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#REDIRECT [[List of destroyer classes of the Indian Navy]]
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[[File:Indian Navy flotilla of Western Fleet escort INS Vikramaditya (R33) and INS Viraat (R22) in the Arabian Sea.jpg|350px|thumb|alt=Smaller ships escorting two large ones|A flotilla of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet escort {{INS|Vikramaditya}} and {{INS|Viraat}} in the Arabian Sea.]]
In [[navy|naval]] terminology, a [[destroyer]] is a fast, manoueverable, long-distance [[warship]] intended to escort larger vessels in a [[Naval fleet|fleet]], [[convoy]] or [[Carrier battle group|battle group]] and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers.<ref name="Definition of destoyer - Oxford Dictionary">{{cite web|title=Definition of destroyer|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/destroyer|website=Oxford University Press|access-date=24 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817094314/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/destroyer|archive-date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Definition of DESTROYER - Merriam Webster">{{cite web|title=Definition of Destroyer|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destroyer|website=Merriam Webster|access-date=24 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809125135/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destroyer|archive-date=9 August 2016}}</ref> Seventeen destroyers have served, or currently serve, in the [[Indian Navy]]. The navy operates 11 guided-missile destroyers from three classes: {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|4}}, {{sclass|Delhi|destroyer|4}}, and {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|4}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Surface Ships|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/surface-ships|website=Indian Navy|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of India|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724220939/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/surface-ships|archive-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> Six other destroyers (three [[Q and R-class destroyer|R class]] and three {{sclass2|Hunt|destroyer|4}}) have been decommissioned and scrapped.<ref name="R-Class"/><ref name="Hunt class Destroyers" />


Although destroyers were introduced during the early 20th century and were widely used by the end of [[World War II]], India had none until 1949.<ref name="R-Class"/> The R-class {{INS|Ranjit|1949|6}}, built in the [[United Kingdom]], was the first destroyer commissioned in the Indian Navy.<ref name="HMS ROTHERHAM (H 09) INS Rajput" /> Two more of the [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class]] were later commissioned.<ref name="R-Class"/> Three [[Hunt-class destroyer]]s were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R-class destroyers.<ref name="Hunt class Destroyers">{{cite web |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 |first=Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date= 12 August 2011 |title=Hunt class Escort Destroyers  - General Information |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-aaHunt-class.htm|publisher=Naval-History.net|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205422/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-aaHunt-class.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> These ships (all of which were built in the United Kingdom) were decommissioned by 1976, with the Hunt-class {{INS|Godavari|D92|6}} the last.<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari" /><ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati" /><ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga" />
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During the 1980s, India signed an agreement with the [[Soviet Union]] for five guided-missile destroyers, built as the ''Rajput'' class.<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /> The first ship -({{INS|Rajput|D51|6}} - was commissioned on 30 September 1980. Four of the five ''Rajput''-class are still in active service, ''Ranjit'' was decommissioned in 2019.<ref name="ranjit-deco"/><ref name="Rajput Class" /> The ''Rajput'' class was succeeded by the [[Delhi-class destroyer|''Delhi'' class]], with {{INS|Delhi|D61|6}}, {{INS|Mysore|D60|2}} and {{INS|Mumbai|D62|2}} commissioned in 1997, 1999 and 2001 respectively.{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}} The ''Delhi''-class destroyers, built in India,{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}} were succeeded by the [[Kolkata-class destroyer|''Kolkata''-class]] in 2014.<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" /> The three ''Kolkata''-class ships were  commissioned in 2014–2016, with {{INS|Chennai|D65|6}} being the last.<ref name="Navy gets its largest destroyer INS Kolkata" /> An improvement of the ''Kolkata''-class, {{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|6}} (part of the {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|4}}), was introduced in April 2015 and will reportedly be commissioned by 2021. Three more vessels are planned as part of the ''Visakhapatnam'' class.<ref name="Project 15B Improved Kolkata Class Destroyer">{{cite web|title=Project 15B Improved Kolkata Class Destroyer|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003140926/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|archive-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>
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==Commissioned ships==
Ten destroyers from three classes are in active service.<ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class : Indian Navy Official" /> {{INS|Kolkata|D63|6}}, the lead ship of the {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|3}} with about 7,500 tonnes of displacement, is the largest.<ref name="Navy gets its largest destroyer INS Kolkata">{{cite news|title=Navy gets its largest destroyer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-gets-its-largest-destroyer/article6205050.ece|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Hindu|date=13 July 2014|language=en-IN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303141734/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-gets-its-largest-destroyer/article6205050.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> A total of three ''Kolkata''-class ships are currently in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Kolkata''-class destroyers were preceded by the {{sclass|Delhi|destroyer|2}} which entered service with the 1997 of its lead ship, {{INS|Delhi|D61|6}}. The ''Delhi'' class were the first destroyers built in India. The {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|0}} destroyers, which preceded the ''Delhi'' class, consists of five ships built in the [[Soviet Union]] and were commissioned from 1980 to 1990.<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" />
 
===''Visakhapatnam''-class===
The ''Visakhapatnam'' class (Project 15B) is a class of stealth [[guided missile destroyer#Indian Navy|guided missile destroyers]] under construction. An improved version of the ''Kolkata'' class and ordered in 2011, the first ''Visakhapatnam''-class ship is expected to be completed in 2018. The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat.<ref name="Livefist">{{cite news|title=Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week|url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|access-date=16 April 2015|work=LiveFist defence|date=15 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415082844/http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Gady"/> The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state-of-the-art weaponry and sensors, including the long-range [[Barak 8]] [[surface-to-air missile]]. The first ship's [[Keel laying|keel was laid]] in October 2013. The ''Visakhapatnam'' class are armed with a 76&nbsp;mm main gun and an AK-630 close-in anti-missile gun system.<ref name="ndtv1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/all-about-the-ins-visakhapatnam-navys-newest-destroyer-755476|title=All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer|work=[[NDTV]]|last=Som|first=Vishnu|date=17 April 2015|access-date=16 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416165411/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/all-about-the-ins-visakhapatnam-navys-newest-destroyer-755476|archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="mzo1315b">{{cite news|title=Keel Laid For Yard 12704 (1st ship of P15 Bravo)|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|access-date=9 June 2014|website=Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders|date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183511/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>
 
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! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! align= center scope=col colspan=2 style="text-align:center; "|Service
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Origin
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! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Laid down
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!scope="row"|{{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|2}}
|[[File:Visakhapatnam (D66) - P15B destroyer of Indian Navy during sea trials.jpg|150px]]
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* 2 x 16-cell VLS<ref name="Gady">{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/china-beware-here-comes-indias-most-powerful-destroyer/|title=China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer|last=Gady|first=Franz-Stefan|website=The Diplomat|access-date=1 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526214851/https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/china-beware-here-comes-indias-most-powerful-destroyer/|archive-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> for [[Barak 8]] missiles (range {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}})<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151128/jsp/nation/story_55591.jsp#.VoO8K0vraSE |author=Dutta, Sujan |title=Israel ship missile test for India |website=The Telegraph |date=28 November 2015 |access-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104040421/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151128/jsp/nation/story_55591.jsp#.VoO8K0vraSE |archive-date=4 November 2016 }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Gen-Next-missile-defence-shield-built-by-Israel-and-India-clears-first-hurdle/articleshow/49955127.cms |title=Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle |author=Pandit, Rajit |website=The Times of India |date=28 November 2015 |access-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202081522/http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Gen-Next-missile-defence-shield-built-by-Israel-and-India-clears-first-hurdle/articleshow/49955127.cms |archive-date=2 December 2015 }}</ref>
* 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles<ref name="Gady"/>
* 76&nbsp;mm Oto Melara SRGM gun
* 4 × AK-630 CIWS
* 4 × 533&nbsp;mm torpedo tubes
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers<ref name="INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship">{{cite web|title=INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ins-visakhapatnam-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-india-s-latest-destroyer-warship-2078995|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=17 October 2016|date=20 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128100706/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ins-visakhapatnam-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-india-s-latest-destroyer-warship-2078995|archive-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|7,500 tonnes<ref name="INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship"/>
|12 October 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIM%2F2013%2F10%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=28&EntityId=Ar02806&AppName=2|work=The Times of India|date=25 October 2013|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|title=Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183511/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|21 November 2021<ref name="thbl-27dec17">{{cite news|last1=Ghaswalla|first1=Amrita Nair|title=Advanced guided missile destroyers delayed by 3 years|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/advanced-guided-missile-destroyers-delayed-by-3-years/article10003703.ece|work=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|publisher=The Hindu Group|date=27 December 2017|location=Mumbai|language=en}}</ref><ref name="HTcommission">{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=2021-11-01|title=INS Visakhapatnam to be commissioned on Nov 18, followed by INS Vela sub|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ins-visakhapatnam-to-be-commissioned-on-nov-18-followed-by-ins-vela-sub-101635753692980.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|location=New Delhi|access-date=2021-11-02}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|India
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!scope="row"|{{INS|Mormugao|D67|2}}
|[[File:Mormugao - Y12705, second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer.jpg|150px]]
|4 June 2015
|18 December 2022
|}
 
===''Kolkata'' class===
The ''Kolkata'' class (Project 15A) is a class of [[guided missile destroyer]]s with [[Stealth ship|stealth technology]].<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" /> By the year 2000, the Indian Navy had redesigned the follow-on ''Kolkata'' class to improve technology (including modern stealth characteristics) and in May of that year, approval for the construction was given. Concept and function for Project 15A was framed by the navy's Directorate of Naval Design, while the detailed design was developed by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL).<ref name="World-class warships at Indian prices">{{cite web|author1=Shukla, Ajai|title=World-class warships at Indian prices|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=320123|website=Business Standard|access-date=9 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145746/http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=320123|archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> It consists of three ships (''Kolkata'', ''Kochi'' and ''Chennai''), built by Mazagon Dock Limited, which are the navy's largest destroyers. Due to construction delays and a problem discovered during [[sea trial]]s, the first ship's commission was postponed from 2010 to 2014.<ref name=it10j13>{{cite news|title=Navy's ongoing hunt for heavy torpedoes leads to delay in modernisation process|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-hits-modernisation-crisis-no-weapons-tarpedoes/1/279309.html|access-date=20 July 2013|newspaper=India Today|date=10 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717085017/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-hits-modernisation-crisis-no-weapons-tarpedoes/1/279309.html|archive-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
 
Although the dimensions of ''Kolkata''-class ships are similar to the previous ''Delhi'' class, their weaponry, sensors and helicopter systems have been upgraded.<ref name=ajrn20a12>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Ajai|title=Dangerous consequences of warships built in India|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/dangerous-consequences-of-warships-built-in-india/20120820.htm|access-date=9 June 2014|website=Rediff News|date=20 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172551/http://www.rediff.com/news/report/dangerous-consequences-of-warships-built-in-india/20120820.htm|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> With a standard displacement of {{convert|6800|t|abbr=on}} and a full-load displacement of {{convert|7400|t|abbr=on}} (two sources reported a full-load displacement of {{convert|7500|t|abbr=on}}),<ref name="Navy gets its largest destroyer INS Kolkata" /><ref name="defxprss">{{cite news|url=http://www.defenceexpress.com/index.php/navy/item/277-largest-destroyer-project-of-navy-hit-by-delay|title=Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay|website=Defence Express|date=6 June 2013|access-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205631/http://www.defenceexpress.com/index.php/navy/item/277-largest-destroyer-project-of-navy-hit-by-delay|archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> they are the navy's largest destroyers.<ref name="INS Kolkata - IN Official" />
 
The ships' main air-defence armament is two 4x8-cell [[vertical launching system]]s (VLS) allowing up to 32 [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] (medium- to long-range) missiles.<ref name="On INS Kolkata, PM is Only Partially Correct">{{cite web|title=On INS Kolkata, PM is Only Partially Correct|url=http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/on-ins-kolkata-pm-is-only-partially-correct-654566|website=NDTV|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608020247/http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/on-ins-kolkata-pm-is-only-partially-correct-654566|archive-date=8 June 2016}}</ref> Four [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] are fitted for near defence.<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" />
 
The ''Kolkata''-class ships' primary offensive armament is supersonic [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack missiles.<ref name=it5m08>{{cite news|title=First test of BrahMos land-attack variant from the sea|url=http://brahmos.com/newscenter.php?newsid=60#|access-date=17 July 2013|newspaper=India Today|date=5 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033616/http://brahmos.com/newscenter.php?newsid=60|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> The BrahMos missiles are fitted into a 16-cell universal vertical launcher module (UVLM) allowing one missile per launch silo; all 16 missiles can be fired in [[salvo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BrahMos-missile-test-fired-from-warship-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/36295940.cms|access-date=9 June 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=9 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609160908/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BrahMos-missile-test-fired-from-warship-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/36295940.cms|archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> A distinctive armament of the ''Kolkata'' class is its {{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}} gun forward of the bridge. The 76&nbsp;mm gun provides limited anti-shipping and anti-air capability in addition to [[naval gunfire support]] for land-based operations.<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" /> For [[anti-submarine warfare]], the class is equipped with a torpedo-launching system (with four torpedo tubes) and two [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers.<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Project 15-A Improved Delhi / VIshakhapattanam / DDGHM Kolkata|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15a.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=16 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404170816/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15a.htm|archive-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> [[Bharat Electronics Limited]]'s electronic modular command and control applications (EMCCA) Mk4 provides combat management.<ref name="SP's Exclusive - SP's Naval Forces">{{cite web|title=Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month|url=http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|website=SP's Naval Forces|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821171744/http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! align= center scope=col colspan=2 style="text-align:center; "|Service
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Origin
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! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Laid down
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Kolkata|D63|2}}<ref name="INS Kolkata - IN Official">{{cite web|title=INS Kolkata|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1183|website=Indian Navy|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819185937/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1183|archive-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
| [[File:The Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata (D63) and the British Navy destroyer HMS Defender (D36) steam alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during an exercise (cropped).JPG|150px]]
|rowspan=3|
* 4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]] for [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] LR-SAM missiles
* 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack missiles
* 76&nbsp;mm Oto Melara SRGM gun
* 4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
* 2 × twin tube 533mm torpedo launchers
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rockets<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers" />
| 7,400 tonnes<ref name="INS Kolkata {{!}} Indian Navy">{{cite web|title=INS Kolkata|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1183|website=Indian Navy|access-date=2 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819185937/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1183|archive-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
| 26 September 2003{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=346}}
| 16 August 2014<ref name="INS Kolkata - IN Official" />
| rowspan=3|India<ref name="Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers">{{cite web|title=Kolkata Class Guided Missile Destroyers|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kolkata-class-guided-missile-destroyers/|website=Naval Technology|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205523/https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kolkata-class-guided-missile-destroyers/|archive-date=25 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class : Indian Navy Official">{{cite web|title=Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630163214/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|{{INS|Kochi|D64|2}}<ref name="INS Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy" /><ref name="India's deadliest naval warship INS Kochi commissioned in Mumbai">{{cite news|title=India's deadliest naval warship INS Kochi commissioned in Mumbai|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indias-deadliest-naval-warship-ins-kochi-commissioned-today/|access-date=10 July 2016|work=Indian Express|date=30 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720172209/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indias-deadliest-naval-warship-ins-kochi-commissioned-today/|archive-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
|[[File:Commissioning of INS Kochi (06).jpg|150px]]
|rowspan=2|7,500 tonnes<ref name="INS Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy">{{cite web|title=INS Kochi|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1187|website=Indian Navy|access-date=2 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719042631/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/1187|archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref>
|25 October 2005<ref name="INS Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy" />
|30 September 2015<ref name="INS Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy" />
|-
!scope="row"| {{INS|Chennai|D65|2}}<ref name="Largest-ever 'Made-in-India' warship INS Chennai commissioned">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Largest-ever-Made-in-India-warship-INS-Chennai-commissioned/articleshow/55537416.cms |title=Largest-ever 'Made-in-India' warship INS Chennai commissioned |work=The Times of India |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=21 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121104857/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Largest-ever-Made-in-India-warship-INS-Chennai-commissioned/articleshow/55537416.cms |archive-date=21 November 2016 }}</ref>
|[[File:INS Chennai during its commissioning.jpg|150px]]
|21 February 2006{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=346}}
|21 November 2016<ref name="Largest-ever 'Made-in-India' warship INS Chennai commissioned"/><ref name="Guided Missile Destroyer INS Chennai Joins the Indian Navy">{{cite web|title=Guided Missile Destroyer INS Chennai Joins the Indian Navy|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/guided-missile-destroyer-ins-chennai-joins-indian-navy|website=Indian Navy|access-date=21 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121234037/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/guided-missile-destroyer-ins-chennai-joins-indian-navy|archive-date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
|}
 
===''Delhi'' class===
The ''Delhi''-class vessels are the third-largest warships designed and built in India, after the Kolkata-class destroyers and the {{sclass|Shivalik|frigate|1}}s. They were built by Mazagon Dock Limited in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class : Indian Navy Official" /> ''Delhi''-class design has Soviet and Western influences, incorporating elements of the {{sclass|Sovremenny|destroyer|5}}, ''Rajput'' and [[Kashin-class destroyer|Kashin-II]]-class destroyers and the {{sclass|Godavari|frigate|0}} frigate.<ref name="miltech-nov04">{{cite magazine|last=Annati|first=Massimo|date=November 2004|volume=28|issue=11|title=The Asian DDG Race|magazine=Military Technology|pages=31–39|location=Bonne|publisher=Mönch Publishing Group|issn=0722-3226}}</ref>
 
''Delhi''-class vessels are fitted with flag facilities, enabling them to act as command unit in task groups.<ref name="miltech-nov04"/> The vessels are equipped to enable operation in a [[nuclear, biological and chemical warfare]] environment.<ref name="jdw-17sep97">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=Indian-built destroyer to be commissioned|journal=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=17 September 1997|location=Horley|issn=0265-3818}}</ref> For primary air defence, ''Delhi'' class is fitted with [[Buk missile system#3S90 "Uragan" / M-22, or for export "Shtil"|9K-90 ''Uragan'']] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air-defence]] system comprising a pair of 3S-90 single-arm launchers and [[Buk missile system#9М38 and 9М38M1 missile|9M38M1 ''Shtil'']] missiles. One launcher is installed forward of the bridge and the other atop the dual helicopter hangar. Each launcher carries a 24 missile magazine for a total of 48 rounds.<ref name="miltech-sep98">{{cite magazine|last=Khan|first=M A|date=September 1998|volume=22|issue=9|title=DELHI and beyond|magazine=Military Technology|pages=68–70|location=Bonne|publisher=Mönch Publishing Group|issn=0722-3226}}</ref> The ''Delhi'' class is being upgraded with the Rafael [[Barak 1]] [[Point-defence|point air defence]] missile system. It has a pair of eight-cell vertical launch systems and missile command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) radar guidance with a range of {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
 
The ships have a five 533&nbsp;mm (21&nbsp;in) torpedo tubes, which can be used to launch SET 65E active/passive homing torpedo and [[Type 53 torpedo|Type 53-65]] wake homing torpedo, and is capable of hitting targets ranging from {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|19|km|abbr=on}}. They are equipped with two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers with 12 tubes. They carry a {{convert|31|kg|abbr=on}} warhead and have a range of {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! align= center scope=col colspan=2 style="text-align:center; "|Service
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Origin
|-valign="center"
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Laid down
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned
|-valign="center"
!scope="row"|{{INS|Delhi|D61|2}}
|[[File:INS Delhi-1.JPG|150px]]
|rowspan=3|
* 16 × [[Kh-35|Kh-35 Switchblade (SS-N-25)]] SSM (4 quadruple launchers)
* 16 × [[Barak 1]] (2 × 8-cell) [[Vertical launching system|VLS]] missiles (except ''Mumbai'')
* 2 × [[Buk missile system#3S90 "Uragan" / M-22, or for export "Shtil"|''Uragan'']] SAM systems (48 9M38M1 Shtil missiles)
* 100&nbsp;mm [[AK-100 Naval gun|AK-100]] gun
* 2 × 30&nbsp;mm [[AK-630]] [[rotary cannon]]s
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] 213&nbsp;mm anti-submarine mortar arrays
* Quintuple {{convert|21|in|mm|adj=on|order=flip|0}} torpedo tubes{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}<ref name="miltech-nov04"/>
| rowspan=3|6,200 tonnes<ref name="in-destroyers">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |title=IN Ships-Destroyers-Delhi Class |publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127113140/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |archive-date=27 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| 14 November 1987{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
| 15 November 1997{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
| rowspan=3|India<ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class : Indian Navy Official"/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Mysore|D60|2}}
|[[File:INS Mysore D60 India.jpg|150px]]
|2 February 1991{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
|2 June 1999{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Mumbai|D62|2}}
|[[File:INS Mumbai (D62) underway.jpg|150px]]
|14 December 1992{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
|22 January 2001{{sfn|Saunders|2016|p=344}}
|}
 
===''Rajput'' class===
The  ''Rajput''-class [[guided-missile destroyer]]s built for the Indian Navy (also known as Kashin-II class) are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the [[helicopter pad]] in the original design with a flight elevator (to transports flights, aircraft, and helicopters, from [[hangar deck]] to [[flight deck]], and changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s.<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" />
 
The ''Rajput'' class inherited its [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] and anti-submarine warfare roles for [[Aircraft carrier battle group|aircraft carrier task-force]] defence against submarines, low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles from the Kashin class.
They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise-missile systems, deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has four missiles in inclined, bow-mounted launchers (replacing two [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] launchers in {{INS|Rajput|D51|6}}) and an eight-cell VLS system replacing {{INS|Ranvir|D54|6}} and {{INS|Ranvijay|D55|6}}'s aft [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers. ''Ranvijay'' was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile.<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /><ref name="Rajput Class" /><ref name="BrahMos sets the 'gold standard' for Russian-Indian defence projects">{{cite web|author1=Makiyenko, Konstantin |title=BrahMos sets the 'gold standard' for Russian-Indian defence projects|url=https://in.rbth.com/articles/2011/08/22/brahmos_sets_the_gold_standard_for_russian-indian_defence_projects_12899|website=Russia & India Report|access-date=1 August 2016|language=en-IN|date=22 August 2011}}</ref> The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of ''Rajput''-class ships with an indigenously-developed [[Gas Turbine Research Establishment#Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT)|Kaveri marine gas turbine (KMGT)]] engine. The [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] [[Gas Turbine Research Establishment]] is developing this engine, which is currently being tested.<ref name="Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Ships">{{cite web|author1=Kar, Sitanshu|title=Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Ships|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=40470|website=Press Information Bureau|access-date=1 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815022742/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=40470|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned
! style="text-align:left; "|Origin
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Rana|D52|2}}
|[[File:INS Rana during a PASSEX 2008.jpg|150px]]
|
* 4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
* 2 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers
* 76.2&nbsp;mm main gun
* 4 × 30&nbsp;mm [[AK-230]] CIWS
* 16 × [[VL-SRSAM]]
* 533&nbsp;mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine mortars<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /><ref name="Rajput Class" />
|rowspan=3| 4,974 tonnes<ref name="Rajput Class" />
|28 June 1982<ref name="Rajput Class" />
| rowspan=3|Soviet Union<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com">{{cite web|title=Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer|url=http://www.military-today.com/navy/rajput_class.htm|website=Military Today|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804173904/http://www.military-today.com/navy/rajput_class.htm|archive-date=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class : Indian Navy Official"/><br /><ref name="Rajput Class">{{cite web|author1=Pike, John|title=D 51 Rajput Class|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-rajput.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011085030/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-rajput.htm|archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Ranvir|D54|2}}
|[[File:INS Ravir (D54).jpg|150px]]
| rowspan=2|
* 8 × [[BrahMos]] aft VLS and 4 [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
* S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher
* 2 × [[Barak SAM]] 8-cell launchers
* 2 × 30&nbsp;mm AK-630M CIWS
* 533&nbsp;mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
* 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /><ref name="Rajput Class" />
|28 August 1986<ref name="Rajput Class" />
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Ranvijay|D55|2}}
|[[File:INS Ranvijay at annual bi-lateral naval field training exercise.jpg|150px]]
| 21 December 1987{{Sfn|Shankar|2005|p=236}}
|}
 
==Decommissioned ships==
All presently-decommissioned Indian Navy destroyers were built in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Soviet Union]]. The [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class]] {{INS|Ranjit|1949|6}} was the first destroyer commissioned by the navy; two more R-class ships were later commissioned.<ref name="R-Class"/> Three {{sclass2|Hunt|destroyer|0}} destroyers were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R-class destroyers.<ref name="Hunt class Destroyers" /> The R-class {{INS|Rana|D115|6}} was decommissioned on 30 June 1973, the first decommissioned destroyer. It was followed by {{INS|Rajput|D141|6}} in 1973, {{INS|Ranjit|D209|6}}, {{INS|Gomati|D93|6}} and {{INS|Ganga|D94|6}} in 1975 and {{INS|Godavari|D92|6}} in 1976. All the British-built ships were decommissioned by 1976.<ref name="R-Class"/><ref name="Hunt class Destroyers" /> [[INS Ranjit (D53)|INS Ranjit]] became the first ship from the  [[Rajput-class destroyer|Rajput-class]] to be decommissioned. The ship was decommissioned on 6 May 2019.<ref name="ranjit-deco"/>
 
===''Rajput'' class===
The  ''Rajput''-class [[guided-missile destroyer]]s built for the Indian Navy (also known as Kashin-II class) are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the [[helicopter pad]] in the original design with a flight elevator (to transports flights, aircraft, and helicopters, from [[hangar deck]] to [[flight deck]], and changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s.<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" />
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned
! style="text-align:left; "|Decommissioned
! style="text-align:left; "|Origin
! style="text-align:left; "|Fate
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Ranjit|D53}}
|[[File:INS Ranjit (D53).jpg|150px]]
|
* 4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
* 2 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers
* 76.2&nbsp;mm main gun
* 4 × 30&nbsp;mm [[AK-630]]M CIWS
* 533&nbsp;mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
* 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /><ref name="Rajput Class" />
|rowspan='2'| 4,974 tonnes<ref name="Rajput Class" />
|24 September 1983{{Sfn|Muhammad|1999|p=276}}
|6 May 2019<ref name="ranjit-deco">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1571660&RegID=3&LID=1|title=INS Ranjit Sails into Sunset Culminating 36 years of Glorious Era
|publisher=PIB|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
|rowspan='2'| Soviet Union<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com"/>
|rowspan='2'| Decommissioned
|-
!scope="row"| {{INS|Rajput|D51}}
|[[File:INS Rajput (D51) sporting Revathi radar.jpg|150px]]
|
* 4 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles and 2 [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
* [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]
* 2 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers
* 76.2&nbsp;mm main gun
* 4 × 30&nbsp;mm [[AK-230]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
* 533&nbsp;mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine mortars<ref name="Rajput Class Guided-Missile Destroyer {{!}} Military-Today.com" /><ref name="Rajput Class" />
| 4 May 1980 <ref name="Rajput Class" />
| 21 May 2021<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1395255535029481478|user=ANI|title=INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy|date=2021-05-21}}</ref>
|}
 
===R class===
 
The R class was a [[ship class|class]] of sixteen [[War Emergency Programme destroyers]] ordered for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1940 as the 3rd and 4th Emergency Flotilla. The Q and R class repeated the preceding [[O and P-class destroyer|O and P class]], reverting to the larger [[J, K and N-class destroyer|J, K and N-class]] hull to allow for increased top weight (maximum permissible weight). Since they had fewer main guns than the J, K and Ns, magazine space was replaced by fuel bunkers{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}} allowing for {{convert|4675|nmi|km}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h}}. This compared with the {{convert|3700|nmi|km|abbr=on}} of the preceding classes. Like the O and P classes, they were armed with available weapons: 4.7-inch (120&nbsp;mm) guns on single mountings allowing only 40° of elevation. As a result, on paper they do not compare favourably with many of their contemporaries. These ships used the [[Fuze Keeping Clock]] HA Fire Control Computer.{{Sfn|Hodges|1979|p=15}} The R class repeated the Qs, except that the officers' accommodation was moved from the traditional right aft to a more accessible location amidships.{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
{| class="wikitable"
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! align= center scope=col colspan=4 style="text-align:center; "|Service
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Origin
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Fate
|-
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|<small>Laid down</small>
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|<small>Commissioned <br /> (Royal Navy)</small>
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|<small>Commissioned <br /> (Indian Navy)</small>
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|<small>Decommissioned</small>
|-
!scope="row"| [[HMS Rotherham (H09)|INS ''Rajput'' (D141)]]<br>Formerly HMS ''Rotherham '' (H09)<ref name="HMS ROTHERHAM (H 09) INS Rajput">{{cite web|title=HMS Rotherham (H 09) -  R-class Flotilla Leader |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 |first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-52R-Rotherham.htm|publisher=Naval-history.net|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195352/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-52R-Rotherham.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[File:HMS Rotherham 1942 IWM FL 10240.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=3|
* 4 × [[4.7 inch QF Mark IX|QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk.IX guns]], single-mount CP Mk.XVIII
* 4 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2pdr Mk.VIII]] (40&nbsp;mm L39), quad-mount Mk.VII
* 6 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20&nbsp;mm Oerlikon]], single-mount P Mk.III
* 8 × 2x4 tubes for [[British 21 inch torpedo|{{convert|21|inch|mm|adj=on}} torpedoes Mk.IX]]
* Up to 3 throwers & racks for 45 [[depth charge]]s<ref name="R-Class" />
| rowspan=3|2,449 tonnes{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
| 10 April 1941{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
| August 1942{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|27 July 1949{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1976{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
| rowspan=3|United Kingdom {{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|rowspan=3|scrapped<ref name="R-Class">{{cite web|author1=Pike, John|title=R-Class|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-r.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011085312/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-r.htm|archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>{{Sfn|Singh|1992|p=56}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Ranjit|1949|6}}<br>Formerly HMS ''Redoubt'' (H41)<ref name="HMS Redoubt, destroyer INS Ranjit">{{cite web|title=HMS Redoubt (H 41) -  R-class Destroyer |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-Redoubt.htm |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 |first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date=7 August 2011  |publisher=Naval-History.net |access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613090552/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-Redoubt.htm|archive-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>
|[[File:HMS Redoubt 1942 IWM FL 9669.jpg|100px]]
|19 June 1941{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1 October 1942{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1949{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1979{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|-
![[HMS Raider (H15)|INS ''Rana'' (D115)]]<br>Formerly HMS ''Raider'' (H15)<ref name="HMS Raider; INS Rana">{{cite web|title=HMS Raider (H 15) -  R-class Destroyer |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-Raider.htm |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
|first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date=7 August 2011  |publisher=Naval-History.net |access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112107/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-Raider.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[File:HMS Raider. A15089.jpg|100px]]
|1941{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|16 November 1942{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1949{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|1976{{Sfn|Friedman|2012|pp=88–90, 94, 98–99, 107, 138}}{{Sfn|Friedman|2011|p=102}}
|}
 
===Hunt class===
The Hunt class was a class of Royal Navy [[escort destroyer]]. The first ships were ordered early in 1939 and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British east coast and in [[Mediterranean]] [[convoy]]s. The Hunts were modelled on the 1938 [[sloop-of-war|escort sloop]] {{HMS|Bittern|L07|2}}. The Hunt class had three twin [[British ordnance terms#QF|QF]] {{convert|4|in|mm|0|adj=on}} Mark XVI gun with a quadruple [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2-pounder]]-mount Mark VII on a hull of the same length, but with {{convert|8|ft|m|0}} less beam and installed power raised to {{convert|19000|shp|abbr=on}} to give {{convert|27|kn|km/h|0}}. The first twenty were ordered in March and April 1939. They were constructed to Admiralty standards (like contemporary destroyers), unlike [[frigate]]s which followed mercantile practice.<ref name="British Hunt-class escort destroyers, WW2">{{cite web|title=British Hunt-class escort destroyers, WW2|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-aaHunt-class.htm|website=Naval History|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205422/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-aaHunt-class.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Hunt (Type I) class Escort destroyers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net">{{cite web|title=Allied Warships of WWII: Escort destroyers – Hunt (Type I) class|author=Helgason, Guðmundur|url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class/22.html|website=Uboat.net|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820104717/http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class/22.html|archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Hunt (Type II) class Escort destroyers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net">{{cite web|title=Allied Warships of WWII: Escort destroyers – Hunt (Type II) class uboat.net|url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class/401.html|website=Uboat.net|author=Helgason, Guðmundur|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820193201/http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class/401.html|archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Picture
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! align= center scope=col colspan=4 style="text-align:center; "|Service
! align= center scope=col rowspan=2 style="text-align:left; "|Fate
|-
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Laid down
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned <br /> (Royal Navy)
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Commissioned <br /> (Indian Navy)
! align= center scope=col style="text-align:left; "|Decommissioned
|-
!scope="row"| [[ORP Ślązak (L26)|INS ''Godavari'' (D92)]]<br>(Formerly HMS ''Bedale'')
|[[File:The Polish Navy during the Second World War FL789.jpg|100px]]
|
* 6 × 102&nbsp;mm [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun]]s (3 twin turrets)
* 4 × 40&nbsp;mm [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2-pdr]]
* 2–4 × 20&nbsp;mm antiaircraft cannons
* 2 [[depth charge]] launchers
* 4 depth charge throwers<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari">{{cite web|title=ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Bedale.htm |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
|first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date=2004  |publisher=Naval-History.net|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054820/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Bedale.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
| rowspan=3|1,450 tonnes{{cn|date=November 2021}}
| 25 May 1940<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari"/>
| 27 July 1946<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari"/>
|27 April 1953<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari"/>
|1976<ref name="ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale; INS Godavari"/>
|damaged beyond repair 1976. scrapped 1979 {{Sfn|Singh|1992|p=56}}<ref name="Hunt (Type II) class Escort destroyers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net" />
|-
!scope="row"|[[HMS Lamerton (L88)|INS ''Gomati'' (D93)]]<br>Formerly HMS ''Lamerton'' (L88)
|[[File:HMS Lamerton 1941 IWM FL 12015.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2|
* 6 × [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun|QF 4 in Mark XVI guns]] on twin mounts Mk. XIX
* 4 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2pdr Mk. VIII]] on quad mount MK.VII
* 2 × (later 4) [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikons]] on single mounts P Mk. III
* 110 depth charges, 2 throwers, 3 racks<ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati"/><ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga"/>
|10 April 1940<ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati">{{cite web|title=HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Lamerton.htm |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
|first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date=2004  |publisher=Naval-History.net|access-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203934/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Lamerton.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|16 August 1941<ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati"/>
|24 April 1953<ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati"/>
|1975<ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati"/>
|struck from active in 1975 scrapped  <ref name="HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer; INS Gomati" /><ref name="Hunt (Type II) class Escort destroyers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net" />
|-
!scope="row"|{{INS|Ganga|D94}}<ref name=INSGanga group="Note">Formerly HMS ''Chiddingfold'' (L31).</ref>
|[[File:HMS Chiddingfold 1941 IWM FL 8070.jpg|100px]]
|1 March 1940<ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga">{{cite web|title=HMS Chiddingfold (L 31) -  Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Chiddingfold.htm |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
|first= Geoffrey B |last=Mason |date=2004  |publisher=Naval-History.net|access-date=10 July 2016  |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211850/http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Chiddingfold.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
|October 1941<ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga"/>
|18 June 1953<ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga"/>
|1975<ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga"/>
|struck from active in 1975. scrapped  {{Sfn|Singh|1992|p=56}}<ref name="HMS Chiddingfold, escort destroyer; INS Ganga" /><ref name="Hunt (Type II) class Escort destroyers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net" />
|}
 
==Future ships==
 
===''Visakhapatnam''-class===
The ''Visakhapatnam'' class (Project 15B) is a class of stealth [[guided missile destroyer#Indian Navy|guided missile destroyers]] under construction. An improved version of the ''Kolkata'' class and ordered in 2011, the first ''Visakhapatnam''-class ship is expected to be completed in 2018. The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat.<ref name="Livefist"/><ref name="Gady"/> The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state-of-the-art weaponry and sensors, including the long-range [[Barak 8]] [[surface-to-air missile]]. The first ship's [[Keel laying|keel was laid]] in October 2013. The ''Visakhapatnam'' class will be armed with a 127&nbsp;mm main gun and an AK-630 close-in anti-missile gun system.<ref name="ndtv1"/><ref name="mzo1315b"/>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:left; "|Ship
! style="text-align:left; "|Armament
! style="text-align:left; "|Displacement
! style="text-align:left; "|Laid down
! style="text-align:left; "|Launched
! style="text-align:left; "|Commission
! style="text-align:left; "|Status
! style="text-align:left; "|Origin
|-
!scope="row"|[[INS Imphal|INS ''Imphal'']]
|rowspan=2|
* 2 x 16-cell VLS<ref name="Gady"/> for [[Barak 8]] missiles (range {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}})<ref name="The Telegraph"/><ref name="The Times of India"/>
* 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles<ref name="Gady"/>
* 1 x [[BAE Systems|BAE]] [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun]]<ref name="mk45_india">{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/trump-administration-approves-sale-of-1-billion-worth-of-naval-guns-to-india-11574268089903.html|title=Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India|publisher=LiveMint|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
* 4 × AK-630 CIWS
* 4 × 533&nbsp;mm torpedo tubes
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers<ref name="INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship"/>
| rowspan=2|7,500 tonnes<ref name="INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship"/>
|19 May 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|title=Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers|work=The Free Press Journal|date=2017-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922205106/http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?%2F8173|archive-date=2017-09-22|df=dmy-all|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|20 April 2019<ref name="imphal-launch">{{cite news |last1=Sagar |first1=Pradip |title=Indian Navy launches new stealthy guided missile destroyer – INS Imphal |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/20/indian-navy-launches-new-stealthy-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal.html |work=The Week |date=20 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|
|Undergoing sea trials
|rowspan=2|{{Ind}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[INS Surat|INS ''Surat'']]
|19 July 2018<ref name="p15b_surat">{{cite tweet|number=1460507800879075330|user=ANI|title=Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally Commission INS Vishakhapatnam on Nov 21 in Mumbai. The next warships of the class would be named after important cities in the country including Mormogao, Imphal, and Surat: Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade}}</ref>
|17 May 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1825981|title=Raksha Mantri launches two indigenous frontline warships - Surat (Guided Missile Destroyer) & Udaygiri (Stealth Frigate) - in Mumbai|publisher=PIB|date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
|
|Under Construction
|}
 
==See also==
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
* [[Future of the Indian Navy]]
* [[List of ships of the Indian Navy]]
* [[List of submarines of the Indian Navy]]
* [[List of frigates of the Indian Navy]]
 
==Notes==
'''Footnotes'''
{{reflist|group=Note||colwidth=30em}}
'''Citations'''
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
 
==References==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|first1=Norman|last1=Friedman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War & After|year=2012|publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84832-015-4}}
* {{cite book|first1=Norman|last1=Friedman|title=Naval Weapons of World War One|year=2011|publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84832-100-7 }}
* {{cite book |editor=Gove, Philip Babock |title=Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language|year=2002 |publisher=Merriam-Webster}}
* {{cite book|first1=Peter|last1=Hodges|title=Destroyer Weapons of World War 2, Volume 3 of Warship Special|year=1979|publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=Greenwich, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-85177-137-3 }}
* {{cite book|first1=Mahmood bin|last1=Muhammad|title=A Policeman Ponders: Memories and Melodies of a Varied Life|year=1999|publisher=APH Publishing|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-81-7648-026-0}}
* {{cite book|first1=Prasad|last1=Shankar|title=The Gallant Dogras: An Illustrated History of the Dogra Regiment|year=2005|publisher=Lancer Publishers|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-81-7062-268-0}}
* {{cite book|first1=Satyindra|last1=Singh|title=Blueprint to Bluewater: The Indian Navy, 1951–65|year=1992|publisher=Lancer International|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-81-7062-148-5 }}
* {{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017|date=2016|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710631855|edition=119th|chapter=India}}
{{refend}}
 
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|first1=H.T.|last1=Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|year=1998 |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher=Greenhill Books|isbn=978-1-55750-048-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Lyon |first=David |title=The First Destroyers |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London, United Kingdom |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-55750-271-1}}
 
==External links==
* [http://www.indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy official website]
 
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