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] As of April 2024, the Indian Navy possesses two aircraft carriers, one amphibious transport dock, four tank landing ships, 12 destroyers, 13 frigates, 2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, 16 conventionally powered attack submarines, 18 corvettes, eight landing craft utilities, ten large offshore patrol vessels, five fleet tankers as well as 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.
Submarine fleet
editNuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN)
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Notes |
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Active (2) | ||||||
Arihant class | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arihant (S2) | India | 6,000 tonnes | First Indian origin nuclear submarine class | |
INS Arighaat (S3) |
Conventionally-powered attack submarines (SSK)
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Notes |
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Active (16) | ||||||
Kalvari class | Attack submarine | INS Kalvari (S21) | France India |
2,000 tonnes | Indian Scorpène-class variant.[2] | |
INS Khanderi (S22) | ||||||
INS Karanj (S23) | ||||||
INS Vela (S24) | ||||||
INS Vagir (S25) | ||||||
Sindhughosh class | Attack submarine | INS Sindhughosh (S55) | Soviet Union Russia |
3,076 tonnes | Indian Kilo-class (Project 877) variant. | |
INS Sindhuraj (S57) | ||||||
INS Sindhuratna (S59) | ||||||
INS Sindhukesari (S60) | ||||||
INS Sindhukirti (S61) | ||||||
INS Sindhuvijay (S62) | ||||||
INS Sindhurashtra (S65) | ||||||
Shishumar class | Attack submarine | INS Shishumar (S44) | West Germany India |
1,850 tonnes | Indian Type 209 class variant (Type 209-1500).[3] | |
INS Shankush (S45) | ||||||
INS Shalki (S46) | ||||||
INS Shankul (S47) |
Surface fleet
editAircraft carriers
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (2) | ||||||
Vikrant class | Aircraft carrier | INS Vikrant (R11) | India | 45,000 tonnes | Also known as IAC-1. | |
Kiev class | Aircraft carrier | INS Vikramaditya (R33) | Russia | 45,400 tonnes | Modified Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov. |
Amphibious warfare ships
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Amphibious transport docks (1) | ||||||
Austin class | Amphibious transport dock (LPD) | INS Jalashwa (L41) | United States | 16,590 tonnes | Ex USS Trenton | |
Landing ship tanks (4) | ||||||
Magar class | Landing ship tank (LST) | INS Gharial (L23) | India | 5,665 tonnes[4] | ||
Shardul class | Landing ship tank (LST) | INS Shardul (L16) | India | 5,650 tonnes[5] | ||
INS Kesari (L15) | ||||||
INS Airavat (L24) | ||||||
Landing craft (8) | ||||||
Mk. IV LCU | Landing craft utility (LCU) | INS LCU 51 (L51) | India | 830 tonnes[6] | ||
INS LCU 52 (L52) | ||||||
INS LCU 53 (L53) | ||||||
INS LCU 54 (L54) | ||||||
INS LCU 55 (L55) | ||||||
INS LCU 56 (L56) | ||||||
INS LCU 57 (L57) | ||||||
INS LCU 58 (L58) |
Destroyers
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (12) | ||||||
Visakhapatnam class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Visakhapatnam (D66)[7] | India | 7,400 tonnes [8] | Follow on of the Kolkata-class destroyer with improved stealth features.[9][10] | |
INS Mormugao (D67)[11] | ||||||
INS Imphal (D68)[12][13] | ||||||
Kolkata class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Kolkata (D63) | India | 7,400 tonnes[14] | ||
INS Kochi (D64) | ||||||
INS Chennai (D65)[15] | ||||||
Delhi class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Delhi (D61) | India | 6,200 tonnes | ||
INS Mysore (D60) | ||||||
INS Mumbai (D62) | ||||||
Rajput class | Guided missile destroyer | INS Rana (D52) | Soviet Union | 5,000 tonnes | Built in the Soviet Union to Indian design modifications of the Kashin-class destroyer. | |
INS Ranvir (D54) | ||||||
INS Ranvijay (D55) |
Frigates
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (13) | ||||||
Shivalik class | Guided missile frigate | INS Shivalik (F47) | India | 6,200 tonnes | ||
INS Satpura (F48) | ||||||
INS Sahyadri (F49) | ||||||
Talwar class | Guided missile frigate | INS Talwar (F40) | Russia India |
4,035 tonnes | First three vessels to be upgraded. | |
INS Trishul (F43) | ||||||
INS Tabar (F44) | ||||||
INS Teg (F45) | ||||||
INS Tarkash (F50) | ||||||
INS Trikand (F51) | ||||||
INS Tushil (F52)[16] | ||||||
Brahmaputra class | Guided missile frigate | INS Brahmaputra (F31) | India | 3,850 tonnes | Enhanced Godavari-class variant. | |
INS Betwa (F39) | ||||||
INS Beas (F37) |
Corvettes
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (18) | ||||||
Kamorta class | ASW corvette | INS Kamorta (P28) | India | 3,300 tonnes | The class is primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare. | |
INS Kadmatt (P29) | ||||||
INS Kiltan (P30) | ||||||
INS Kavaratti (P31) | ||||||
Kora class | Corvette | INS Kora (P61) | India | 1,400 tonnes | ||
INS Kirch (P62) | ||||||
INS Kulish (P63) | ||||||
INS Karmuk (P64) | ||||||
Khukri class | Corvette | INS Kuthar (P46) | India | 1,350 tonnes | ||
INS Khanjar (P47) | ||||||
Veer class | Corvette | INS Vibhuti (K45) | India | 455 tonnes | Indian variant of the Soviet Tarantul class.[17][18] | |
INS Vipul (K46) | ||||||
INS Vinash (K47) | ||||||
INS Vidyut (K48) | ||||||
INS Nashak (K83) | ||||||
INS Pralaya (K91) | ||||||
INS Prabal (K92) | ||||||
Abhay class | ASW corvette | INS Abhay (P33) | Soviet Union | 485 tonnes | Indian variant of the Soviet Pauk class. |
Offshore patrol vessels
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (10) | ||||||
Saryu class | Offshore patrol vessel | INS Saryu (P54) | India | 2,300 tonnes | ||
INS Sunayna (P57) | ||||||
INS Sumedha (P58) | ||||||
INS Sumitra (P59) | ||||||
Sukanya class | Offshore patrol vessel | INS Sukanya (P50) | South Korea India |
1,890 tonnes | Can be armed and upgraded to light frigate standard if needed.[19] | |
INS Subhadra (P51) | ||||||
INS Suvarna (P52) | ||||||
INS Savitri (P53) | ||||||
INS Sharda (P55) | ||||||
INS Sujata (P56) |
Patrol vessels
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (19) | ||||||
Car Nicobar class | Patrol vessels | Fleet I | India | 325 tonnes | ||
INS Car Nicobar (T69) | ||||||
INS Chetlat (T70) | ||||||
INS Cora 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 | ||||||
INS Tillanchang (T92) | ||||||
INS Tihayu (T93) | ||||||
INS Tarasa (T94) | ||||||
Bangaram class | Patrol vessels | INS Bangaram (T65) | India | 260 tonnes | ||
INS Bitra (T66) | ||||||
INS Batti Malv (T67) | ||||||
INS Baratang (T68) | ||||||
Trinkat class | Patrol vessels | INS Trinkat (T61) | India | 260 tonnes | ||
INS Tarmugli (formerly INS Tillanchang) |
Patrol boats
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (106) | ||||||
Immediate Support Vessel | Patrol boats | 23 in service | India | 60 tonnes | 23 in service as of September 2015. Used by ONGC to protect off-shore establishments.[20] | |
Super Dvora class | Patrol boats | 5 in service | Israel | 50 tonnes | ||
Solas Marine fast interceptor boat | Patrol boats | 76 in service[21][22][23] | Sri Lanka | 40 tonnes | Operated by Sagar Prahari Bal.[24] |
Auxiliary fleet
editReplenishment ships
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (5) | ||||||
Deepak class | Replenishment oiler | INS Deepak (A50) | Italy | 27,500 tonnes | ||
INS Shakti (A57) | ||||||
Aditya class | Replenishment oiler & Repair ship | INS Aditya (A59) | India | 24,612 tonnes | ||
Jyoti class | Replenishment oiler | INS Jyoti (A58) | Russia | 35,900 tonnes | ||
Ambika class | High sulphur diesel oiler | INS Ambika | India |
1,000 tonnes |
Research, survey and tracking vessels
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (11) | ||||||
Anvesh class | Missile range instrumentation vessel/ Floating Test Range | INS Anvesh (A41) | India | 11,300 tonnes | Serves as a sea-based platform for Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme[25] | |
Dhruv class | Missile range instrumentation vessel | INS Dhruv (A40) | India | 15,000 tonnes [26] | ||
Sagardhwani class | Research vessel | INS Sagardhwani (A74) | India | 2,050 tonnes | ||
Sandhayak class (2023) | Survey vessel | INS Sandhayak (J18) | India | 3,300 tonnes | [27] | |
INS Nirdeshak (J19) | ||||||
Makar class | Survey vessel | INS Makar (J31) | India | 500 tonnes | ||
Sandhayak class | Survey vessel | INS Investigator (J15) | India | 1,800 tonnes | Nirdeshak Sandhayak and Nirupak decommissioned in 2014, 2021 and 2024 respectively.[28] | |
INS Jamuna (J16) | ||||||
INS Sutlej (J17) | ||||||
INS Darshak (J21) | ||||||
INS Sarvekshak (J22) |
Support ships
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (7) | ||||||
Nicobar class | Troopship | INS Andamans | Poland | 19,000 tonnes | [29][30] | |
INS Nicobar | ||||||
Nireekshak class | Diving support vessel | INS Nireekshak (A15) | India | 2,160 tonnes | ||
Astradharani class | Torpedo recovery vessel | INS Astradharani (A61) | India | 650 tonnes | [31][32] | |
Dredger 1 class | Dredging vessel | Dredger 1 | India | Ship built by Tebma Shipyard Limited and inducted on 25 March 2015.[33] | ||
DSRV class | Deep-submergence rescue vehicle | DSRV - 1 | UK | 25 tonnes | [34][35] Will be deployed from the future Nistar-class diving support vessels.[36] | |
DSRV - 2 |
Training vessels
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (6) | ||||||
Tir class | Training vessel | INS Tir (A86) | India | 3,200 tonnes | ||
Tarangini class | Training vessel (sail) | INS Tarangini (A75) | India | 500 tonnes | ||
INS Sudarshini (A77) | ||||||
Varuna class | Training vessel (sail) | INS Varuna | India | 110 tonnes | ||
Mhadei class | Training boat (sail) | INSV Mhadei (A76) | India | 23 tonnes | Has been used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation under sail two times.[37][38] | |
INSV Tarini |
Tugboats
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (25) | ||||||
Gaj class | Ocean-going tugboat | INS Gaj | India | 560 tonnes | ||
IRS class | Ocean-going tugboat | INS Himmat | India | 472 tonnes | 50 tonne bollard pull tugs[39][40] | |
INS Dhiraj | ||||||
INS Sahas | ||||||
INS Veeran | ||||||
Madan Singh class | Tugboat | INS Madan Singh | India | 382 tonnes | ||
INS Shambhu Singh | ||||||
Bhim class | Tugboat | INS Bhim | India | 373 tonnes | ||
INS Balshil | ||||||
INS Ajral | ||||||
Nakul class | Tugboat | INS Nakul | India | 373 tonnes | ||
INS Arjun | ||||||
B.C. Dutt class | Tugboat | INS B. C. Dutt | India | 355 tonnes | ||
INS Tarafdar | ||||||
Arga class | Tugboat | INS Arga | India | 239 tonnes | ||
INS Bali | ||||||
INS Anup | ||||||
Balram class | Tugboat | INS Balram | India | 216 tonnes | ||
INS Bajrang | ||||||
Bahadur class | Tugboat | INS Bahadur | India | 100 tonnes | ||
Anand class | Tugboat | INS Anand | India | 100 tonnes | ||
Buland class | Tugboat | INS Balwan | India | 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[41][42][43] | ||
INS Sahayak | ||||||
INS Buland | ||||||
Sarthi class | Tugboat | INS Sarthi | India | 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[44] |
Miscellaneous
editClass | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (26) | ||||||
Manoram class | Small ferryboat | INS Manoram | India | 578 tonnes | ||
INS Vihar | ||||||
INS Ankola | ||||||
Shalimar class | Small ferryboat | INS Neelam | India | 218 tonnes | ||
INS Mohini | ||||||
GSL class | Small ferryboat | INS Manohar | India | 175 tonnes | ||
INS Modak | ||||||
INS Mangal | ||||||
INS Madhur | ||||||
INS Manorama | ||||||
INS Manjula | ||||||
IRS class | Ammunition/Missile/Torpedo carrier (barge) | LSAM 7 | India | 100 tonnes Cargo Hold | LSAM 7 to 14 by SECON Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd.; LSAM 15 to 25 by Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd. | |
LSAM 8 | ||||||
LSAM 9 | ||||||
LSAM 10 | ||||||
LSAM 13 | ||||||
LSAM 15 | ||||||
LSAM 16 | ||||||
LSAM 17 | ||||||
LSAM 18 | ||||||
LSAM 19 | ||||||
LSAM 20 | ||||||
LSAM 21 | ||||||
Hooghly class | Fuel carrier (barge) | INS Hooghly | India | 1,700 tonnes | ||
INS ??? | ||||||
INS ??? | ||||||
INS ??? | ||||||
Modest class | Fuel carrier (barge) | INS Purak | India | 731 tonnes | ||
INS Puran | ||||||
Poshak class | Fuel carrier (barge) | INS Poshak | India | 671 tonnes | ||
Vipul class | Water carrier (barge) | INS Pamba | India | 598 tonnes | ||
INS Pulakesin-1 | ||||||
INS Ambuda | ||||||
Corporated class | Sullage (barge) | INS SB-II | India | 220 tonnes | ||
INS SB-II | ||||||
INS SB-V | ||||||
INS SB-VII | ||||||
Floating Dock Navy 1 (FDN-1) | Floating dock | Floating Dock (FDN-1) | Japan | Lifting capacity of 11,500 tonnes.[45][46] | ||
Floating Dock Navy 2 (FDN-2) | Floating dock | Floating Dock (FDN-2) | India | Lifting capacity of 8,000 tonnes.[47] |
See also
edit- 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
- List of warships gifted by India
- Indian military-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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