.JPG)
This is a list of known submarines of the Indian Navy, grouped by class, and pennant numbers within the class.[1]
In service
| Class | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear-powered submarines (1) | |||||
| Arihant class | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arihant (S2) |
India | 6,000 tonnes | |
| Diesel-electric submarines (15) | |||||
| class | Attack submarine | INS Shishumar (S44) INS Shankush (S45) INS Shalki (S46) INS Shankul (S47) |
West Germany India |
1,850 tonnes | Shishumar and Shankush scheduled for mid-life refit in 2020-21.[2] |
| class (Kilo-class) | Attack submarine | INS Sindhughosh (S55) INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) INS Sindhuraj (S57) INS Sindhuratna (S59) INS Sindhukesari (S60) INS Sindhukirti (S61) INS Sindhuvijay (S62) INS Sindhurashtra (S65) |
Soviet Union Russia |
3,076 tonnes | Sindhuraj and Sindhukesari currently undergoing mid-life refit. Sindhughosh scheduled for refit in 2020.[2] |
| class (Scorpène-class) | Attack submarine | INS Kalvari (S21) INS Khanderi (S22) INS Karanj (S23) |
France India |
1,775 tonnes | |
Under construction
| Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear submarines (3) | |||||||
| class | 
|
Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arighat (S3) S4 (Code name) S4*(code name) |
India | 6,000 tonnes (S3) 7,000 tonnes (S4 and S4*) |
2 Under construction, S3 in trials[3] | |
| Diesel-electric submarines (3) | |||||||
| class | 
|
Attack submarine | INS Vela (2019) INS Vagir (2020) INS Vagsheer[4] |
France India |
1,870 tonnes |
2 In sea trials 1 Under construction[5] |
Vela and Vagir are under sea trials.[6] |
Planned
| Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear submarines (10) | |||||||
| class | 
|
Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | 3 |  India
|
13,500 tonnes | 3 planned | Project was approved with a budget of ₹10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion).[7][8][9] |
| Project 75 Alpha | Attack submarine (SSN) | 6 | India
|
6,000 tonnes | 6 planned | 6 boats are planned and are expected to be constructed at the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at Visakhapatnam.[10] Project clearance was granted by the Cabinet Committee on Security in February 2015.[11] | |
| class | .JPG)
|
Attack submarine (SSN) | 1 |  Russia
|
12,770 tonnes | 1 planned | In March 2019, India signed a US$3 billion agreement with Russia to lease another Akula-class submarine, which is expected to join the Indian Navy by 2025.[12] |
| Diesel-electric submarines (6) | |||||||
| Project 75I-class submarine | Attack submarine (SSN); possibly Cruise missile submarine (SSG) | 6 | India
|
Unspecified | 6 planned | It is been approved by the government worth ₹43000 crore in june 2020 | |
Decommissioned
| Class | Ships | Origin | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Displacement[lower-alpha 1] | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear-powered attack submarines (2) | ||||||
| class | INS Chakra (K-43) | Soviet Union | 1 September 1987 | January 1991 | 5,000 tonnes | Leased for 10 years but returned to Soviet Union in 1991 after 3 years. Decommissioned and scrapped 1992. |
| Chakra (Improved Akula I) class | INS Chakra (S71) | Russia | 4 April 2012 | 8,140 tonnes | Under a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012; returned 2021. | |
| Diesel-electric submarines (10) | ||||||
| class (1967) | INS Kalvari (S23) INS Khanderi (S22) INS Karanj (S21) INS Kursura (S20) |
Soviet Union | 8 December 1967 6 December 1968 4 September 1969 18 December 1969 |
31 May 1996 18 October 1989 1 August 2003 27 September 2001 |
2,475 tonnes | -Sail on display -Sail on display -Unknown -As a museum |
| class | INS Vela (S40) INS Vagir (S41) INS Vagli (S42) INS Vagsheer (S43) |
Soviet Union | 31 August 1973 3 November 1973 10 August 1974 26 December 1974 |
25 June 2010 7 June 2001 9 December 2010 30 April 1997 |
2,475 tonnes | -Unknown -Unknown -To be preserved as a museum -Unknown |
| class | INS Sindhurakshak (S63) INS Sindhuvir (S58) |
Russia | 24 December 1997 26 August 1988 |
6 March 2017 March 2020 |
3,076 tonnes | -Decommissioned /sunk after accident/salvage -Transferred to Myanmar Navy. |
See also
- Indian navy related lists
- Aircraft of the Indian Navy
- List of active Indian Navy ships
- List of Indian naval aircraft
- List of Indian Navy bases
- List of ships of the Indian Navy
- 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
Notes
- ↑ Displacement when submerged
References
- ↑ "Submarines active". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (7 February 2018). "Six Indian Navy submarines to be upgraded". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Bedi, Rahul (11 December 2017). "India quietly launches second SSBN". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Mahale, Ajeet (31 January 2018). "INS Karanj boosts Navy's firepower". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' launched". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "INS Vela: Indian Navy's 4th Scorpene-class made in India submarine launched; extensive trials planned". The Financial Express. 6 May 2019.
- ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep (7 December 2017). "From India Today magazine: A peek into Indias top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines". India Today. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Diplomat, Saurav Jha, The. "India's Undersea Deterrent". The Diplomat. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Roblin, Sebastien (27 January 2019). "India is Building a Deadly Force of Nuclear-Missile Submarines". The National Interest. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Move to fast-track two submarine projects gathers steam". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Rs 1.2 lakh crore nuclear submarine project closer to realisation".
- ↑ "Russia to lease nuclear submarine to Indian Navy in $3 billion deal". The Week. Press Trust of India. 8 March 2019.
