List of submarines of the Indian Navy
Appearance
This is a list of submarines of the Indian Navy, grouped by class, and ordered by pennant numbers within the class.[1]
In service
Planned
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[a] | Note |
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Nuclear submarines (1) | ||||||
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Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arighat | India | Unknown, but greater than 6,000 tonnes | Arighat has been launched.[5] |
Diesel-electric submarines (5) | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | Attack submarine | INS Karanj[6] INS Vela[7] INS Vagir[8] INS Vagsheer[8] |
France India |
1,870 tonnes | Karanj and Vela are under sea trials.[9] |
Decommissioned
Class | Ships | Origin | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Displacement[a] | Note |
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Nuclear-powered attack submarines | ||||||
Template:Sclass2- | INS Chakra (K-43) | Soviet Union | 1 September 1987 | January 1991 | 5,000 tonnes | Leased for 10 years but returned to Soviet Union in 1991 after 3 years. Decommissioned and scrapped 1992. |
Diesel-electric submarines | ||||||
Template:Sclass- | INS Kalvari (S23) INS Khanderi (S22) INS Karanj (S21) INS Kursura (S20) |
Soviet Union | 8 December 1967 6 December 1968 4 September 1969 18 December 1969 |
31 May 1996 18 October 1989 1 August 2003 27 September 2001 |
2,475 tonnes | Sail on display Sail on display Unknown As a museum |
Template:Sclass- | INS Vela (S40) INS Vagir (S41) INS Vagli (S42) INS Vagsheer (S43) |
Soviet Union | 31 August 1973 3 November 1973 10 August 1974 26 December 1974 |
25 June 2010 7 June 2001 9 December 2010 30 April 1997 |
2,475 tonnes | Unknown Unknown To be preserved as a museum Unknown |
Template:Sclass- | INS Sindhurakshak (S63) | Russia | 24 December 1997 | 6 March 2017 | 3,076 tonnes | Decommissioned/sunk after accident/salvage |
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See also
- List of active Indian Navy ships – for a complete list of all ships and submarines currently in service with the Indian Navy.
- List of ships of the Indian Navy
- Aircraft of the Indian Navy
- India's Long Range SLBMs
Notes
References
- ^ "Submarines active". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (7 February 2018). "Six Indian Navy submarines to be upgraded". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "First Scorpene submarine to become reality soon". Deccan Herald. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Shiv Aroor. "Indian Navy's Sindhuvir Submarine Refit Complete, Handover To Myanmar Next Month". LiveFist. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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(help) - ^ Bedi, Rahul (11 December 2017). "India quietly launches second SSBN". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Third Scorpene submarine 'Karanj' Launched at Mazagon Docks". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "INS Vela: Indian Navy's 4th Scorpene-class made in India submarine launched". Financial Express. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Mahale, Ajeet (31 January 2018). "INS Karanj boosts Navy's firepower". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "INS Vela: Indian Navy's 4th Scorpene-class made in India submarine launched; extensive trials planned". The Financial Express. 6 May 2019.
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