List of ships of the Indian Navy

This is a list of ships of the Indian Navy. It covers both the pre-independence Royal Indian Navy and the post-independence Indian Navy.

Current ships

Historical ships

Note: Prior to 1950, Indian naval ships carried the prefix HMIS ("His Majesty's Indian Ship") as the Indian Armed Forces were under the British Crown. After the declaration of the Republic of India on 26 January 1950, the prefix became INS ("Indian Naval Ship").

Aircraft carriers

Submarines

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Corvette

Minesweepers

Fast Attack Craft

Amphibious Warfare Ships

Auxiliaries

• HMIS Parvati
• HMIS Netravati

Patrol Ships

See also

Indian navy related

• Aircraft of the Indian Navy
• List of active Indian Navy ships
• List of Indian naval aircraft
• List of Indian Navy bases
• List of submarines of the Indian Navy
• List of warships gifted by India

Indian military related

• India-China Border Roads
• Indian military satellites
• List of active Indian military aircraft
• List of Indian Air Force stations
• India's overseas military bases
• Indian Nuclear Command Authority

References

Sources

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• Parkes, Oscar. Jane's Fighting Ships 1931. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). ISBN 0-7153-5849-9.
• Singh, Satyindra (1992). Blueprint to Bluewater, the Indian Navy, 1951–65. Lancer Publishers & Distributors. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-7062-148-5. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
• Rohwer, Jürgen; Hummelchen, Gerhard (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
• Streatfeild-James, E. C. (1983). In the Wake: The Birth of the Indian and Pakistani Navies. Skilton. ISBN 9780284985804.
• Hore, Peter (5 November 2012). Dreadnought to Daring: 100 Years of Comment, Controversy and Debate in The Naval Review. Seaforth Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84832-148-9.
• Moore, John (Ed). Jane's Fighting Ships 1980–81. Jane's. 1980. ISBN 0-7106-0703-2