List of active Indian Navy ships

The Indian Navy, the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, operated a fleet of about 145 surface combatant vessels and submarines as of November 2025.^[1] By inventory, the Indian Navy's principal assets include its aircraft carriers – the service has operated four aircraft carriers since 1961,^[2] and submarines – which presently includes a strategic submarine force.^[3] It also operates a fleet of amphibious assault ships, guided missile destroyers, and stealth frigates amongst others.^[4] However, it still lacks certain capability-specific assets such as mine countermeasures vessels, and has quantitatively inadequate fleet of certain vessels such as attack submarines.^[5]^[6]

The Indian Naval 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.^[7] Given its geographical location, it is central to any conflict involving Pakistan.^[8]
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.^[7] In addition, it serves as the home command of India strategic submarine fleet – which oversees the country's nuclear second-strike deterrence force.^[9]
Southern Naval Command: Headquartered in Kochi, it is the Indian Navy's largest command – responsible for service's training requirements.^[7]

The Indian Navy's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan for the period 2012–2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 250-ship fleet by 2035.^[10] However, as of November 2025, the service is expected to achieve a fleet size of over 200 ships by 2035.^[1]^[11] Additionally, the Naval air arm operates more than 250 aircraft,^[12] including carrier-based aircraft, helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft, in support of the fleet.^[13]

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Sailing ship
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Kaundinya-class		INSV Kaundinya	-	70	2025	India	Karwar	Stitched sailing ship built in honor of Kaundinya I, with its design based on ancient paintings found in Ajanta Caves.^[14]

Nuclear ballistic missile submarine (3)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Arihant class		INS Arihant	S2	6,000	2016	India	Visakhapatnam	First ever indigenously-built class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines.^[15]
		INS Arighaat	S3	6,000	2024
		INS Aridhaman	S4	7,000	2026
Attack submarine (16)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Kalvari class		INS Kalvari	S21	1,800	2017	France India	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Scorpène-class submarine.^[16]
		INS Khanderi	S22		2019		Karwar^[17]
		INS Karanj	S23		2021		Karwar^[17]
		INS Vela	S24		2021		Mumbai
		INS Vagir	S25		2023
		INS Vagsheer	S26		2025
Sindhughosh class		INS Sindhuraj	S57	3,076	1987	Soviet Union Russia	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Kilo-class submarine (P.877).^[18]
		INS Sindhuratna	S59		1988		Mumbai
		INS Sindhukesari	S60		1988		Visakhapatnam
		INS Sindhukirti	S61		1989
		INS Sindhuvijay	S62		1991
		INS Sindhurashtra	S65		2000
Shishumar class		INS Shishumar	S44	1,850	1986	West Germany India	Mumbai	Indian-specific variant of the Type 209/1500 submarine.^[19]
		INS Shankush	S45		1986
		INS Shalki	S46		1992
		INS Shankul	S47		1994

Aircraft carrier (2)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Vikrant class		INS Vikrant	R11	45,000	2022	India	Karwar	First indigenously-built aircraft carrier.^[20]
Kiev class		INS Vikramaditya	R33	45,000	2013	Russia	Karwar	Ex-Soviet and Russian aircraft cruiser Gorshkov; refurbished and sold to India in 2004.^[21]

Amphibious transport dock (1)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Austin class		INS Jalashwa	L41	16,590	2007	United States	Visakhapatnam	Ex-USS Trenton; refurbished and sold to India in 2007.^[22]
Landing Ship Tank (4)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Magar class		INS Gharial	L23	5,665	1997	India	Visakhapatnam
Shardul class		INS Shardul	L16	5,650	2007	India	Kochi	Follow-on of the Magar Class Landing Ship Tanks .^[23]
		INS Kesari	L15		2008		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Airavat	L24		2009		Visakhapatnam
Landing Craft Utility (8)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Mk. IV LCU		INS LCU 51	L51	830	2017	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Follow-on of the Mk. III LCU class.^[23]
		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

Destroyer (13)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Visakhapatnam class		INS Visakhapatnam	D66	7,400	2021	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyers.^[24]
		INS Mormugao	D67		2022		Karwar
		INS Imphal	D68		2023		Mumbai
		INS Surat	D69		2025		Mumbai
Kolkata class		INS Kolkata	D63	7,400	2014	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of Delhi-class destroyers.^[24]
		INS Kochi	D64		2015		Mumbai
		INS Chennai	D65		2016		Karwar
Delhi class		INS Delhi	D61	6,200	1997	India	Visakhapatnam	First class of indigenously-built destroyers.^[25]
		INS Mysore	D60		1999
		INS Mumbai	D62		2001
Rajput class		INS Rana	D52	4,974	1982	Soviet Union	Visakhapatnam	Indian-derivative of the Kashin class destroyers.^[26]
		INS Ranvir	D54		1986
		INS Ranvijay	D55		1987

List of active Indian Navy ships

Heritage fleet

Submarine fleet

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Amphibious warfare ships

Destroyers

Frigates

Corvettes

Patrol vessels

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Instrumentation ships

Research and survey vessels

Diving support vessels

Training ships

Tugboats

Miscellaneous vessels

See also

Assets of the Indian Navy

Infrastructure of the Indian Armed Forces

Other related topics

References

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Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Note
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Jyoti class		INS Jyoti	A58	35,900	1996	Russia	Indian variant of the Komandarm Fedko-class oilers.^[48]
Aditya class		INS Aditya	A59	24,612	2000	India	Modified version of the Deepak-class oilers.^[49]

Dredger (4)
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Frigate (20)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Nilgiri class		INS Nilgiri	F33	6,670	2025	India	Visakhapatnam	Upgraded derivative of Shivalik class frigates.^[27]
		INS Himgiri	F34		2025
		INS Udaygiri	F35		2025
		INS Taragiri	F41		2026
		INS Dunagiri	F36		2026		Delivered
		INS Mahendragiri	F38		2026		Delivered
Shivalik class		INS Shivalik	F47	6,200	2010	India	Visakhapatnam	Indigenously-built frigates with low observability.^[28]
		INS Satpura	F48		2011
		INS Sahyadri	F49		2012
Talwar class		INS Talwar	F40	4,035	2003	Russia	Mumbai	Improved derivative of the Krivak-III frigate.^[29]
		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		Karwar
Brahmaputra class		INS Brahmaputra	F31	3,850	2000	India	Mumbai	Upgraded derivative of the Godavari class.^[30]
		INS Betwa	F39		2004
		INS Beas	F37		2005

Corvette (23)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Arnala class	Arnala Sub-class	INS Arnala	P68	1,490	2025	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated ASW fleet envisaged to replace the former Abhay-class corvette.^[31]
		INS Androth	P69		2025
		INS Anjadip	P73		2026
		INS Agray	P36		2026		Delivered
Mahe class	Mahe sub-class	INS Mahe	P80	1,100	2025	India	Mumbai
Mahe class	Mahe sub-class	INS Malwan	P81	1,100	2026	India	Delivered
Kamorta class		INS Kamorta	P28	3,300	2014	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated anti-submarine warfare vessels.^[32]
		INS Kadmatt	P29		2016
		INS Kiltan	P30		2017
		INS Kavaratti	P31		2020
Kora class		INS Kora	P61	1,400	1998	India	Visakhapatnam	Dedicated anti-surface warfare vessels.
		INS Kirch	P62		2001		Visakhapatnam
		INS Kulish	P63		2001		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Karmuk	P64		2004		Sri Vijaya Puram
Khukri class		INS Kuthar	P46	1,350	1990	India	Visakhapatnam	Successor to the IN's Petya II corvettes.^[33]
Khukri class		INS Khanjar	P47	1,350	1991	India	Visakhapatnam	Successor to the IN's Petya II corvettes.^[33]
Veer class		INS Vibhuti	K45	455	1991	India	Mumbai	Customised derivative of the Tarantul-class corvette; used in an anti-surface role.^[34]
		INS Vipul	K46		1992
		INS Vinash	K47		1993
		INS Vidyut	K48		1995
		INS Nashak	K83		1994
		INS Pralaya	K91		2002
		INS Prabal	K92		2002

Offshore Patrol Vessel (10)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Saryu class		INS Saryu	P54	2,300	2013	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Used for maritime patrol operations.^[35]
		INS Sunayna	P57		2013		Kochi
		INS Sumedha	P58		2014		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Sumitra	P59		2014		Chennai
Sukanya class		INS Sukanya	P50	1,900	1989	South Korea India	Mumbai	Doubled as light frigates; served additional role as missile test platforms.^[36]
		INS Subhadra	P51		1990
		INS Suvarna	P52		1991
		INS Savitri	P53		1990		Visakhapatnam
		INS Sharda	P55		1991		Kochi
		INS Sujata	P56		1993		Kochi
Fast Attack Craft (19)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Car Nicobar class		INS Car Nicobar	T69	293^[37]	2009	India	Chennai	Follow on of the Bangaram class vessels.^[38]
		INS Chetlat	T70		2009		Chennai
		INS Cora Divh	T71		2009		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Cheriyam	T72		2009		Sri Vijaya Puram
		INS Cankaraso	T73		2010		Goa
		INS Kondul	T74		2010		Goa
		INS Kalpeni	T75		2010		Kochi
		INS Kabra	T76		2011		Kochi
		INS Koswari	T77		2011		Karwar
		INS Karuva	T78		2011		Mumbai
		INS Tihayu	T93	315^[39]	2016	India	Karwar	Follow on of the Bangaram class vessels; the first water jet-propelled ships in the IN.^[38]
		INS Tillanchang	T92		2017		Visakhapatnam
		INS Tarasa	T94		2017		Mumbai
Bangaram class		INS Bangaram	T65	260	2006	India	Sri Vijaya Puram	Used for SAR and naval interdiction.^[40]
		INS Bitra	T66		2006
		INS Batti Malv	T67		2006
		INS Baratang	T68		2006
Trinkat class		INS Trinkat	T62	260	2000	India	Visakhapatnam	Used for SAR.^[40]
Trinkat class		INS Tarmugli	T66	260	2001	India	Visakhapatnam	Used for SAR.^[40]
Patrol Boat (117)
Class	Image	Boat	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Homeport	Note
Immediate Support Vessel		23 in service^[41]	81st ISV Squadron: T-11, T-12, T-13, T-14, T-15, T-16, T-17	60	2014	India	Mumbai	Used by ONGC to protect off-shore establishments.^[41]
			82nd ISV Squadron: T-26, T-27, T-28, T-44, T-45, T-46, T-47, T-48, T-49, T-50		2015		Mumbai
			83rd ISV Squadron: T-35, T-36, T-37		2014		Visakhapatnam
			84th ISV Squadron: T-38, T-39, T-40		2015		Visakhapatnam
Super Dvora Mk II		2 in service^[41]	FAC T-83	60	1998	Israel	Mumbai	Used for coastal security operations.^[42]^[43]
Super Dvora Mk II		2 in service^[41]	FAC T-84	60	1998	Israel	Mumbai	Used for coastal security operations.^[42]^[43]

Survey vessel (10)
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Note
Sandhayak-class (2023)		INS Sandhayak	J18	3,300	2024	India	Will replace the older Sandhayak class.^[52]
		INS Nirdeshak	J19		2024
		INS Ikshak	J23		2025
		INS Sanshodhak	J24		2026
Makar class		INS Makar	J31	500	2012	India	First catamaran survey vessel in the IN.^[53]
Sandhayak class (1981)		INS Investigator	J15	1,800	1990	India	Currently being phased out.^[54]
		INS Jamuna	J16		1991
		INS Sutlej	J17		1993
		INS Darshak	J21		2001
		INS Sarvekshak	J22		2002
Research vessel (1)
Class	Image	Ship	No.	Disp. (t)	Comm.	Origin	Note
Sagardhwani class		INS Sagardhwani	A74	2,050	1994	India	Used for oceanographic research by the NPOL.^[55]