Indian Defence – Naval
Ships
This article contains the details of Indian Naval
Ships that are in use now
Synopsis:
(01)
Nuclear powered Submarine
(02)
Conventionally Powered Submarines
(03)
Aircraft Carriers
(04)
Amphibious Warfare Ship
(05)
Landing Ships
(06)
Destroyers
(07)
Frigates
(08)
Corvettes
(09)
Mine Countermeasure Vessels
(10)
Patrol Vessels
(11)
INS Kolkata
(12)
INS Kamorta
(13)
Navy Procurement Plan / Various Projects of Indian Navy
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(01)
Nuclear Powered Submarine:
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#
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Name
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
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01
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Chakra (Akula II)
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Attack Submarine
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INS Chakra (S71)
|
Russia
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12, 770 tonnes
|
Under
a 10 year lease from Russia,
since 2012
|
|
02
|
Arihant
|
Ballistic Missile
Submarine
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INS Arihant (S73)
|
India
|
6000 tonnes
|
Undergoing
sea trials, expected to be commissioned by 2014-2015.
|
(02)
Conventionally Powered Submarines:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
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01
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Sindhughosh – class
|
Attack Submarine
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INS Sindhushosh
(S55)
|
Russia
|
3076 tonnes
|
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02
|
INS Sindhudhvaj
(S56)
|
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03
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INS Sindhuraj (S57)
|
|
04
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INS Sindhuvir (S58)
|
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05
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INS Sindhuratna
(S59)
|
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06
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INS Sindhukesari
(S60)
|
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07
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INS Sindhukirti
(S61)
|
|
08
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INS Sindhuvijay
(S62)
|
|
09
|
INS Sindhurakshak
(S63)
|
|
10
|
INS Sindhushastra
(S65)
|
|
11
|
Shishumar - Class
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Attack Submarine
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INS Shishumar (S44)
|
Germany
|
1850 tonnes
|
|
12
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INS Shankush (S45)
|
|
13
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INS Shalki (S46)
|
|
14
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INS Shankul (S47)
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(03)
Aircraft carriers:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
|
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01
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Centaur - Class
|
Aircraft Carrier
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INS Viraat
(R22)
|
UK
|
28700 tonnes
|
STOVL
carrier. Scheduled to be decommissioned by 2017 and replaced by INS Vikrant.
|
|
02
|
Modified Kiev - Class
|
INS Vikramaditya
(R33)
|
Russia
|
45400 tonnes
|
|
(04)
Amphibious Warfare Ships:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
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|
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01
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Austin - Class
|
Amphibious
transport dock
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INS Jalashwa (L41)
|
USA
|
16590 tonnes
|
Under
terms of sale, Jalashwa cannot be used during a war, unless such action is
granted by the United
States (Pentagon).
|
(05)
Landing Ships:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
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01
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Shardul – Class
|
Landing Ship Tank
|
INS Shardul (L16)
|
India
|
5600 tonnes
|
|
02
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INS Kesari (L15)
|
|
03
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INS Airavat (L24)
|
|
04
|
Magar – Class
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INS Magar (L20)
|
5655 tonnes
|
|
05
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INS Gharial (L23)
|
|
06
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Kumbhir – Class
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INS Cheetah (L18)
|
Poland
|
1100 tonnes
|
|
07
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INS Mahish (L19)
|
|
08
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INS Guldar (L21)
|
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09
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INS Kumbhir (L22)
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(06)
Destroyers:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
|
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01
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Kolkata – Class
|
Stealth Guided
Missile Destroyer
|
INS Kolkata
(D63)
[Handed over to
Indian Navy on July 10, 2014]
|
India
|
7500 tonnes
|
(INS Kochi & INS Chennai to be
commissionedsoon)
|
|
02
|
Delhi – Class
|
Guided Missile
Destroyer
|
INS Delhi
(D61)
|
India
|
6700 tonnes
|
|
|
03
|
INS Mysore (D60)
|
|
04
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INS Mumbai (D62)
|
|
05
|
Rajput – Class
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INS Rajput (D51)
|
India and Russia
|
4974 tonnes
|
Built in Russia, [as per Indian design]
|
|
06
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INS Rana (D52)
|
|
07
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INS Ranjit (D53)
|
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08
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INS Ranvir (D54)
|
|
09
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INS Ranvijay (D55)
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(07)
Frigates:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
|
01
|
Shivalik – Class
|
Multi role stealth
Frigate
|
INS Shivalik (F47)
|
India
|
6200 tonnes
|
|
02
|
INS Satpura (F48)
|
|
03
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INS Sahyadri (F49)
|
|
04
|
Talwar – Class
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INS Talwar (F40)
|
Russia
|
4035 tonnes
|
|
05
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INS Trishul (F43)
|
|
06
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INS Tabar (F44)
|
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07
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INS Teg (F45)
|
|
08
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INS Tarkash (F50)
|
|
09
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INS Trikand (F51)
|
|
10
|
Brahmaputra – Class
|
Guided Missile
Frigate
|
INS Brahmaputra (F31)
|
India
|
3850 tonnes
|
|
11
|
INS Betwa (F39)
|
|
12
|
INS Beas (F37)
|
|
13
|
Godavari - Class
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INS Godavari (F20)
|
|
14
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INS Garga (F22)
|
|
15
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INS Gomati (F21)
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(08)
Corvettes:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
|
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01
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Kamorta – Class
|
Stealth Corvette
|
INS Kamorta
(P28)
[Commissioned in
Aug 2014]
|
India
|
3500 tonnes
|
3 more ships (INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan and
INS Kavaratti)
|
|
02
|
Kora – Class
|
Corvette
|
INS Kora (P61)
|
India
|
1350 tonnes
|
|
|
03
|
INS Kirch (P62)
|
|
04
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INS Kulish (P63)
|
|
05
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INS Karmuk (P64)
|
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06
|
Khukri – Class
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INS Khukri (P49)
|
|
07
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INS Kuthar (P46)
|
|
08
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INS Kirpan (P44)
|
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09
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INS Khanjar (P47)
|
|
10
|
Veer – Class
|
Light
Corvette
|
INS Veer (K40)
|
India , Russia
|
455 tonnes
|
Customized Indian variant of Russia’s
Tarantul Class
|
|
11
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INS Nirbhik (K41)
|
|
12
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INS Npat (K42)
|
|
13
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INS Nshank (K43)
|
|
14
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INS Nrghat (K44)
|
|
15
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INS Vibhuti (K45)
|
|
16
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INS Vipul (K46)
|
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17
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INS Vinash (K47)
|
|
18
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INS idyut (K48)
|
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19
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INS Nashak (K83)
|
|
20
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INS Prabal (K92)
|
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21
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INS Pralaya (K91)
|
|
22
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Abhay – Class
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INS Abhay (P33)
|
India, Russia
|
485 tonnes
|
Customized Indian variant of Russia’s Pauk
Class Corvettes
|
|
23
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INS Ajay (P34)
|
|
24
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INS Akshay (P35)
|
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25
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INS Agray (P36)
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(09)
Mine Countermeasure Vessels:
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#
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Class
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Type
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Ships
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Origin
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Weight
|
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01
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Pondicherry – Class
|
Minesweeper
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INS Alleppey (M65)
|
Russia
|
891 tonnes
|
|
02
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INS Karwar (M67)
|
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03
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INS Cannaore (M68)
|
|
04
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INS Cuddalore (M69)
|
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05
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INS Kakinada (M70)
|
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06
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INS Kozhikode (M71)
|
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07
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INS Konkan (M72)
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(10)
Patrol Vessels:
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47 ships are in service
·
Some of them are:
Ø INS Sukanya
Ø INS Sunayna
Ø INS Sumitra (commissioned in
sep 2014)
Ø INS Car Nicobar
Ø INS Sujata and others
(11)
INS Kolkata:
·
Officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a
ceremony on 16 August 2014
·
Constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
·
Handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea
trials
·
INS Kolkata is a part of the “Project 15 A” class comprising of three
ships namely – Kolkata, Kochi
and Chennai
·
These are the first indigenous stealth destroyers being built in
India
(12)
INS Kamorta:
·
Union Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley commissioned INS Kamorta
(P28)
·
It is first of four anti-submarine Kamorta-class stealth
corvettes being built for the Indian Navy
·
Named after Kamorta (Camorta) island in Nicobar islands, India
·
INS Kamorta is the first Indian Navy ship to be built with carbon
fiber reinforced plastic
·
Designed and manufactured by GRSE (Garden Research Shipbuilders
and Engineers Ltd - Kolkata)
·
Part of “Project 28”
·
She is the first indigenous anti-submarine corvette as well as
the first indigenous stealth corvette built by India
(13)
Navy Procurement Plan / Various Projects of Navy:
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Projects
|
Status
|
Entry into
Service
|
|
Project 15A ‘Kolkata’ class
Destroyer
|
All three 6,800
tonne destroyers are significantly behind schedule.
|
First of class
INS Kolkata, delivered his year. Sister ships INS Kochi and INS are likely to
both be in service by 2016
|
|
Project 15B Destroyer
|
Follow on class
to Project 15A. Contract for four P-15B ships has been signed in January
2011,
|
Delivery
schedule for four ships projected to be July 2018, July 2020, July 2022 and
July 2024
|
|
Project 17 ‘Shivalik’
class Frigate
|
INS Sahyadri,
the third and last of the Shivalik-class was delivered this year
|
First two
ships, INS Shivalik and INS Satpura already on active duty with Indian Navy
|
|
Project 17 A Frigate
|
Will consist of
seven frigates.
|
First of class
expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy post 2018.
|
|
Project
28 ‘Kamorta’ class ASW Corvette
|
Total of four
in class. Keel of the third ASW corvette ‘Kiltan’ was laid in August 2010.
Fourth and last of class named ‘Kavaratti.’
|
INS Kamorta delivered;
INS Kadmatt in 2013.
|
|
Project 75
‘Scorpene’
|
Total of six on
order, has experienced substantial delays, but project is now said to be back
on track.
|
First Scorpene
submarine will join the Indian Navy only in 2016. Deliveries of remaining 5
submarines will be completed by 2021
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