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NAVY
SYSTEM Inventory
Class Source 1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2015 2020
SUBMARINES - NUCLEAR1 - - - - - 1 4 7
Adv Tech Vessel - SSBN - - -- - - - 1 2
Adv Tech Vessel - SSN - - -- - - - 1 3
Leased SSGN Akula-II [RUS/USSR] - - - - - - 1 2 2
SSGN Chakra Charlie-I [USSR] 1 - - - - -
SUBMARINES - CONVENTIONAL18 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 24
Project 76B Project 76B - - - - -- - - 6
Project 76 Amur [RUS] / S1000 [ITA] - - - - -- - - 6
Project 75 Scorpene [FRA] - - - - -- - 3 6
S 55 Sindhu Ghosh Kilo [USSR] 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 4
S 44 Shishumar T-209/1500 [GER] 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
S 20 KalvariFoxtrot [USSR]8 7 4 3 2 2 2 - -
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
R Vikrant IAC / ADS Project 71 - - - - - - - 1 2
R Vikramaditya Gorshkov [RUS] - - - - - - - 1 1
R 22 Viraat CVV Hermes [UK] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
R 11 Vikrant CVV Glory [UK] 1 1 - - - - - - -
CRUISERS- - - - - - - - -
C Mysore Fiji [UK] - - - - - - - - -
C Delhi Leander [UK] - - - - - - - - -
DESTROYERS 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 10
D Kolkata F/O Project 15B - - - - - - - 1 4
D Kolkata Project 15A - - - - - - - 3 3
D61 Delhi Project 15 - - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D 51 Rajput Kashin [USSR] 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 -
D41 R-Class R-class [UK] - - - - - - - - -
FRIGATES 15 14 8 8 13 13 14 18 24
Project 17B - - - - - - - - 2
Project 17A - - - - - - - 3 7
F ShivalikProject 17 - - - - - 1 3 3 3
F 23 Brahmaputra Project 16A - - - 1 3 3 3 3 3
F 20 Godavari Project 16 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F 45 Krivak III Mod Krivak III [USSR] - - - - - - - 3 3
F 43 Talwar Krivak III [USSR] - - - - 3 3 3 3 3
F Brahmaputra Type 41 Leopard [UK] 1 - - - - - - - -
F Khukri Type 14 Blackwood [UK] 5 5 - - - - - - -
F 33 Nilgiri Type 12 Leander [UK] 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 - -
F Talwar Type 12 Whitby [UK] - - - - - - - - -
F Ganga Type 2 Hunt [UK] - - - - - - - - -
CORVETTES 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 14 20
Project 28A - - - - - - - 2 8
ASW Corvette Project 28 - - - - -- 1 4 4
P 61 Kora Project 25A - - - - - 4 4 4 4
P 49 KhukriProject 25 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CORVETTES - PATROL 22 24 23 24 16 15 15 15 12
P 33 Abhay Pauk [USSR/RUS] 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
K 92 Prabal (Veer Mod) - - 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
K 40 Veer Tarantul I [USSR/RUS] 5 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 6
K 71 Durg Nanuchka II [USSR] 3 3 2 2 1 - - - -
K 90 Viyut Osa II [USSR] 12 7 6 6 - - - - -
K 83 Vidyut Osa I [USSR] 2 - - - - - - - -
OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS 10 11 9 8 7 6 6 6 6
P 50 Sukanya 2 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
P 68 Arnala* Petya [USSR/RUS] 8 4 3 2 1 - - - -
SEAWARD DEFENCE FORCES 11 11 9 12 18 9 11 15 19
T69 Car Nicobar-- - - - - 2 6 10
T61 PCF Trinkat-- - 4 7 2 2 2 2
T80 PCF XFAC Super Dvora Mk II [IL] - - 2 2 5 7 7 7 7
T54 PCI SDB Mk 2/3 11117 6 6 - - - -
MCM 20 20 18 17 14 12 12 12 12
MCMV NEWCON - - - - - - 4 6 8
M 61 Pondicherry Natya [USSR/RUS] 12 12 12 12 12 12 8 6 4
MSI Mahé Yevgenya [USSR/RUS] 6 6 6 5 2 - - - -
MSI Bulsar Ham [UK] 2 2 - - -- - - -
AMPHIBIOUS 19 18 19 17 17 19 17 18 35
LPD/LPH MRSS - - - - - - - 1 4
LPD Jalashwa Austin [USA] - - - - - 1 1 1 1
LST NEWCON - - - - - - - 3 12
L 16 Shardul - - - - - 1 3 3 3
L 20 Magar 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 -
LSM NEWCON - - - - - - - 4 8
L 22 Kumbhir Sov Polnocny-C 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 - -
LCU NEWCON - - - - - - - 4 8
LCU Mk.3 Vasco da Gama 9 9 10 10 10 10 6 - -
AP Nicobar [Transport] - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fleet Tankers 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
FSS NEWCON - - - - - - - - 5
AO NEWCON - - - - - - 1 2 2
AO A58 Jyoti - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AO A59 Aditya (Deepak Mod) - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AO Deepak 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
SUPPORT / MISC 13 16 18 19 19 13 14 14 12
AGHS Sandhayak 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6
AGHS Makar 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
AGS Ugra Ugra [USSR] 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
AGOR Sagardhwani - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nireekshak [Diving Spt] - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Matanga [Tug] 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Tarangini [Training] - - 1 1 1 - - - -
Tir [Training] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Notes

    * - The Arnala (Soviet Petya) class corvettes were classed as the IISS military balance as frigates through 2005.


Sources: IISS The Military Balance, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database



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