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 October 2020 possesses 1 aircraft carrier, 1 upcoming aircraft carrier, 1 amphibious transport dock, 8 Landing ship tanks, 10 destroyers, 13 frigates, 1 nuclear-powered attack submarine, 2 Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, 15 conventionally powered attack submarines, 23 corvettes, 7 Landing Craft Utility, 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.

Naval Ensign of the Indian Navy.

Besides the following navy ships, the Indian Coast Guard operates around 200 armed patrol ships of various sizes.

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

Nuclear-powered submarines (SSN and SSBN)
Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Active (2)
Arihant class Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arihant (S2)  India 6,600 tonnes INS Arighat, 2nd Arihant class SSBN is scheduled to be commissioned in Q1 2021[3]
Akula II class Attack submarine (SSN) INS Chakra (S71)  Russia 12,770 tonnes Leased from the Russian Navy.[4]

Conventionally-powered submarines (SSK)
Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Active (14)
Kalvari class Attack submarine INS Kalvari (S21)
INS Khanderi (S22)		  France
 India		 2,000 tonnes Indian Scorpène-class variant.
Sindhughosh class Attack submarine INS Sindhughosh (S55)
INS Sindhudhvaj (S56)
INS Sindhuraj (S57)
INS Sindhuratna (S59)
INS Sindhukesari (S60)
INS Sindhukirti (S61)
INS Sindhuvijay (S62)
INS Sindhurashtra (S65)		  Soviet Union
 Russia		 3,076 tonnes Indian Kilo-class (Project 877) variant.
Shishumar class Attack submarine INS Shishumar (S44)
INS Shankush (S45)
INS Shalki (S46)
INS Shankul (S47)		  West Germany
 India		 1,850 tonnes Indian Type 209 class variant. To be armed with Harpoon Block-II anti-ship missiles[5]

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (1)
Kiev class (Modified) Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33)  Russia 45,400 tonnes STOBAR ("Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery" or "Short Take-Off, Barrier Arrested Recovery") carrier.

Amphibious transport docks
class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (1)
Austin class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) INS Jalashwa (L41)  United States 16,590 tonnes Ex USS Trenton (LPD-14)

Landing ship tanks
class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (8)
Magar class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Magar (L20)
INS Gharial (L23)		  India 5,655 tonnes[6]
Shardul class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Shardul (L16)
INS Kesari (L15)
INS Airavat (L24)		  India 5,600 tonnes[7]
Kumbhir class Landing ship tank (LST) INS Cheetah (L18)
INS Guldar (L21)
INS Kumbhir (L22)		  Poland 1,100 tonnes One ship, INS Mahish (L19) was decommissioned.[8]

Landing crafts
class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (7)
Mk. IV LCU Landing craft utility (LCU) INS LCU 51 (L51)
INS LCU 52 (L52)
INS LCU 53 (L53)
INS LCU 54 (L54)
INS LCU 55 (L55)
INS LCU 56 (L56)
INS LCU 57 (L57)		  India 830 tonnes

Destroyers
Main article: List of destroyers of the Indian Navy
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (10)
Kolkata class Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata (D63)
INS Kochi (D64)
INS Chennai (D65)[9]		  India 7,400 tonnes[10]
Delhi class Guided missile destroyer INS Delhi (D61)
INS Mysore (D60)
INS Mumbai (D62)		  India 6,200 tonnes
Rajput class Guided missile destroyer INS Rajput (D51)
INS Rana (D52)
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
Main article: List of frigates of the Indian Navy
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (13)
Shivalik class Stealth guided missile frigate INS Shivalik (F47)
INS Satpura (F48)
INS Sahyadri (F49)		  India 6,200 tonnes
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
 India		 4,440 tonnes First three vessels to be upgraded.
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 Gomati (F21)  India 3,850 tonnes

Corvettes
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (23)
Kamorta class Stealth ASW Corvette INS Kamorta (P28)
INS Kadmatt (P29)
INS Kiltan (P30)
INS Kavaratti (P31)		  India 3,300 tonnes 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 1,400 tonnes
Khukri class Corvette INS Khukri (P49)
INS Kuthar (P46)
INS Kirpan (P44)
INS Khanjar (P47)		  India 1,350 tonnes
Veer class Corvette INS Nishank (K43)
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.[11][12]
Abhay class Corvette INS Abhay (P33)
INS Ajay (P34)
INS Akshay (P35)		  India 485 tonnes Indian variant of the Soviet Pauk classs.

Offshore patrol vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (10)
Saryu class Offshore patrol vessel INS Saryu (P54)
INS Sunayna (P57)
INS Sumedha (P58)
INS Sumitra (P59)		  India 2,300 tonnes
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.[13]

Patrol vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (19)
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 Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (109)
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.[14]
Super Dvora class Patrol boats T80
T82
T83
T84
T85
T86		  Israel 50 tonnes T81 decommissioned on January 28. 2021 [15]
Solas Marine fast interceptor boat Patrol boats 80 in service  Sri Lanka 40 tonnes Operated by Sagar Prahari Bal.[16]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (5)
Jyoti class Replenishment oiler INS Jyoti (A58)  Russia 35,900 tonnes
Deepak class Replenishment oiler INS Deepak (A50)
INS Shakti (A57)		  Italy 27,500 tonnes
Aditya class Replenishment oiler & Repair ship INS Aditya (A59)  India 24,612 tonnes
Ambika class High sulphur diesel oiler INS Ambika  India
 1,000 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.

Research and survey vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (9)
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 INS Nirdeshak (J19) decommissioned in 2014
Makar class Survey vessel INS Makar (J31)  India 500 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.

Support ships
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (7)
Nicobar class Troopship INS Nicobar
INS Andamans		  Poland 19,000 tonnes [17][18][19]
Nireekshak Class Diving support vessel INS Nireekshak (A15)  India 2,160 tonnes
Astradharani class Torpedo recovery vessel INS Astradharani (A61)  India 650 tonnes [20][21]
Dredger 1 Class Dredging vessel Dredger 1  India Ship built by Tebma Shipyard Limited and inducted on 25 March 2015.[22]
DSAR class Deep-submergence rescue vehicle 2  United Kingdom 25 tonnes [23][24]

Training vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (6)
Tir class Training vessel INS Tir (A86)  India 3,200 tonnes
Training vessel (sail) INS Tarangini (A75)
INS Sudarshini (A77)		  India 500 tonnes
Training vessel (sail) INS Varuna  India 110 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.[25][26]

Tugboats
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (24)
Gaj class Ocean-going tugboat INS Gaj (2002)  India 560 tonnes Not to be confused with decommissioned Gaj-class tugboat
IRS class Ocean-going tugboat INS Himmat
INS Dhiraj
INS Sahas		  India 472 tonnes 50 tonne bollard pull tugs[27][28]
Madan Singh class Tugboat INS Madan Singh
INS Shambhu Singh		  India 382 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Bhim class Tugboat INS Bhim
INS Balshil
INS Ajral		  India 373 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Nakul class Tugboat INS Nakul
INS Arjun		  India 373 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
B.C. Dutt class Tugboat INS B. C. Dutt
INS Tarafdar		  India 355 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Arga class Tugboat INS Arga
INS Bali
INS Anup		  India 239 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Balram class Tugboat INS Balram
INS Bajrang		  India 216 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Bahadur class Tugboat INS Bahadur  India 100 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Anand class Tugboat INS Anand  India 100 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Buland class Tugboat INS Balwan
INS Sahayak
INS Buland		  India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[29][30][31]
Tugboat INS Sarthi  India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[32]

Miscellaneous
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (26)
Manoram class Small ferryboat INS Manoram
INS Vihar
INS Ankola		  India
 578 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Shalimar class Small ferryboat INS Neelam
INS Mohini		  India 218 tonnes
GSL class Small ferryboat INS Manohar
INS Modak
INS Mangal
INS Madhur
INS Manorama
INS Manjula		  India
 175 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Hooghly class Fuel carrier (barge) INS ???
INS ???
INS ???
INS ???		  India
 1,700 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Modest class Fuel carrier (barge) INS Purak
INS Puran		  India
 731 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Poshak class Fuel carrier (barge) INS Poshak  India 671 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Vipul class Water carrier (barge) INS Pamba
INS Pulakesin-1
INS Ambuda		  India
 598 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Corporated class Sullage (barge) INS SB-II
INS SB-II
INS SB-V
INS SB-VII		  India
 220 tonnes Not listed on official Indian Navy website.
Floating Dock Navy 1 (FDN-1)
Floating Dock Floating Dock (FDN-1)  Japan Lifting capacity of 11,500 tonnes.[33][34]
Floating Dock Navy 2 (FDN-2) Floating Dock Floating Dock (FDN-2)  India Lifting capacity of 8,000 tonnes.[35]

See also
Indian navy-related lists
Indian military-related
Other related topics
  • Currently active military equipment by country

Notes
  1. Displacement when submerged

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