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Indian Navy
भारतीय नौसेना
Ensign of the Indian Navy
Country India
RoleNaval warfare
Regional security
Naval diplomacy
FleetNaval Aviation:

2 aircraft carriers
Amphibious Arm:
1 amphibious transport docks
4 landing ships
4 landing craft utility
Submarine Arm:
2 ballistic missile submarines
16 attack submarines
Warships:
13 destroyers
14 frigates
18 corvettes
10 offshore patrol vessels
Auxiliaries:

(80 auxiliaries)

The Indian Navy (IN), which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission.[1] By forethought, the IN's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) for the period 2012-2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 200-ship fleet by 2035; however, that number has since been reduced to 175 in December 2019 - principally owing the IN's dearth of budgetary funding, its ageing fleet and delays in the construction of naval assets.[2] By certain calculations, the IN is still estimated to comprise a future total of 155-160 ships by 2030.[3]

By inventory, the IN's principal assets include its carrier component - the service has operated a total of four aircraft carriers since 1961; its submarine component - which presently includes a strategic submarine force; and its amphibious component - which principally oversees humanitarian operations.[4] Nevertheless, the IN still lacks certain capability-specific assets - such as mine countermeasures vessels, or are quantitatively inadequate - such as attack submarines.[5]

The IN's fleet inventory is divided amongst its three regional formations:

Submarine fleet

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Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN)
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Arihant class
INS Arihant S2 6,000 tonnes  India First class of indigenously-built ballistic missile submarines.[9]
INS Arighaat S3
Attack submarine (SSK)
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Kalvari class
INS Kalvari S21 1,615 tonnes  France
 India
Indian-specific variant of the Scorpène-class submarine.[10]
INS Khanderi S22
INS Karanj S23
INS Vela S24
INS Vagir S25
INS Vagsheer S26
Sindhughosh class
INS Sindhughosh S55 2,325 tonnes  Soviet Union
 Russia
Indian-specific variant of the Kilo-class submarine (P.877).[11]
INS Sindhuraj S57
INS Sindhuratna S59
INS Sindhukesari S60
INS Sindhukirti S61
INS Sindhuvijay S62
INS Sindhurashtra S65
Shishumar class
INS Shishumar S44 1,660 tonnes  West Germany
 India
Indian-specific variant of the Type 209/1500 submarine.[12]
INS Shankush S45
INS Shalki S46
INS Shankul S47

Surface fleet

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Aircraft carriers

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Aircraft carrier
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Vikrant class
INS Vikrant R11 45,000 tonnes  India First indigenously-built aircraft carrier.[13]
Kiev class
INS Vikramaditya R33 45,000 tonnes  Russia Ex-aircraft cruiser Gorshkov; refurbished and sold to India in 2004.[14]

Amphibious warfare ships

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Landing platform dock
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Austin class
INS Jalashwa L41 16,590 tonnes  United States Ex-USS Trenton; refurbished and sold to India in 2007.[15]
Landing ship tank
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Magar class
INS Gharial L23 5,665 tonnes  India Indian derivative of the Round Table-class amphibious ships.[16]
Shardul class
INS Shardul L16 5,650 tonnes  India Follow-on of the Magar-class amphibious ships.[16]
INS Kesari L15
INS Airavat L24
Landing craft utility
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Mk. IV LCU
INS LCU 51 L51 830 tonnes  India Follow-on of the Mk. III LCU class.[16]
INS LCU 52 L52
INS LCU 53 L23
INS LCU 54 L54
INS LCU 55 L55
INS LCU 56 L56
INS LCU 57 L57
INS LCU 58 L58

Destroyers

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Destroyers
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Rajput class
INS Rana D52 4,500 tonnes  Soviet Union Indian-specific variant of the Kashin class destroyers.[17]
INS Ranvir D54
INS Ranvijay D55
Delhi class
INS Delhi D61 6,200 tonnes  India First class of indigenously-built destroyers.[18]
INS Mysore D60
INS Mumbai D62
Kolkata class
INS Kolkata D63 7,400 tonnes  India Follow-on of the Delhi-class destroyers.[19]
INS Kochi D64
INS Chennai D65
Visakhapatnam class
INS Visakhapatnam D66 7,400 tonnes  India Upgraded derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.[19]
INS Mormugao D67
INS Imphal D68
INS Surat D69

Frigates

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Frigates
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Brahmaputra class
INS Brahmaputra F47 3,600 tonnes  India Upgraded derivative of the Godavari class.[20]
INS Betwa F39
INS Beas F37
Talwar class
INS Talwar F40 3,600 tonnes  Russia
 India
Improved derivative of the Krivak-III frigate.[21]
INS Trishul F43
INS Tabar F44
INS Teg F45
INS Tarkash F50
INS Trikand F51
INS Tushil F70
Shivalik class
INS Shivalik F47 6,200 tonnes  India First class of indigenously-built frigates with low observability.[22]
INS Satpura F48
INS Sahyadri F49
Nilgiri class
INS Nilgiri - 6,670 tonnes  India Follow-on of the Shivalik class frigates.[23]

Corvettes

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Corvette
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Kamorta class
INS Kamorta P28 3,300 tonnes  India Dedicated anti-submarine warfare vessels.[24]
INS Kadmatt P29
INS Kiltan P30
INS Kavaratti P31
Kora class
INS Kora P61 1,400 tonnes  India Dedicated anti-surface warfare vessels.
INS Kirch P62
INS Kulish P63
INS Karmuk P64
Khukri class
INS Kuthar P46 1,350 tonnes  India Successor to the IN's Petya II corvettes.[25]
INS Khanjar P47
Veer class
INS Vibhuti K45 455 tonnes  India Customised derivative of the Tarantul-class corvette.[26]
INS Vipul K46
INS Vinash K47
INS Vidyut K48
INS Nashak K83
INS Pralaya K91
INS Prabal K92
Abhay class
INS Abhay P33 440 tonnes  Soviet Union Customized derivative of the Pauk-class corvette.[27]

Patrol vessels

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Offshore patrol vessels
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Saryu class
INS Saryu P54 2,300 tonnes  India Used for maritime patrol operations.[28]
INS Sunayna P57
INS Sumedha P58
INS Sumitra P59
Sukanya class
INS Sukanya P50 1,890 tonnes  South Korea
 India
Doubled as light frigates; served additional role as missile test platforms.[29]
INS Subhadra P51
INS Suvarna P52
INS Savitri P53
INS Sharda P55
INS Sujata P56
Patrol vessels
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Trinkat class
INS Trinkat T62 260 tonnes  India Used for SAR.[30]
INS Tarmugli T66
Bangaram class
INS Bangaram T65 260 tonnes  India Used for SAR and naval interdiction.[31]
INS Bitra T66
INS Batti Malv T67
INS Baratang T68
Car Nicobar class
INS Car Nicobar T69 325 tonnes  India Follow on of the Bangaram class vessels; are the first water jet-propelled ships in the IN.[32]
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
INS Tillanchang T92
INS Tihayu T93
INS Tarasa T94
Patrol boats
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Immediate Support Vessel
23 in service[33] 81st ISV Squadron:
T-11, T-12, T-13, T-14, T-15, T-16, T-17
60 tonnes  India Used by ONGC to protect off-shore establishments.[33]
82nd ISV Squadron:
T-26, T-27, T-28, T-44, T-45, T-46, T-47, T-48, T-49, T-50
83rd ISV Squadron:
T-35, T-36, T-37
84th ISV Squadron: T-38, T-39, T-40
Super Dvora Mk II
3 in service[33] FAC T-82 60 tonnes  Israel Used for coastal security operations.[34]
FAC T-83
FAC T-84
Solas Marine FIC
76 in service - 40 tonnes  Sri Lanka Operated by Sagar Prahari Bal.[35]
Couach Type 1300 FIC - 12 in service[33] - 12 tonnes  France Used for harbor patrol.[36][37]

Auxiliary fleet

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Replenishment

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Replenishment support
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Deepak class
INS Deepak A50 27,500 tonnes  Italy Serves dual roles of fleet support and HADR[38]
INS Shakti A57
Jyoti class
INS Jyoti A58 35,900 tonnes  Russia Indian variant of the Komandarm Fedko-class oilers.[39]
Aditya class
INS Aditya A59 24,612 tonnes  India Modified version of the Deepak-class oilers.[40]

Research

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Instrumentation ships
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Anvesh class
INS Anvesh A41 11,300 tonnes  India Tested component of India's BMD programme.[41]
Dhruv class
INS Dhruv A41 15,000 tonnes  India Used for SIGINT.[42]
Survey vessels
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Sandhayak-class (2023)
INS Sandhayak J18 3,300 tonnes  India Will replace the older Sandhayak class.[43]
INS Nirdeshak J19
Sandhayak class
INS Investigator J15 1,800 tonnes  India Currently being phased out.[44]
INS Jamuna J16
INS Sutlej J17
INS Darshak J21
INS Sarvekshak J22
Makar class
INS Makar J31 500 tonnes  India First catamaran survey vessel in the IN.[45]
Research vessel
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Sagardhwani class
INS Sagardhwani A74 2,050 tonnes  India Used for oceanographic research by the NPOL.[46]

Training

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Training ships
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Tir class
INS Tir A86 3,200 tonnes  India Dedicated cadet training ship.[47]
Tarangini class
INS Tarangini A75 500 tonnes  India Used for sail training.[48]
INS Sudarshini A77
Varuna class - INS Varuna - 110 tonnes  India Used for sail training.[49]
Mhadei class
INSV Mhadei A76 23 tonnes  India Used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation.[50]
INSV Tarini -

Additional support vessels

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Diving support vessel
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Nireekshak class
INS Nireekshak A15 2160 tonnes  India Will be replaced by the Nistar-class support vessels.[51]
Torpedo trials craft
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Astradharani class
INS Astradharani A61 650 tonnes  India Used as testing platform for underwater weapons system.[52]
Deep-submergence rescue vehicle
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
DSAR-650L
DSAR-1 - 28 tonnes  United Kingdom Used for submarine rescue.[53]
DSAR-2 -

Tugboats

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Tugboats
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Gaj class
INS Gaj A51 560 tonnes  India -
IRS class - INS Himmat - 472 tonnes  India 50 tonne bollard pull tugs[54][55]
INS Dhiraj -
INS Sahas -
INS Veeran -
Madan Singh class - INS Madan Singh - 382 tonnes  India -
INS Shambhu Singh -
Bhim class - INS Bhim - 373 tonnes  India -
INS Balshil -
INS Ajral -
Nakul class - INS Nakul - 373 tonnes  India -
INS Arjun -
B.C. Dutt class - INS B. C. Dutt - 355 tonnes  India -
INS Tarafdar -
Arga class - INS Arga - 239 tonnes  India -
INS Bali -
INS Anup -
Bahadur class - INS Nakul - 100 tonnes  India -
Anand class - INS Anand - 100 tonnes  India -
Buland class - INS Balwan - 100 tonnes  India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[56][57][58]
INS Sahayak -
INS Buland -
Sarthi class - INS Sarthi - 100 tonnes  India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[59]

Miscellaneous

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Ferry
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Manoram class - INS Manoram - 578 tonnes  India -
INS Vihar -
INS Ankola -
Shalimar class - INS Neelam - 218 tonnes  India -
INS Mohini -
Shalimar class - INS Manohar - 175 tonnes  India -
INS Modak -
INS Mangal -
INS Madhur -
INS Manorama -
INS Manjula -
Floating dock
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
Floating Dock Navy (FDN)
FDN-1 - -  Japan Lifting capacity of 11,500 tonnes.[60][61]
- FDN-2 - -  India Lifting capacity of 8,000 tonnes.[62]
Barge
Class Image Boat Pennant No. Displacement Origin Note
IRS class ATCM
LSAM 7 - 100 tonnes  India Classified as "ammunition-cum-torpedo barge" to provide logistics support for operational requirements.[63]
LSAM 8 -
LSAM 9 -
LSAM 10 -
LSAM 13 -
LSAM 15 -
LSAM 16 -
LSAM 17 -
LSAM 18 -
LSAM 19 -
LSAM 20 -
LSAM 21 -
Hooghly class - INS Hooghly - 1,700 tonnes  India -
- -
- -
- -
Modest class - INS Purak - 731 tonnes  India -
INS Puran -
Poshak class - INS Poshak - 671 tonnes  India -
Vipul class - INS Pamba - 578 tonnes  India -
INS Pulakesin-1 -
INS Ambuda -
Corporated class - INS SB-I - 220 tonnes  India -
INS SB-II -
INS SB-V -
INS SB-VII -
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