ; INS Kiltan
Kamort ASW a (P28) Indi and INS
3,500 tonnes
a class Corvett INS a Kavaratti.
e Kadmat The class is
t (P29) primarily
designed for
anti-
 submarine
warfare.
INS
Kora
(P61)
INS
Kirch
Kora Corvett (P62) Indi
1,350 tonnes
class e INS a
Kulish
(P63)
INS
Karmuk
(P64)
INS
Khukri
(P49)
INS
Kuthar
Khukri Corvett (P46) Indi
1,350 tonnes
class e INS a
Kirpan
(P44)
INS
Khanjar
(P47)
INS
Abhay
(P33)
INS
Ajay
Indian variant
Abhay Corvett (P34) Indi
485 tonnes of the Soviet
class e INS a
Pauk classs.
Akshay
(P35)
INS
Agray
(P36)
INS
Veer
(K40) Indian variant
Veer Corvett Indi
INS 455 tonnes of the Soviet
class e a
Nirbhik Tarantul class.
(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)

Mine countermeasure vessels

Displaceme
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
nt
Mine countermeasure vessels (6 in Service)
INS Indian
Karwar Navy had
(M67) acquired
INS a total of
Pondicher Minesweep Cannano Sovi 12 ships
891 tonnes
ry class er re (M68) et Union from the
INS Soviet
Cuddalor Union in
e (M69) 2 batches
INS of 6 with
 Kakinada the latter
(M70) batch
INS called the
Kozhikod Karwar
e (M71) Class.[18][1
9]
INS
Konkan
(M72)

Torpedo recovery vessels

Displacem Not
Class Picture Type Ships Origin
ent e
Torpedo recovery vessels (1 in Service)

Torped
o
Astradhar INS Astradharani (A61) Ind
recove [20][21] 650 tonnes
ani class ia
ry
vessel

Offshore patrol vessels

Displacemen
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
t
Offshore patrol vessels (10 in Service)
INS
Saryu
(P54)
INS To be
Naval Sunayna succeeded
Saryu Offshor (P57) by
India 2,300 tonnes
class e patrol INS Pipavav
vessel Sumedha NOPV
(P58) Class.
INS
Sumitra
(P59)
 INS
Sukanya
(P50)
INS
Subhadr Can be
a (P51) armed
INS and
Naval Suvarna upgraded
Sout
Sukany Offshor (P52) to light
h Korea 1,890 tonnes
a class e patrol INS frigate
India
vessel Savitri standard
(P53) if
INS needed.[22
]
Sharada
(P55)
INS
Sujata
(P56)

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note

Patrol vessels (15 in Service)
INS Car
Nicobar
(T69)
INS
Chetlat
(T70)
INS Kora
Divh
(T71)
INS
Car Naval
Cheriyam
Nicobar Patrol India 325 tonnes
(T72)
class vessels
INS
Cankaraso
(T73)
INS
Kondul
(T74)
INS
Kalpeni
(T75)
INS
 Kabra
(T76)
INS
Koswari
(T77)
INS
Karuva
(T78)
INS
Bangaram
(T65)
INS Bitra
Naval (T66)
Bangaram
Patrol INS Batti India 260 tonnes
class
vessels Malv
(T67)
INS
Baratang
(T68)

Naval INS
Trinkat
Patrol Trinkat India 260 tonnes
class
vessels (T61)

Patrol boats

Displacemen
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
t
Patrol boats (110 in Service)
T80
T81
Super Patro T82
Israe
Dvora l T83 50 tonnes
l
class boats T84
T85
T86
Solas
Total of 80
Marine Patro 80 in
Sri ordered, all
fast l servic 40 tonnes
Lanka delivered by
intercepto boats e
June 2015.[23][24]
r boat

23 in service as
of September
Immediat 23 in 2015. Used by
Patro Indi
e Support servic 60 tonnes ONGC to protect
l boat a
Vessel e off-shore
establishments.[2
5]

Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note

Replenishment ships (4 in Service)

INS
Deepak
Deepak Replenishment (A50)
Italy 27,500 tonnes
class oiler INS
Shakti
(A57)

INS
Jyoti Replenishment
Jyoti Russia 35,900 tonnes
class oiler
(A58)

Replenishment INS
Aditya
oiler & Repair Aditya India 24,612 tonnes
class
ship (A59)

Support ships
 Displaceme
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
nt
Support ships (6 in Service)
INS
Nicobar Troopshi Nicobar [26][27][28]
19,000
class p INS
Andamans

Not
listed on
INS
Lakshadwe Hospital official
Lakshadwe
ep Class ship Indian
ep
Navy
website.

Diving INS
Nireekshak
support Nireekshak 2,160 tonnes
Class
vessel (A15)

Ship
built by
Tebma
Shipyard
s,
Dredgin Indi
Karnatak
g vessel a
a and
inducted
on 25
March
2015.[29]

Research and survey vessels

Displaceme
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
nt
Research and survey vessels (10 in Service)
 INS
Sagardhwa Researc Indi
Sagardhwa 2,050 tonnes
ni h vessel a
ni (A74)

INS
Nirupak
(J14)
INS
Investigato
r (J15)
INS
Jamuna
(J16)
Sandhayak Survey INS Sutlej Indi
1,800 tonnes
class vessel (J17) a
INS
Sandhayak
(J18)
INS
Darshak
(J20)
INS
Sarvekshak
(J22)
New
catamaran
design.
Five more
Makar Survey INS Makar Indi ships are
500 tonnes
class vessel (J31) a under
various
stage of
constructio
n.

Training vessels

Clas Displacemen
Picture Type Ships Origin Note
s t
Training vessels (4 in Service)
 Trainin INS Tir Indi
3,200 tonnes
g vessel (A86) a

INS
Varuna
INS
Trainin
Tarangini Indi
g vessel 500 tonnes
(A75) a
(sail)
INS
Sudarshin
i (A77)

Has been used

for solo,
Trainin INSV unassisted, non-
Indi
g boat Mhadei 23 tonnes stop
a
(sail) (A76) circumnavigatio
n under sail two
times.[30]

Tugboats

Displacemen
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
t
Tug boats (19 in Service)
The first ship
of the class,
Ocean- INS
Gaj Indi INS Gaj (A51)
going Matang 1,334 tonnes
class a was
tugboat a (A53)
decommissione
d in 1996.
 Ocean-
INS Gaj
going 560 tonnes
(2002)
tugboat

INS
Bhim
Not listed on
Bhim Tugboa INS
373 tonnes official Indian
class t Balshil
Navy website.
INS
Ajral
INS
Madan
Madan Not listed on
Tugboa Singh
Singh 382 tonnes official Indian
t INS
class Navy website.
Shambh
u Singh
INS
Not listed on
Balram Tugboa Balram
216 tonnes official Indian
class t INS
Navy website.
Bajrang
Not listed on
Bahadu Tugboa INS
100 tonnes official Indian
r class t Bahadur
Navy website.
Not listed on
Anand Tugboa INS
100 tonnes official Indian
class t Anand
Navy website.
INS B.
B.C. C. Dutt Not listed on
Tugboa
Dutt INS 355 tonnes official Indian
t
class Tarafda Navy website.
r
INS
Not listed on
Nakul Tugboa Nakul
373 tonnes official Indian
class t INS
Navy website.
Arjun
INS
Arga
Not listed on
Arga Tugboa INS
239 tonnes official Indian
class t Bali
Navy website.
INS
Anup
 Tugboa INS Indi [31]
25 tonnes
t Sarthi a

Miscellaneous

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note

Miscellaneous (24 in Service)
Ambika High sulphur Not listed on official
INS Ambika 1,000 tonnes
class diesel oiler Indian Navy website.
Fuel carrier Not listed on official
INS Poshak India 671 tonnes
(barge) Indian Navy website.
Modest Fuel carrier INS Purak Not listed on official
731 tonnes
class (barge) INS Puran Indian Navy website.
INS ???
Hooghly Fuel carrier INS ??? Not listed on official
1,700 tonnes
class (barge) INS ??? Indian Navy website.
INS ???
INS Pamba
Water carrier INS Not listed on official
Vipul class 598 tonnes
(barge) Pulakesin-1 Indian Navy website.
INS Ambuda
INS Manohar
INS Modak
INS Mangal
Small Not listed on official
GSL class INS Madhur 175 tonnes
ferryboat Indian Navy website.
INS
Manorama
INS Manjula
Manoram Small INS Manoram Not listed on official
578 tonnes
class ferryboat INS Vihar Indian Navy website.
Shalimar Small
INS Neelam India 218 tonnes
class ferryboat
INS SB-II
Corporated Sullage INS SB-II Not listed on official
220 tonnes
class (barge) INS SB-V Indian Navy website.
INS SB-VII

See also
 List of active Indian military aircraft
 Aircraft of the Indian Navy
 List of ships of the Indian Navy
 Future of the Indian Navy
 Indian Coast Guard
 Currently active military equipment by country