List of submarines of the Indian Navy

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

In service

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ClassTypeBoatsOriginDisplacementNote
Nuclear-powered submarines (2)
Arihant classBallistic missile submarine (SSBN)INS Arihant (S2)
INS Arighat (S3)
India6,000 tonnesPowered by a 83 MW pressurized light-water reactor using enriched uranium. First prototype of the ATV project and experimental protoype.
Diesel-electric submarines (17)
Kalvari class (Scorpène-class)Attack submarineINS Kalvari (S21)
INS Khanderi (S22)
INS Karanj (S23)
INS Vela (S24)
INS Vagir (S25)
INS Vaghsheer (S26)
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France
India
1,775 tonnesFrench design. India got full technology transfer and license for up to 12 units produced locally in Indian shipyards.
Shishumar class (Type 209 submarine)Attack submarineINS Shishumar (S44)
INS Shankush (S45)
INS Shalki (S46)
INS Shankul (S47)
West Germany
India
1,850 tonnesShishumar and Shankush scheduled for mid-life refit in 2020-21.[3]
Sindhughosh class (Kilo-class)Attack submarineINS Sindhughosh (S55)
INS Sindhuraj (S57)
INS Sindhuratna (S59)
INS Sindhukesari (S60)
INS Sindhukirti (S61)
INS Sindhuvijay (S62)
INS Sindhurashtra (S65)
Soviet Union
Russia
3,076 tonnesSindhuraj and Sindhukesari currently undergoing mid-life refit. Sindhughosh scheduled for refit in 2020.[3]

Under construction

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ClassPictureTypeBoatsOriginDisplacementStatus
Nuclear submarines (2)
Arihant class Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
S4 (code name)
S4* (code name)
India
7,000 tonnes (S4 and S4*)

S4 launched and undergoing fit-out
S4* hull under construction[4][5]
Diesel-electric submarines (1)
Kalvari class Attack submarineINS Vagsheer (S26) France
India
above 2000 tonnesThree more units ordered with a new plug module that would give the submarine AIP capability. These units will be larger in size and it is planned that all previous units will be upgraded during their next overhaul cycle.[6]

Planned

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ClassPictureTypeBoatsOriginDisplacementStatusNote
Nuclear submarines (10)
S5 class Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)3  India13,500 tonnes3 plannedProject was approved with a budget of 10,000 crore (US$1.2 billion).[7][8][9]
Project 75 AlphaAttack submarine (SSN)6  India6,000 tonnes6 planned6 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]
Akula class Attack submarine (SSN)0  Russia12,770 tonnes1 plannedIn 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 (9)
Project 75I-class submarineAttack submarine (SSK); possibly cruise missile submarine (SSG)6  IndiaUnspecified6 plannedIt had been approved by the government worth ₹43,000 crore in June 2020. As of 2024, contestants include German Type 214 class submarine[13] and Spanish S-80 plus class submarine.[14]
Kalvari classAttack submarine3 India/ FranceAbove 2000 tonne3 plannedNew plug module that would give the submarine AIP capability. These units will be larger in size and it is planned that all previous units will be upgraded during their next overhaul cycle.[6]
Project 76 classAttack submarine12  IndiaUnspecified12 plannedTo be designed, developed and built in India[15][16]

Decommissioned

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ClassShipsOriginCommissionedDecommissionedDisplacement[a]Note
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (2)
Charlie I-classINS Chakra (K-43)Soviet Union1 September 1987January 19915,000 tonnesLeased for 10 years but returned to Soviet Union in 1991 after 3 years. Decommissioned and scrapped 1992.
Improved Akula I-classINS Chakra (S71)Russia4 April 2012June 20218,140 tonnesUnder a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012; returned 2021.
Diesel-electric submarines (10)
Kalvari class (Foxtrot-class)INS Kalvari (S23)
INS Khanderi (S22)
INS Karanj (S21)
INS Kursura (S20)
Soviet Union8 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 (Foxtrot-class)INS Vela (S40)
INS Vagir (S41)
INS Vagli (S42)
INS Vagsheer (S43)
Soviet Union31 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
Sindhughosh class (Kilo-class)INS Sindhurakshak (S63)
INS Sindhuvir (S58)
INS Sindhudhvaj (S56)
Russia

Soviet Union

24 December 1997
26 August 1988
6 March 2017
March 2020
16 July 2022
3,076 tonnes-Decommissioned /sunk after accident/salvage
-Transferred to Myanmar Navy.
INS Chakra (S71), a leased Soviet Charlie-class nuclear submarine
INS Kursura museum ship

See also

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Indian navy related lists
Indian military related

Notes

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  1. ^ Displacement when submerged

References

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  1. ^ "Submarines active". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "INS Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene Submarine of Project-75, launched in Mumbai. All you need to know". www.livemint.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (7 February 2018). "Six Indian Navy submarines to be upgraded". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ Bedi, Rahul (11 December 2017). "India quietly launches second SSBN". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ Bedi, Rahul (30 December 2021). "India Quietly Launches Third Arihant-Class Nuclear-Powered Submarine: Report". The Wire.
  6. ^ a b Menon, Adithya Krishna (14 July 2023). "India to Procure Rafale M, More Scorpene Submarines". Naval News. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Diplomat, Saurav Jha, The. "India's Undersea Deterrent". The Diplomat. Retrieved 19 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Roblin, Sebastien (27 January 2019). "India is Building a Deadly Force of Nuclear-Missile Submarines". The National Interest. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Move to fast-track two submarine projects gathers steam". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Rs 1.2 lakh crore nuclear submarine project closer to realisation".
  12. ^ "Russia to lease nuclear submarine to Indian Navy in $3 billion deal". The Week. Press Trust of India. 8 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Germany Offers India New Stealth Submarines". thediplomat.com. 6 May 2016.
  14. ^ Pubby, Manu (8 March 2024). "Trials for submarines to start in a few months, want to work together on ammo: Spain". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Indian P76 submarines impeded by rudderless P75I programme | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  16. ^ Linganna, Girish (18 August 2022). "Will India's New Submarine Fleet Be Ready by 2030?". The National Interest. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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