List of active Indian Navy ships

The Indian Navy, which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission.^[1]

Indian Navy
Bharatiya Navsena
Ensign of the Indian Navy
Country	India
Role	Naval warfare
Equipment	Naval aviation: 2 aircraft carriers Amphibious warfare ships: 1 amphibious transport docks 4 landing ships 8 landing craft utility Submarines: 3 nuclear ballistic missile submarines 17 attack submarines Surface ships: 13 destroyers 16 frigates 18 corvettes 4 Replenishment oilers 2 Tracking ships 8 Survey vessels 10 offshore patrol vessels 20 patrol vessels 120 patrol boats Auxiliaries: (90 auxiliaries)

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 founding, 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 aircraft 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:

• Western Naval Command: Headquartered in Mumbai, it consists of the Western Fleet – responsible for naval operations in the Arabian Sea, which flanks India's western coastline.^[6] Given its geographical location, it is central to any conflict involving Pakistan.^[7]
• Eastern Naval Command: Headquartered in Visakhapatnam, it consists of the Eastern Fleet – responsible for naval operations in the Bay of Bengal, which flanks India's eastern coastline.^[6] In addition, it serves as the home command of India strategic submarine fleet – which oversees the country's nuclear second-strike deterrence.^[8]
• Southern Naval Command: Headquartered in Kochi, it is the IN's largest command – responsible for service's training requirements.^[6]

Historical fleet

Sailing ship
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Kaundinya-class		INSV Kaundinya	-	70 tonnes	2025	India	Karwar	Stitched sailing ship built in honor of Kaundinya I, with its design based on ancient paintings found in Ajanta Caves.[9]

Submarine fleet

Main article: List of submarines of the Indian Navy

Nuclear Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Arihant class		INS Arihant	S2	6,000 tonnes	2016	India	Visakhapatnam	First class of indigenously-built ballistic missile submarines.[10]
		INS Arighaat	S3		2024
Attack submarine (SSK)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Kalvari class		INS Kalvari	S21	1,800 tonnes	2017	France  India	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Scorpène-class submarine.[11]
		INS Khanderi	S22		2019
		INS Karanj	S23		2021		Karwar
		INS Vela	S24		2021		Mumbai
		INS Vagir	S25		2023
		INS Vagsheer	S26		2025
Sindhughosh class		INS Sindhughosh	S55	3,076 tonnes	1986	Soviet Union  Russia	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Kilo-class submarine (P.877).[12]
		INS Sindhuraj	S57		1987
		INS Sindhuratna	S59		1988
		INS Sindhukesari	S60		1988		Visakhapatnam
		INS Sindhukirti	S61		1989
		INS Sindhuvijay	S62		1991
		INS Sindhurashtra	S65		2000
Shishumar class		INS Shishumar	S44	1,850 tonnes	1986	West Germany  India	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Type 209/1500 submarine.[13]
		INS Shankush	S45		1986
		INS Shalki	S46		1992
		INS Shankul	S47		1994

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Aircraft carrier
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Vikrant class		INS Vikrant	R11	45,000 tonnes	2022	India	Karwar	First indigenously-built aircraft carrier.[14]
Kiev class		INS Vikramaditya	R33	45,000 tonnes	2013	Russia	Karwar	Ex-aircraft cruiser Gorshkov; refurbished and sold to India in 2004.[15]

Amphibious warfare ships

Landing platform dock
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Austin class		INS Jalashwa	L41	16,590 tonnes	2007	United States	Visakhapatnam	Ex-USS Trenton; refurbished and sold to India in 2007.[16]
Landing ship tank
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Magar class		INS Gharial	L23	5,665 tonnes	1997	India	Visakhapatnam	Indian derivative of the Round Table-class Landing Ship Tanks.[17]
Shardul class		INS Shardul	L16	5,650 tonnes	2007	India	Karwar	Follow-on of the Magar Class Landing Ship Tanks .[17]
		INS Kesari	L15		2008		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Airavat	L24		2009		Visakhapatnam
Landing craft utility
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Mk. IV LCU		INS LCU 51	L51	830 tonnes	2017	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Follow-on of the Mk. III LCU class.[17]
		INS LCU 52	L52		2017
		INS LCU 53	L53		2018
		INS LCU 54	L54		2018
		INS LCU 55	L55		2018
		INS LCU 56	L56		2019
		INS LCU 57	L57		2020
		INS LCU 58	L58		2021

Destroyers

Main article: List of destroyers of the Indian Navy

Destroyers
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Visakhapatnam class		INS Visakhapatnam	D66	8,200 tonnes	2021	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyers.[18]
		INS Mormugao	D67		2022
		INS Imphal	D68		2023
		INS Surat	D69		2025
Kolkata class		INS Kolkata	D63	8,200 tonnes	2014	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of Delhi-class destroyers.[18]
		INS Kochi	D64		2015
		INS Chennai	D65		2016
Delhi class		INS Delhi	D61	6,200 tonnes	1997	India	Visakhapatnam	First class of indigenously-built destroyers.[19]
		INS Mysore	D60		1999
		INS Mumbai	D62		2001
Rajput class		INS Rana	D52	4,974 tonnes	1982	Soviet Union	Visakhapatnam	Indian-derivative of the Kashin class destroyers.[20]
		INS Ranvir	D54		1986
		INS Ranvijay	D55		1987

Frigates

Main article: List of frigates of the Indian Navy

Frigates
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Nilgiri class		INS Nilgiri	F33	6,700 tonnes	2025	India	Visakhapatnam	Upgraded derivative of Shivalik class frigates.[21]
		INS Udaygiri	F35		2025
Shivalik class		INS Shivalik	F47	6,200 tonnes	2010	India	Visakhapatnam	Indigenously-built frigates with low observability.[22]
		INS Satpura	F48		2011
		INS Sahyadri	F49		2012
Talwar class		INS Talwar	F40	4,035 tonnes	2003	Russia  India	Mumbai	Improved derivative of the Krivak-III frigate.[23]
		INS Trishul	F43		2003
		INS Tabar	F44		2004
		INS Teg	F45		2012
		INS Tarkash	F50		2012
		INS Trikand	F51		2013
		INS Tushil	F70		2024		Karwar
		INS Tamal	F71		2025
Brahmaputra class		INS Brahmaputra	F31	3,850 tonnes	2000	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of the Godavari class.[24]
		INS Betwa	F39		2004
		INS Beas	F37		2005

Corvettes

Corvettes
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
ASW-SWC Class		INS Arnala	P68	1,490 tonnes	2025	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated ASW fleet envisaged to replace the Abhay-class corvettes.[25]
Kamorta class		INS Kamorta	P28	3,300 tonnes	2014	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated anti-submarine warfare vessels.[26]
		INS Kadmatt	P29		2016
		INS Kiltan	P30		2017
		INS Kavaratti	P31		2020
Kora class		INS Kora	P61	1,400 tonnes	1998	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated anti-surface warfare vessels.
		INS Kirch	P62		2001
		INS Kulish	P63		2001		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Karmuk	P64		2004
Khukri class		INS Kuthar	P46	1,350 tonnes	1990	India	Visakhapatnam	Successor to the IN's Petya II corvettes.[27]
		INS Khanjar	P47		1991
Veer class		INS Vibhuti	K45	455 tonnes	1991	India	Mumbai	Customised derivative of the Tarantul-class corvette; used in an anti-surface role.[28]
		INS Vipul	K46		1992
		INS Vinash	K47		1993
		INS Vidyut	K48		1995
		INS Nashak	K83		1994
		INS Pralaya	K91		2002
		INS Prabal	K92		2002

Patrol vessels

Main page: Category:Patrol vessels of the Indian Navy

Offshore patrol vessels
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Saryu class		INS Saryu	P54	2,300 tonnes	2013	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Used for maritime patrol operations.[29]
		INS Sunayna	P57		2013		Kochi
		INS Sumedha	P58		2014		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Sumitra	P59		2014		Chennai
Sukanya class		INS Sukanya	P50	1,900 tonnes	1989	South Korea  India	Mumbai	Doubled as light frigates; served additional role as missile test platforms.[30]
		INS Subhadra	P51		1990
		INS Suvarna	P52		1991
		INS Savitri	P53		1990		Visakhapatnam
		INS Sharda	P55		1991		Kochi
		INS Sujata	P56		1993
Patrol vessels
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Car Nicobar class		INS Car Nicobar	T69	325 tonnes	2009	India	Chennai	Follow on of the Bangaram class vessels; are the first water jet-propelled ships in the IN.[31]
		INS Chetlat	T70		2009
		INS Cora Divh	T71		2009		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Cheriyam	T72		2009
		INS Cankaraso	T73		2010		Goa
		INS Kondul	T74		2010
		INS Kalpeni	T75		2010		Kochi
		INS Kabra	T76		2011
		INS Koswari	T77		2011		Karwar
		INS Karuva	T78		2011		Mumbai
		INS Tillanchang	T92		2017		Karwar
		INS Tihayu	T93		2016		Visakhapatnam
		INS Tarasa	T94		2017		Mumbai
Bangaram class		INS Bangaram	T65	260 tonnes	2006	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Used for SAR and naval interdiction.[32]
		INS Bitra	T66		2006
		INS Batti Malv	T67		2006
		INS Baratang	T68		2006
Trinkat class		INS Trinkat	T62	260 tonnes	2000	India	Visakhapatnam	Used for SAR.[32]
		INS Tarmugli	T66		2001
Patrol boats
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	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	2014	India	Mumbai	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		2015
			83rd ISV Squadron: T-35, T-36, T-37		2014		Visakhapatnam
			84th ISV Squadron: T-38, T-39, T-40		2015
Super Dvora Mk II		3 in service[33]	FAC T-82	60 tonnes	2015	Israel	Mumbai	Used for coastal security operations.[34]
			FAC T-83
			FAC T-84
Solas Marine FIC		76 in service	—	40 tonnes	2013–2017	Sri Lanka	Distributed across all Naval commands	Operated by Sagar Prahari Bal.[35]
Couach Type 1300 FIC	—	15 in service[33]	—	12 tonnes	2010–2012	France		Used for harbor patrol.[36][37]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Replenishment support
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Deepak class		INS Deepak	A50	27,500 tonnes	2011	Italy	Serves dual roles of fleet support and HADR[38]
		INS Shakti	A57		2011
Jyoti class		INS Jyoti	A58	35,900 tonnes	1996	Russia	Indian variant of the Komandarm Fedko-class oilers.[39]
Aditya class		INS Aditya	A59	24,612 tonnes	2000	India	Modified version of the Deepak-class oilers.[40]

Instrumentation ships

Instrumentation ships
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Anvesh class		INS Anvesh	A41	11,300 tonnes	2022	India	Tested component of India's BMD programme.[41]
Dhruv class		INS Dhruv	A40	15,000 tonnes	2021	India	Used for SIGINT. Jointly operated by NTRO, DRDO, and the Indian Navy.[42]

Research and survey vessels

Survey vessels
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Sandhayak-class (2023)		INS Sandhayak	J18	3,300 tonnes	2024	India	Will replace the older Sandhayak class.[43]
		INS Nirdeshak	J19		2024
Makar class		INS Makar	J31	500 tonnes	2012	India	First catamaran survey vessel in the IN.[44]
Sandhayak class (1981)		INS Investigator	J15	1,800 tonnes	1990	India	Currently being phased out.[45]
		INS Jamuna	J16		1991
		INS Sutlej	J17		1993
		INS Darshak	J21		2001
		INS Sarvekshak	J22		2002
Research vessel
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Sagardhwani class		INS Sagardhwani	A74	2,050 tonnes	1994	India	Used for oceanographic research by the NPOL.[46]

Diving support vessels

Diving support vessel
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Nistar class		INS Nistar	A16	9,350 tonnes	2025	India	Delivered[47]
Nireekshak class		INS Nireekshak	A15	2160 tonnes	1989	India	Will be replaced by the Nistar-class support vessels.[48]

Torpedo trials craft
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
Astradharani class		INS Astradharani	A61	650 tonnes	2015	India	Used as testing platform for underwater weapons system.[49]

Deep-submergence rescue vehicle
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp.	Comm.	Origin	Note
DSAR		DSAR-1	–	28 tonnes	2018	United Kingdom	Used for submarine rescue; To be paired with the Nistar-class diving support vessels in the future.[50]
		DSAR-2	—		2019

Training ships

Training ships
Class	Image	Ship	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
Tir class		INS Tir	A86	3,200 tonnes	India	Dedicated cadet training ship.[51]
Tarangini class		INS Tarangini	A75	500 tonnes	India	Used for sail training.[52]
		INS Sudarshini	A77
Varuna class	—	INS Varuna	–	110 tonnes	India	Used for sail training.[52]
Mhadei class		INSV Mhadei	A76	23 tonnes	India	Used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation.[53]
		INSV Tarini	—

Tugboats

Tug Ships
Class	Image	Boat	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
Bhishm class		INS Yuvan	—	—	India	25 tonne bollard pull tugs[54]
		INS Ojas	—
Gaj class		INS Gaj	A51	560 tonnes	India	—
IRS class	—	INS Himmat	–	472 tonnes	India	50 tonne bollard pull tugs[55][56]
		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[57][58][59]
		INS Sahayak	—
		INS Buland	—
Balaram class	—	INS Balram	–	216 tonnes	India	20-tonne bollard pull tug
		INS Bajrang
Sarthi class	—	INS Sarthi	–	100 tonnes	India	25 tonne bollard pull tugs[60]
Anjan-class	—	INS Anjan	–	—	India	25 tonne bollard pull tugs
		INS Angad	—
		INS Anup	—
		INS Atak	—
		INS Ajral	—

Miscellaneous vessels

Ferries
Class	Image	Ship	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
Manoram class	–	INS Manoram	–	578 tonnes	India
	–	INS Vihar	—
	–	INS Ankola	—
Shalimar class (50 men ferry)	–	INS Neelam	–	218 tonnes	India
	–	INS Mohini	—
	–	INS	—
Shalimar class (250 men ferry)	–	INS Manohar	–	175 tonnes	India
	–	INS	—
	–	INS Modak	—
	–	INS Mangal	—
	–	INS Madhur	—
	–	INS Manorama	—
		INS Manjula[61]	786

Floating docks
Class	Image	Ship	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
Floating Dock Navy (FDN)		FDN-1	–	–	Japan	Lifting capacity of 11,500 tonnes.[62][63]
	—	FDN-2	–	–	India	Lifting capacity of 8,000 tonnes.[64]

Barges
Class	Image	Boat	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
IRS class ACTCM		LSAM 7	75	100 tonnes	India	Classified as "ammunition-cum-torpedo-cum-missile barge" and "missile-cum-ammunition" to provide logistics support for operational requirements.[65]
		LSAM 8	76
		LSAM 9	77
		LSAM 10	78
		LSAM 11	79
		LSAM 12	80
		LSAM 13	81
		LSAM 14	82
		LSAM 15	125
		LSAM 16	126
		LSAM 17	127
		LSAM 18	128
		LSAM 19	129
		LSAM 20	130
		LSAM 21	131
		LSAM 22	132
		LSAM 23	133
		LSAM 24	134
Hooghly class	—	INS Hooghly	–	1,700 tonnes	India	—
		–	—
		–	—
		–	—
Ambika class		INS Ambika	—	1000 tonnes	India	High Sulphur Diesel Oiler built by HSL in 1993
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	—
Amrit-class victualling barge	—	INS Amrit	–	tonnes	India	—
		INS Pankaj	—
Sahayak-class hopper barge	—	INS Sahayak	–	tonnes	India	—
		INS Sevak	—

Dredger
Class	Boat	Pennant No.	Displacement	Origin	Note
Dredger-1	Dredger 1			India	First dedicated class of dredging vessels built in India.
Khadan class	INS Khadan	1055		India	Grab Dredger built by GSL
Nikaraksha-class	INS Nikarakshat	–	–	India	built by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
	INS Kichodhara

See also

Assets of the Indian Navy

• Future of the Indian Navy
• List of Indian Navy bases
• Aircraft of the Indian Navy
• List of submarines of the Indian Navy
• List of ships of the Indian Navy
• List of warships gifted by India
• Weapon systems of the Indian Navy

Infrastructure of the Indian Armed Forces

• Indian Army:
  • List of equipment of the Indian Army
• Indian Air Force:
  • List of Indian Air Force stations
  • List of active Indian military aircraft

Other related topics

• India's overseas military bases
• List of equipment of the Indian Coast Guard