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 2017 possesses 1 aircraft carrier, 1 amphibious transport dock, 8 Landing ship
tanks, 11 destroyers, 14 frigates, 1 nuclear-powered attack submarine,1 Ballistic missile submarine, 13
conventionally-powered attack submarines, 24 corvettes, 4 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
Naval Ensign of the Indian Navy.
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
1.1 Nuclear-powered submarines
1.2 Conventionally-powered submarines
2 Surface fleet
2.1 Aircraft carriers
2.2 Destroyers
2.3 Frigates
2.4 Amphibious warfare ships
2.5 Corvettes
2.6 Mine countermeasure vessels
2.7 Torpedo recovery vessels
2.8 Offshore patrol vessels
2.9 Patrol vessels
2.10 Patrol boats
3 Auxiliary fleet
3.1 Replenishment ships
3.2 Support ships
3.3 Research and survey vessels
3.4 Training vessels
3.5 Tugboats
3.6 Miscellaneous
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Submarine fleet

Nuclear-powered submarines
 Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[a] Note

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1 in Service)

India's first nuclear

Ballistic missile ballistic missile
Arihant INS Arihant
submarine 6,000 tonnes submarine.
class (S73) India
(SSBN) Commissioned August
2016.[3]

Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1 in Service)

Under a 10-year lease

from Russia since 2012.
Chakra Attack Negotiations are
INS Chakra
(Akula II) submarine 12,770 tonnes underway to lease an
(S71) Russia
class (SSN) additional Akula-class
attack submarine.[4]

Conventionally-powered submarines
Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[a] Note

Conventionally-powered submarines (13 in Service)

INS
INS Sindhughosh (S55) Sindhurakshak
INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) decommissioned
INS Sindhuraj (S57) after it sank due
INS Sindhuvir (S58) Soviet to explosion in
Attack
Sindhughosh class
submarine
INS Sindhuratna (S59) Union 3,076 tonnes 2013.[5] Fleet to
INS Sindhukesari (S60) be partially
INS Sindhukirti (S61) Russia replaced by six
INS Sindhuvijay (S62) Kalvari-class
INS Sindhurashtra (S65) submarines
starting 2017.

INS Shishumar (S44) To be armed

Attack INS Shankush (S45) with Harpoon
Shishumar class 1,850 tonnes
submarine INS Shalki (S46) Germany Block-II anti-ship
INS Shankul (S47) missiles[6]

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Aircraft carriers (1 in service)

Kiev class Aircraft

INS Vikramaditya (R33) 45,400 tonnes STOBAR carrier.
(Modified) carrier Russia

Destroyers
 Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Destroyers (11 in service)

Stealth INS Kolkata (D63) To be succeeded by

guided INS Kochi (D64) the Project 15B
Kolkata class 7,400 tonnes
missile India Visakhapatnam-class
INS Chennai (D65)[7]
destroyer destroyer.

Guided INS Delhi (D61)

Delhi class missile INS Mysore (D60) 6,200 tonnes
destroyer INS Mumbai (D62) India

INS Rajput (D51) Built in the Soviet

Guided INS Rana (D52) Union to Indian
Rajput class missile INS Ranjit (D53) Soviet 4,974 tonnes design modifications
destroyer INS Ranvir (D54) Union of the Kashin-class
INS Ranvijay (D55) destroyer

Frigates
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Frigates (14 in service)

INS Shivalik
Stealth (F47)
To be succeeded from
guided INS Satpura
Shivalik class 6,200 tonnes 2017 by the Project 17A-
missile (F48) India class frigate.
frigate INS Sahyadri
(F49)

INS Talwar (F40)

INS Trishul (F43) First three vessels to be
Stealth INS Tabar (F44) upgraded.[8] Four
guided INS Teg (F45) additional vessels to be
Talwar class 4,035 tonnes
missile INS Tarkash Russia built in a joint partnership
frigate (F50) between Russia and an
INS Trikand Indian shipyard.[9]
(F51)

INS Brahmaputra
Guided
Brahmaputra (F31) Enhanced Godavari-class
missile 3,850 tonnes
class INS Betwa (F39) India variant.
frigate
INS Beas (F37)

Lead vessel INS Godavari

(F20)
Guided INS Ganga (F22) decommissioned.[10]
Godavari class missile INS Gomati 3,850 tonnes Remaining two vessels in
frigate (F21) India class scheduled to be
decommissioned in the
near future.[11]

Amphibious warfare ships

 Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Amphibious warfare ships (1 in Service)
Under terms of sale,
Jalashwa cannot be
used during a war or
offensive operation,
Amphibious unless such action is
Austin class transport INS Jalashwa (L41) United 16,590 tonnes granted by the United
dock (LPD) States States Pentagon.[12]
Plans to induct four
modern Amphibious
ships. Tender
floated.[13]
Landing ships (8 in Service)

INS Shardul (L16) 5,600

Landing ship
Shardul class INS Kesari (L15)
tank (LST) India tonnes[14]
INS Airavat (L24)

Landing ship INS Magar (L20) 5,655

Magar class
tank (LST) INS Gharial (L23) India tonnes[15]

INS Cheetah (L18) One ship,

Landing ship
Kumbhir class INS Guldar (L21) 1,100 tonnes INS Mahish (L19) was
tank (LST) Poland
INS Kumbhir (L22) decommissioned.[16]

Landing craft (8 in Service)

INS LCU 34 (L34) INS LCU 34 & INS

INS LCU 35 (L35) LCU 35 are part of Mk.
Mk. II LCU & Landing craft INS LCU 36 (L36) II LCU while INS LCU
Mk. III LCU utility (LCU) INS LCU 37 (L37) 500 tonnes[17] 36 to 39 are part of Mk.
India
INS LCU 38 (L38) III LCU, all built by Goa
INS LCU 39 (L39) Shipyard[18]

Six more LCU's to be

Landing craft INS LCU 51 (L51)
Mk. IV LCU 830 tonnes inducted, all built by
utility (LCU) INS LCU 52 (L52) India GRSE

Corvettes
 Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Corvettes (24 in Service)

INS Kamorta
(P28) INS Kavaratti to be
Kamorta Stealth ASW INS Kadmatt commissioned. The class is
3,500 tonnes
class Corvette (P29) India primarily designed for anti-
INS Kiltan submarine warfare.
(P30)

INS Kora (P61)

INS Kirch (P62)
INS Kulish
Kora class Corvette 1,350 tonnes
(P63) India
INS Karmuk
(P64)

INS Khukri
(P49)
INS Kuthar
(P46)
Khukri class Corvette 1,350 tonnes
INS Kirpan India
(P44)
INS Khanjar
(P47)

INS Abhay
Indian variant of the Soviet
(P33)
Pauk classs. 1 ship, INS
Abhay class Corvette INS Ajay (P34) 485 tonnes
India Agray has been
INS Akshay
(P35) decommissioned.[19]

INS Nirbhik
(K41)
INS Nishank
(K43)
INS Nirghat
(K44)
INS Vibhuti Indian variant of the Soviet
(K45) Tarantul class. 10 in active
INS Vipul (K46) service. Lead ship INS
Veer class Corvette INS Vinash 455 tonnes Veer(K40) and INS
(K47) India
Nipat(K42) have been
INS Vidyut
decommissioned.[20]
(K48)
INS Nashak
(K83)
INS Prabal
(K92)
INS Pralaya
(K91)

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (4 in Service)
Indian Navy had
acquired a total of
12 ships from the
Soviet Union in 2
batches of 6 with
INS Cannanore (M68) the latter batch
INS Cuddalore (M69) called the Karwar
Pondicherry
Minesweeper INS Kozhikode (M71) Soviet 891 tonnes Class.[21][22] 2
class
Union were
INS Konkan (M72)
decommissioned in
May 2017.[23] All 4
ships are slated to
be
decommissioned
by 2018.[24]

Torpedo recovery vessels

 Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Torpedo recovery vessels (1 in Service)

Torpedo
Astradharani
class
recovery INS Astradharani (A61)[25][26] 650 tonnes
vessel India

Offshore patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Offshore patrol vessels (10 in Service)

INS Saryu (P54)

INS Sunayna
(P57)
Offshore patrol To be succeeded by
Saryu class INS Sumedha 2,300 tonnes
vessel India Pipavav NOPV Class.
(P58)
INS Sumitra
(P59)

INS Sukanya
(P50)
INS Subhadra
(P51) Can be armed and
South
Sukanya Offshore patrol INS Suvarna upgraded to light frigate
Korea 1,890 tonnes
class vessel (P52)
standard if needed.[27]
INS Savitri (P53)
INS Sharada India
(P55)
INS Sujata (P56)

Patrol vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Patrol vessels (19 in Service)
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)
Car Nicobar INS Koswari (T77)
Patrol vessels 325 tonnes
class INS Karuva (T78) India

Fleet II: FOWJFAC

INS Tarmugli (T91)
INS Tillanchang(T92)
INS Tihayu (T93)
INS Tarasa (T94)

INS Bangaram (T65)

Bangaram INS Bitra (T66)
Patrol vessels 260 tonnes
class INS Batti Malv (T67) India
INS Baratang (T68)

Trinkat class Patrol vessels INS Trinkat (T61) 260 tonnes

India
Patrol boats
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Patrol boats (110 in Service)

T80
T81
T82
Super Dvora
Patrol boats T83 50 tonnes
class Israel
T84
T85
T86

Solas Marine Total of 80 ordered, all

fast Sri delivered by June 2015,
Patrol boats 80 in service 40 tonnes
interceptor Lanka used by Sagar Prahari
boat Bal.[28][29][30]

23 in service as of
Immediate
September 2015. Used by
Support Patrol boat 23 in service 60 tonnes
India ONGC to protect off-shore
Vessel
establishments.[31]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Replenishment ships (4 in Service)

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

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

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

Support ships
 Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Support ships (6 in Service)
INS Nicobar [32][33][34]
Nicobar class Troopship 19,000
INS Andamans

Nireekshak Diving support INS Nireekshak

2,160 tonnes
Class vessel (A15)

Ship built by
Tebma Shipyard
Dredger 1 Dredging
Dredger 1 Limited and
Class vessel India inducted on 25
March 2015.[35]

Research and survey vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Research and survey vessels (9 in Service)

Research INS Sagardhwani

Sagardhwani 2,050 tonnes
vessel (A74) India

INS Nirupak
(J14)
INS Investigator
(J15)
INS Jamuna
(J16) INS Nirdeshak (J19)
Sandhayak
Survey vessel INS Sutlej (J17) 1,800 tonnes decommissioned in
class India
INS Sandhayak 2014
(J18)
INS Darshak
(J20)
INS Sarvekshak
(J22)

New catamaran design.

Five more ships are
Makar class Survey vessel INS Makar (J31) 500 tonnes
India under various stage of
construction.

Training vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Training vessels (4 in Service)

Training vessel INS Tir (A86) 3,200 tonnes

India

Training vessel
INS Varuna 110 tonnes
(sail) India

INS Tarangini
Training vessel (A75)
500 tonnes
(sail) INS Sudarshini India
(A77)

Has been used for solo,

INSV Mhadei
Mhadei Training boat unassisted, non-stop
(A76) 23 tonnes
class (sail) India circumnavigation under
INSV Tarini
sail two times.[36][37]

Tugboats
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Tug boats (19 in Service)

Not to be confused with

Ocean-going
INS Gaj (2002) 560 tonnes decommissioned Gaj-
tugboat India class tugboat

INS Himmat 50 tonne bollard pull

Ocean-going
IRS class INS Dhiraj 472 tonnes
tugboat India tugs[38][39]
INS Sahas
INS Bhim
Not listed on official
Bhim class Tugboat INS Balshil 373 tonnes
Indian Navy website.
INS Ajral
INS Madan
Madan Singh Singh Not listed on official
Tugboat 382 tonnes
class INS Shambhu Indian Navy website.
Singh
INS Balram Not listed on official
Balram class Tugboat 216 tonnes
INS Bajrang Indian Navy website.
Bahadur Not listed on official
Tugboat INS Bahadur 100 tonnes
class Indian Navy website.
Not listed on official
Anand class Tugboat INS Anand 100 tonnes
Indian Navy website.
B.C. Dutt INS B. C. Dutt Not listed on official
Tugboat 355 tonnes
class INS Tarafdar Indian Navy website.
INS Nakul Not listed on official
Nakul class Tugboat 373 tonnes
INS Arjun Indian Navy website.
INS Arga
Not listed on official
Arga class Tugboat INS Bali 239 tonnes
Indian Navy website.
INS Anup
25 tonne bollard pull
Tugboat INS Sarthi
India tugs[40]

INS Balwan 25 tonne bollard pull

Tugboat INS Sahayak
India tugs[41][42][43]
INS Buland

Miscellaneous
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Miscellaneous (24 in Service)
High sulphur diesel Not listed on official Indian Navy
Ambika class INS Ambika 1,000 tonnes
oiler website.

India Not listed on official Indian Navy

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

Notes
a. Displacement when submerged

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