Navy Ships & Submarines
Defence GK · नौसेना जहाज और पनडुब्बी
📋Quick Overview
The Indian Navy is the world's 7th largest navy by fleet strength. It is led by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) with the rank of Admiral. Navy Day is celebrated on December 4 — to commemorate Operation Trident (1971) when INS Nipat, Nirghat and Veer struck Karachi port. India now has 2 aircraft carriers (Vikrant + Vikramaditya), 1 operational SSBN (Arihant), and 16 conventional submarines.
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INS Vikrant (2022) is India's first INDIGENOUSLY built aircraft carrier — built at Cochin Shipyard, commissioned September 2, 2022. It displaces 45,000 tonnes and can carry 30+ aircraft.
📖Navy Commands & HQ
| Command | HQ | Area of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Western Naval Command | Mumbai (Naval Dockyard) | Arabian Sea, West coast, Pakistan |
| Eastern Naval Command | Visakhapatnam | Bay of Bengal, East coast, China |
| Southern Naval Command | Kochi | Training command; Indian Ocean |
| Andaman & Nicobar Command | Port Blair | Tri-service command — India's only one |
📖Aircraft Carriers
| Ship | Origin | Commissioned | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|---|
| INS Vikramaditya | Former Soviet Admiral Gorshkov | Nov 2013 | 45,000 tonnes; Kiev-class; refit at Russia; MiG-29K fighters |
| INS Vikrant (IAC-1) | Indigenous — Cochin Shipyard | Sep 2, 2022 | 45,000 tonnes; 1st indigenous carrier; MiG-29K + Tejas Marine |
📖Submarines — Nuclear & Conventional
| Submarine | Type | Commissioned | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| INS Arihant | SSBN (Nuclear ballistic) | Aug 2016 | India's 1st indigenous nuclear submarine; K-15/K-4 SLBMs |
| INS Arighat | SSBN (Nuclear ballistic) | Aug 2024 | 2nd SSBN; larger than Arihant; K-4 missiles |
| INS Chakra | SSN (Nuclear attack) | Leased Russia 2012 | Akula-II class; SSN (no ballistic missiles); returned 2022 |
| INS Kalvari | Conventional (Scorpène-class) | Dec 2017 | First of 6 Scorpène submarines; French design; MDL Mumbai built |
📖Key Warships — Destroyers & Frigates
- •Project 15B (Visakhapatnam-class Destroyers): INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, INS Imphal, INS Surat — most advanced destroyers
- •Project 17A (Nilgiri-class Frigates): INS Nilgiri, INS Himgiri, INS Udaygiri — stealth frigates
- •India has 16+ conventional submarines including Sindhughosh-class (Kilo), Shishumar-class (Type 209), and Kalvari-class (Scorpène)
- •INS Chennai is India's largest destroyer (Project 15A — Kolkata-class)
- •INS Tabar, INS Trishul, INS Talwar — Talwar-class frigates (Russian Krivak III class)