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 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, 23 corvettes, 6 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.

Submarine fleet

Nuclear-powered submarines

Class	Type	Boats	Origin	Displacement^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Note
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1 in Service)
Arihant class	Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)	INS Arihant (S73)	India	6,000 tonnes	India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned August 2016.^[3]
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1 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.^[4]

Conventionally-powered submarines

Class	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	Fleet to be partially replaced by six Kalvari-class submarines starting 2017.
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 (1 in service)
Kiev class (Modified)		Aircraft carrier	INS Vikramaditya (R33)	Russia	45,400 tonnes	STOBAR carrier.

Destroyers

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Destroyers (11 in service)
Kolkata class	200px	Stealth guided missile destroyer	INS Kolkata (D63) INS Kochi (D64) INS Chennai (D65)^[6]	India	7,500 tonnes	To be succeeded by the Project 15B Visakhapatnam-class destroyer.
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

Frigates

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Frigates (14 in service)
Shivalik class	Stealth guided missile frigate	INS Shivalik (F47) INS Satpura (F48) INS Sahyadri (F49)	India	6,200 tonnes	To be succeeded from 2017 by the Project 17A-class frigate.
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.^[7] Four additional vessels to be built in a joint partnership between Russia and an Indian shipyard.^[8]
Brahmaputra class	Guided missile frigate	INS Brahmaputra (F31) INS Betwa (F39) INS Beas (F37)	India	3,850 tonnes	Enhanced Godavari-class variant.
Godavari class	Guided missile frigate	INS Ganga (F22) INS Gomati (F21)	India	3,850 tonnes	Lead vessel INS Godavari (F20) decommissioned.^[9] Remaining two vessels in class scheduled to be decommissioned in the near future.^[10]

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.^[11] Plans to induct four modern Amphibious ships. Tender floated.^[12]
Landing ships (8 in Service)
Shardul class		Landing ship tank (LST)	INS Shardul (L16) INS Kesari (L15) INS Airavat (L24)	India	5,600 tonnes^[13]
Magar class		Landing ship tank (LST)	INS Magar (L20) INS Gharial (L23)	India	5,655 tonnes^[14]
Kumbhir class	INS Kumbhir	Landing ship tank (LST)	INS Cheetah (L18) INS Guldar (L21) INS Kumbhir (L22)	Poland	1,100 tonnes	One ship, INS Mahish (L19) was decommissioned.^[15]
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^[16]
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's to be inducted

Corvettes

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Corvettes (23 in Service)
Kamorta class	Stealth ASW Corvette	INS Kamorta (P28) INS Kadmatt (P29)	India	3,500 tonnes	INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti to be commissioned. 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
Abhay class	Corvette	INS Abhay (P33) INS Ajay (P34) INS Akshay (P35)	India	485 tonnes	Indian variant of the Soviet Pauk classs. 1 ship, INS Agray has been decommissioned.^[17]
Veer class	Corvette	INS Nirbhik (K41) 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. 10 in active service. Lead ship INS Veer(K40) and INS Nipat(K42) have been decommissioned.^[18]

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	Indian Navy had acquired a total of 12 ships from the Soviet Union in 2 batches of 6 with the latter batch called the Karwar Class.^[19]^[20] All 6 ships are slated to be decommissioned by 2018.^[21]

Torpedo recovery vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Torpedo recovery vessels (1 in Service)
Astradharani class		Torpedo recovery vessel	INS Astradharani (A61)^[22]^[23]	India	650 tonnes

Offshore patrol vessels

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Offshore patrol vessels (10 in Service)
Saryu class	Offshore patrol vessel	INS Saryu (P54) INS Sunayna (P57) INS Sumedha (P58) INS Sumitra (P59)	India	2,300 tonnes	To be succeeded by Pipavav NOPV Class.
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.^[24]

Patrol vessels

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement
Patrol vessels (19 in Service)
Car Nicobar class	Patrol vessels	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) INS Koswari (T77) INS Karuva (T78) Fleet II: FOWJFAC INS Tarmugli (T91) INS Tillanchang(T92) INS Tihayu (T93) INS Tarasa (T94)	India	325 tonnes
Bangaram class	Patrol vessels	INS Bangaram (T65) INS Bitra (T66) INS Batti Malv (T67) INS Baratang (T68)	India	260 tonnes
Trinkat class	Patrol vessels	INS Trinkat (T61)	India	260 tonnes

Patrol boats

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Patrol boats (110 in Service)
Super Dvora class	Patrol boats	T80 T81 T82 T83 T84 T85 T86	Israel	50 tonnes
Solas Marine fast interceptor boat	Patrol boats	80 in service	Sri Lanka	40 tonnes	Total of 80 ordered, all delivered by June 2015, used by Sagar Prahari Bal.^[25]^[26]^[27]
Immediate Support Vessel	Patrol boat	23 in service	India	60 tonnes	23 in service as of September 2015. Used by ONGC to protect off-shore establishments.^[28]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement
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	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Support ships (6 in Service)
Nicobar class	Troopship	INS Nicobar INS Andamans		19,000	^[29]^[30]^[31]
Lakshadweep Class	Hospital ship	INS Lakshadweep		3,262 tons	Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Nireekshak Class	Diving support vessel	INS Nireekshak (A15)		2,160 tonnes
Dredger 1 Class	Dredging vessel	Dredger 1	India		Ship built by Tebma Shipyards, Karnataka and inducted on 25 March 2015.^[32]

Research and survey vessels

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Research and survey vessels (9 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	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
Mhadei class	Training boat (sail)	INSV Mhadei (A76) INSV Tarini	India	23 tonnes	Has been used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation under sail two times.^[33]^[34]

Tugboats

Class	Type	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Note
Tug boats (19 in Service)
	Ocean-going tugboat	INS Gaj (2002)		560 tonnes
	Tugboat	INS Dhiraj INS Sahas	India	472 tonnes	50 tonne bollard pull tugs^[35]^[36]
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 tonne bollard pull tugs^[37]
	Tugboat	INS Balwan INS Sahayak INS Buland	India		25 tonne bollard pull tugs^[38]^[39]^[40]

Miscellaneous

Class	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.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Displacement when submerged

References

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