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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 ...
Converted to a pilot vessel in Indian service, scrapped 1965. HMIS Tir renamed INS Tir post republic. K256 River class: 3 December 1945 30 September 1977 [2] scrapped Served as HMS Bann in the Royal Navy during World War II. Served as training ship in the Indian Navy. INS Khukri: F149 Blackwood Class: 16 July 1958
The names of all in service ships and naval bases of the Indian Navy are prefixed with the letters INS, designating Indian Naval Ship or Indian Navy Station, [170] whereas the sail boats are prefixed with INSV (Indian Naval Sailing Vessel). [171]
The following is the list of ships of the Royal Indian Navy, in existence from 1934 to 1950, when it was renamed the Indian Navy. Several of the vessels listed below were transferred to the Royal Pakistani Navy in 1947.
List of active Indian Navy ships; List of ships of the Indian Navy; M. Mk. III LCU; Mk. IV LCU; N. Next Generation Missile Vessels; INS Nipat (K86) P. INS Prachand (K90)
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Indian Navy (1 C, 1 P) Submarines of the Indian Navy (6 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Ships of the Indian Navy"
This category is for pages about names used by more than one ship of the Indian Navy.Only shipindex pages should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Indian Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
Frigates, which are naval vessels intermediate between corvettes and destroyers, [1] have had a significant role in the naval history of India.Although the Maratha Navy, the naval branch of the armed forces of the Maratha Empire, used Grabs and Gallivats to project naval power, [2] the concept of frigates (formerly called sloops) was introduced by the British. [3]