Indian Navy: Difference between revisions

The names of all in service ships and naval bases of the Indian Navy are prefixed with the letters '''INS''', designating ''Indian Naval Ship'' or ''Indian Navy Station'',<ref name="Ship Naming in the United States Navy">{{cite web|title=Ship Naming in the United States Navy|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/customs-and-traditions/ship-naming.html|website=Naval History and Heritage Command|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|quote=India and Israel both use "INS" to mean Indian Naval Ship or Israeli Navy Ship.}}</ref> whereas the sail boats are prefixed with INSV (Indian Naval Sailing Vessel).<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class" /> The fleet of the Indian Navy is a mixture of domestic built and foreign vessels, {{as of|2018|1|lc=y}}, the surface fleet comprises 1 [[aircraft carrier]],<ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class">{{cite web|title=Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154754/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-viraat-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="INS Viraat Decommissioned">{{cite web|title=INS Viraat Decommissioned|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160452/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-viraat-decommissioned|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 1 [[amphibious transport dock]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class">{{cite web|title=Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151637/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/austin-class-shardul-cass-magar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 8 [[Landing Ship, Tank|Landing ship tanks]],<ref name="Austin Class, Shardul Cass, Magar Class"/><ref name="Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class">{{cite web|title=Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154710/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kumbhir-class-lcu-mk-3-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 11 [[destroyer]]s,<ref name="Vikramaditya, Viraat, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class"/> 13 [[frigate]]s,<ref name="Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class">{{cite web|title=Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154548/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/shivalik-class-talwar-class-kamorta-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class">{{cite web|title=Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731154924/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 23 [[corvette]]s,<ref name="Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class"/><ref name="Kora Class, Khukri Class">{{cite web|title=Kora Class, Khukri Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kora-class-khukri-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153200/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/kora-class-khukri-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Veer Class, Abhay Class">{{cite web|title=Veer Class, Abhay Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151626/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Indian Navy Corvettes INS Veer And Nipat Decommissioned After 29 and 28 Years Of Service To The Nation">{{cite web|author1=Surabhi Nijhawan|title=Indian Navy Corvettes INS Veer And Nipat Decommissioned After 29 and 28 Years of Service to the Nation|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/indian-navy-corvettes-ins-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-after-29-and-28-years-of-service-to-the-nation-254218.html|website=India Times|access-date=18 July 2017|date=28 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151456/http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/indian-navy-corvettes-ins-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-after-29-and-28-years-of-service-to-the-nation-254218.html|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 10 large offshore [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]],<ref name="Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class">{{cite web|title=Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sukanya-class-saryu-class-karwar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731185745/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sukanya-class-saryu-class-karwar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 4 [[Replenishment oiler|fleet tankers]],<ref name="Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class">{{cite web|title=Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/fleet-tankers-torpedo-recovery-vessels-ocean-going-tugs-nireekshak-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153154/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/fleet-tankers-torpedo-recovery-vessels-ocean-going-tugs-nireekshak-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 7 Survey ships,<ref name="Sandhayak Class, Makar Class">{{cite web|title=Sandhayak Class, Makar Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sandhayak-class-makar-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731151020/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sandhayak-class-makar-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> 1 research vessel,<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class"/> 3 training vessels<ref name="Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class">{{cite web|title=Tir Class, Sail Ships/Boats, Sagardhwani Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tir-class-sail-shipsboats-sagardhwani-class|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153206/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tir-class-sail-shipsboats-sagardhwani-class|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> and various [[Auxiliary ship|auxiliary vessels]], [[Landing Craft Utility]] vessels,<ref name="Kumbhir Class, LCU (MK-3) Class"/> and small patrol boats.<ref name="Fleet Tankers, Torpedo Recovery Vessels, Ocean Going Tugs, Nireekshak Class"/><ref name="Trinket Class, Super Dvora II Class, Bangaram Class, Car Nicobar Class, Immediate Support Vessels">{{cite web|title=Trinket Class, Super Dvora II Class, Bangaram Class, Car Nicobar Class, Immediate Support Vessels|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/trinket-class-super-dvora-ii-class-bangaram-class-car-nicobar-class-immediate-support|website=Indian Navy|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731155125/https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/trinket-class-super-dvora-ii-class-bangaram-class-car-nicobar-class-immediate-support|archive-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

== Aircraft carriers ==