List of submarines of the Indian Navy
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 |
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Nuclear-powered submarines (1 in Service) | ||||||
Chakra (Akula II) class | |
Attack submarine (SSN) | INS Chakra (S71) | ![]() |
12,770 tonnes | Under a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012. |
Diesel-electric submarines (13 in Service) | ||||||
Sindhughosh class | ![]() |
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 Sindhurashtra (S65) |
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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 | |
Attack submarine | INS Shishumar (S44) INS Shankush (S45) INS Shalki (S46) INS Shankul (S47) |
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1,850 tonnes | To be upgraded to prolong service life.[4] |
Under construction
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Origin | Displacement[lower-alpha 1] | Note |
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Nuclear-powered submarines | ||||||
Arihant class | ![]() |
Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | INS Arihant (S73) INS Aridhaman (S74) |
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6,000 tonnes | Lead vessel Arihant currently undergoing sea-trials; to be commissioned in 2016[5] |
Diesel-electric submarines (6 under construction) | ||||||
Kalvari class | |
Attack submarine | INS Kalvari (S50)[6] INS Khanderi (S51)[6] S 52 S 53 S 54 S 55 |
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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
Class | Ships | Origin | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Displacement[lower-alpha 1] | Note |
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Nuclear-powered Attack submarines | ||||||
Charlie class | INS Chakra(K-43) | ![]() |
1 September 1987 | January 1991 | 5,000 tonnes | Leased for 10 years but Returned to Soviet Union after 3 years |
Diesel-electric submarines (13 in Service) | ||||||
Kalvari-class | INS Kalvari INS Khanderi INS Karanj INS Kursura |
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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 |
Vela-class | INS Vela(S40) INS Vagir (S41) INS Vagli (S42) INS Vagsheer (S43) |
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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 |

INS Chakra (S71), a leased Soviet Charlie-class nuclear submarine.
INS Kursura Museum ship
See also
- List of active Indian Navy ships – for a complete list of all ships and submarines currently in service with the Indian Navy.
- List of ships of the Indian Navy
- Aircraft of the Indian Navy
- India's Long Range SLBMs
Notes
References
- ↑ "Submarines active". Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Indian navy's submarine woes 14 August 2013
- ↑ Manish K Pathak (7 June 2014). "INS Sindhurakshak finally brought to surface". DNA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ S. Anandan (3 December 2013). "Navy to extend life of six ageing submarines". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Satisfied with nuclear sub Arihant trials: Navy Chief".
- 1 2 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/427979/first-scorpene-submarine-become-reality.html
- ↑ "INS Kalvari sea trials begin today: All you need to know about the attack submarine". Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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