Indian Warships

Warship is a naval combat ship. Some kinds of warships attack enemy aircraft, surface ships and submarines. They have a lot of weapons, including torpedoes, rockets, missiles, and firearms. Others serve as bases for planes or helicopters. Still other are used to transport troops, weapons and equipment to battle area. Warships range in size from small vessels with only a few crew members to large aircraft carriers that carry more than 6000 people. Most warships have radar and sonar to detect and locate enemy planes, surface ships and submarines. Radar detects aircraft and surface ships and sonar locates submarines. Electronic intercept equipment can detect radio and radar transmissions from enemy ships and aircraft. One type of naval ship employed mostly for fighting is the warship. These ships are used in combat by the Navy. Compared to ordinary cargo ships, they are quicker, more agile, and easier to maneuver. Typically, warships transport weapons, ammunition and other necessities for the troops. Frigates, aircraft carriers, destroyers, corvettes, submarines, cruisers, amphibious assault ships are some of the examples of large warships. Here are a list of Warships of India.

◆ INS Vikrant (1961): INS Vikrant is India's first aircraft carrier. The ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 4 March 1961. It is powered by both electric and gas and generates over 80 megawatts of power. It was in service until 1997. INS is an abbreviation for 'Indian Navy Ship'. The ship now serves as a naval museum.

◆ INS Vikrant: INS Vikrant is the first and largest aircraft carrier built indigenously by India. The aircraft carrier is named after India's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (1961). The 262-meter-long aircraft carrier was built at the Cochin Shipyard. Its construction was completed in 2013. It became operational in 2022. With the construction of INS Vikrant, India has become the fifth country to design and build its own aircraft carrier.

◆ INS Mormugao: INS Mormugao is India's missile destroyer warship that was handed over to the Indian Navy in December 2022. INS Mormugao is the most powerful warship built in India. INS Mormugao first put to sea on 19 December 2021, the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule. The ship was built by Masgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. This is the second warship to be built under Project 15B.

◆ INS Taragiri: INS Taragiri is the third warship to be built under Project 17A recently by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and Garden Reach Shipbuilders, both under the Ministry of Defence. The first and second warships are INS Nilgiri and INS Udayagiri. Taragiri is named after a hillock located in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas. The Indian Navy launched the Project 17A Alpha frigates in 2019 to build a series of stealth guided missile frigates.

◆ INS Vagir: The fifth submarine of the Kalvari class built as part of the Navy's Project 75, INS Vagir was commissioned to the nation on January 23, 2023. It is an indigenously built submarine at the Masgaon shipyard as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat in the defense sector. It has the ability to engage adversaries on the surface and under the sea. It can also perform surveillance and information collection missions. Its features include a fast-moving shape and the ability to accurately attack adversaries. The submarine was named after the deadly Vagir sand fish found in the Indian Ocean. The first Vagir submarine was commissioned into the Navy on December 3, 1973. It was built in Russia. After 28 years of service, it was decommissioned on June 7, 2001. INS Vagir is the fifth of the six Scorpene-class attack submarines being built at the Masgaon shipyard in collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France. INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj and INS Vela are the first four submarines built as part of Project 75.

◆ INS Vela: INS Vela is the latest submarine of the Indian Navy. Built at Masgaon Dock in Mumbai in collaboration with the French Naval Group, the ship was launched in November 2021. The ship, which is capable of all types of warfare at sea, can store 18 anti-ship missiles and 30 mines. It can accommodate 43 people, including eight officers, at a time.

◆ INS Karanj: INS Karanj is the Indian Navy's submarine capable of attacking both the surface and the undersea. Launched in 2018, the ship was commissioned in 2021. INS Karanj is the third of six submarines to be built under a contract signed with French company DCNS in 2005.

◆ INS Nilgiri: INS Nilgiri is the first ship built under Project 17A by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and Garden Reach Shipbuilders under the Ministry of Defence. It was launched in 2019.

◆ INS Udayagiri: INS Udayagiri is the second ship built under Project 17A by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and Garden Reach Shipbuilders under the Ministry of Defence. It was launched in 2022.

◆ INS Surat: INS Surat is the fourth and last ship of the indigenously built Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer class. It was launched in 2022.

◆ INS Dunagiri: INS Dunagiri is a new ship of the Navy built at the Garden Reach Shipyard as part of Project 17A.

◆ INS Sandhayak: Large Survey Vessel launched by the Indian Navy built at the Garden Reach Shipyard.

◆ INS Dhruv: India's first satellite and nuclear missile tracking ship. Commissioned in 2021.

◆ INS Tushil: The seventh stealth frigate of the P1135.6 class acquired by the Indian Navy from Russia in October 2021.

◆ INS Viraat: INS Viraat is an aircraft carrier of India commissioned in 1959. It was in service until 2016.

◆ INS Ranipadmini: The first ship of Kerala was launched in Kochi, the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'. The ship 'Rani Padmini' was launched from the Cochin Shipyard on January 28, 1980, at a cost of Rs 32 crore for the Shipping Corporation of India.

◆ INS Arihant: INS Arihant is the first nuclear submarine built by India. The construction of INS Arihant, which is capable of firing ballistic missiles, was completed in 2009. Arihant, which is 112 meters long and 25 meters wide, has a displacement of 6000 tons. It can carry 100 personnel.

◆ INS Sindhushastra: INS Sindhushastra is India's first missile-carrying submarine. The 73-meter-long INS Sindhushastra was launched in 1999 and commissioned in 2000.

◆ INS Sindhurakshak: INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-built ship of the Indian Navy, was launched in 1997. It was decommissioned after a fire and sinking off the coast of Mumbai in 2013.

◆ INS Sindhudhvaj: INS Sindhudhwaj, a submarine of the Indian Navy, was commissioned in 1987. The ship was decommissioned by the Indian Navy in July 2022.

◆ INS Pondicherry: INS Pondicherry was an Indian mine clearance ship. It was part of the Indian Army from 1978 to 2007. Decommissioned in 2007.

◆ INS Talwar, INS Trishul: Stealth warships built in Russia for the Indian Navy.

◆ INS Shivalik: The first indigenously built stealth warship of the Indian Navy.

◆ INS Prahar: The first Indian missile boat with a speed of over 40 knots, commissioned in 1997.

◆ INS Dalhira: INS Dalhira is the most important Indian-built warship of the Indian Navy, a class of guided missile destroyers. The ship, commissioned in 1997, was built at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai.

◆ INS Shalimar: India's first indigenously built submarine.

◆ INS Chakra: Indian Navy's first nuclear submarine (on lease from Russia). Handed over to Russia in 2021.

◆ INS Brahmaputra: INS Brahmaputra, also known as the 'Leaping Rhinoceros', is an Indian ship. The 126-meter-long INS Brahmaputra was launched in 1994 and commissioned in 2000.

◆ INS Tarangini: INS Tarangini is the Indian Navy's first sail training ship. INS Tarangini is the Indian Navy's first circumnavigating ship. INS Tarangini was designed by British designer Colin Muddy. Built by Goa Shipyard. The 54-meter-long Tarangini was launched in 1995 and commissioned on 11 November 1997. Tarangini's 2007 circumnavigation is known as Lokayaan 07. Tarangini's seven-month circumnavigation in 2022, which began in Kochi, is known as Lokayaan 22.

◆ INS Jalashwa: INS Jalashwa is the second largest ship in the Indian Navy in terms of size. Jalashwa is 173.7 meters long and has a maximum deadweight of 16,600 tons. Laid down in 1968, Jalashwa was commissioned in 2007. INS Jalashwa was initially known as USS Trenton. INS Jalashwa was used to transport 1,000 metric tons of rice to the Comoros Islands as part of Mission Sagar IV.

◆ INS Vikramaditya: Admiral Gorshkov is an aircraft carrier that India bought after being refurbished from Russia. INS Vikramaditya is the name given to Admiral Gorshkov by the Indian Navy. INS Vikramaditya is the best aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. It has the capacity to carry up to 36 fighter aircraft. It is a modernized version of the Russian Kiev-class aircraft carrier.

◆ INS Rajput: INS Rajput is the first destroyer ship of the Indian Navy to be decommissioned after 41 years of service. It was commissioned in 1980.

◆ INS Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy's INS Visakhapatnam warship was commissioned in November 2021. With the commissioning of INS Visakhapatnam, India has also joined the list of leading countries capable of designing and building state-of-the-art warships.

◆ INS Imphal: INS Imphal is India's first warship named after a North Eastern state. It was commissioned into the Navy in December 2023. INS Imphal is the third of the four warships of Project 15B, which forms the Visakhapatnam class of stealth guided missile destroyers. The other warships are INS Surat, INS Mormugao and INS Visakhapatnam.

◆ INS Kolkata: The first warship of the Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer class, INS Kolkata, was commissioned in 2014. The ship, with a deadweight of 7,500 tonnes, is 164 metres long and 18 metres wide. It has a speed of 30 knots. The ship, designed by the Indian Navy, was built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. The missile destroyer INS Kolkata was built under the Alpha Project.

◆ INS Kochi: INS Kochi is the second guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class. It is 164 meters long, 7500 tons in weight and 17 meters in width. It has a maximum speed of 56 kmph. The ship, designed by the Indian Navy, was built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. The ship's crest features the Kerala's "Chundan Valla", "Sword" and "Shield". The ship's motto is "Armed to conquer the enemy".

◆ INS Chennai: INS Chennai is the largest warship built in India. The ship was launched on 21 November 2016. INS Chennai is the third and last of the Kolkata class guided missile destroyers. The 164-meter-long ship was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai. The ship's motto is "Enemy Destruction".

◆ INS Sukanya: INS Sukanya is the flagship surveillance ship of the Indian Navy.

◆ INS Himagiri: The first Project 17A stealth ship built by GRSE Limited for the Indian Navy.

◆ INS Darshak: An indigenously built hydrographic survey ship.

◆ INS Bangaram: A fast attack ship of the Navy with state-of-the-art communication systems.

◆ ICGS Aryaman, ICGS Atulya: Aryaman and Atulya are ships commissioned by the Coast Guard for patrolling.

◆ ICGS Varad: A surveillance ship commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard.

◆ ICGS Vigraha: The seventh ship in the Offshore Patrol Vessel series, commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard in October 2021.

◆ ICGS AYUSH: ICGS AYUSH is a ship of the Indian Coast Guard commissioned in 2017. The 50-meter-long AYUSH aims to combat smuggling, coastal security, emergency medical assistance, environmental protection, and protection of fishermen.

◆ ICGS Amogh: A high-speed patrol vessel owned by the Indian Coast Guard.