List of submarines of the Indian Navy

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This is a list of submarines of the Indian Navy, grouped by class, and ordered by pennant numbers within the class.[1]

Commissioned submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Nuclear-powered submarines (1 in Service)
Chakra (Akula II) class INS Chakra Attack submarine (SSN) INS Chakra (S71)  Russia 12,770 tonnes Under a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012.


Diesel-electric submarines (14 in Service)
Sindhughosh class INS Sindhuvijay Attack submarine INS Sindhughosh (S55)
INS Sindhudhvaj (S56)
INS Sindhuraj (S57)
INS Sindhuvir (S58)
INS Sindhuratna (S59)
INS Sindhukesari (S60)
INS Sindhukirti (S61)
INS Sindhuvijay (S62)
INS Sindhurakshak (S63)
INS Sindhurashtra (S65)		  Soviet Union 3,076 tonnes S63 Sindhurakshak exploded and sank on 14 August 2013. Officials say it is "highly unlikely" she will return to active service,[2] although she was salvaged in June 2014.[3]
Shishumar class Shishumar class submarine.JPG Attack submarine INS Shishumar (S44)
INS Shankush (S45)
INS Shalki (S46)
INS Shankul (S47)		  Germany 1,850 tonnes To be upgraded to prolong service life.[4]

Under construction

Class Picture Type Boats Origin Displacement[lower-alpha 1] Note
Nuclear-powered submarines
Arihant class Arihant 1.jpg Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arihant (S73)
INS Aridhaman (S74)
  India 6,000 tonnes Lead vessel Arihant currently undergoing sea-trials; to be commissioned in 2016[5]
Diesel-electric submarines (6 under construction)
Kalvari class INS Kalvari at the Mazagon Dock Limited on the day of her undocking (4).JPG Attack submarine INS Kalvari (S50)[6]
INS Khanderi (S51)[6]
S 52
S 53
S 54
S 55		  France
 India		 1,565 tonnes Lead vessel Kalvari currently undergoing sea trials; to be commissioned in September 2016.
Five other vessels expected to be delivered and commissioned from 2017-2020.[7]

Decommissioned submarines

INS Chakra (S71), a leased Soviet Charlie-class nuclear submarine.
File:INS KURSURA 1204.JPG
INS Kursura Museum ship

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Displacement when submerged

References

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  2. ↑ Indian navy's submarine woes 14 August 2013
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/427979/first-scorpene-submarine-become-reality.html
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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