Navy Inventory Updates
Overview
This page lists all recorded changes to naval inventories worldwide: ships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned, or retired. Each event reflects a verified update to a country's fleet composition.
Navy inventory updates
| Date | Country | Ship | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | Commissioned Arleigh Burke — USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. | Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided-missile destroyer commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk. Detail → |
| 9 Apr 2026 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | Delivered Invincible — RSS Illustrious | Third Invincible-class (Type 218SG) submarine delivered at Changi Naval Base after construction in Germany. Detail → |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Admiral Grigorovich — Admiral Makarov | Struck again by USF drones at Novorossiysk NB; ship fired SAMs during approach but was still hit. Detail → |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Admiral Grigorovich — Admiral Essen | Struck again by USF drones at Novorossiysk NB; satellite imagery confirmed hits to bow section near A-190 gun mount. Detail → |
| 4 Apr 2026 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Commissioned Babur — PNS Khaibar | Second Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette inducted at Karachi. Detail → |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | Commissioned Nilgiri — INS Taragiri | Fourth Nilgiri-class (P17A) stealth frigate commissioned at Visakhapatnam. Detail → |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | Commissioned Arihant — INS Aridhaman | Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, third Arihant-class SSBN strengthening India's sea-based nuclear deterrent. Detail → |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | Delivered Nilgiri — INS Dunagiri | Fifth Nilgiri-class (P17A) stealth frigate delivered by GRSE at Kolkata. Detail → |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | Delivered Arnala — INS Agray | Fourth Arnala-class ASW shallow water craft delivered by GRSE at Kolkata. Detail → |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇳 India | Delivered Mahe — INS Malwan | Second Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft delivered by CSL at Kochi. Detail → |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | Commissioned Virginia — USS Massachusetts | Commissioned at Conley Terminal in South Boston; 25th Virginia-class and seventh Block IV submarine. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Hamzeh — IRIS Hamzeh | Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during first IDF strikes on Caspian Sea in Operation Rising Lion. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Sina — IRIS Paykan | Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Sina — IRIS Joshan | Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Sina — IRIS Derafsh | Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion. Detail → |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Sina — IRIS Separ | Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion. Detail → |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | Damaged Gerald R. Ford — USS Gerald R. Ford | Non-combat fire in laundry spaces while operating in the Red Sea; 2 sailors burned, sailed to Souda Bay for repairs. Detail → |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis — IRIS Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis | Destroyed pier-side by U.S. airstrike, confirmed in CENTCOM video on 11 March. Detail → |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Delivered Tuo Chiang — ROCS Tan Chiang | First Tuo Chiang-class batch 2 catamaran corvette delivered at Lungteh Shipbuilding, Yilan. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Shahid Hassan Bagheri | Struck and destroyed near Strait of Hormuz by U.S. forces during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Ghadir | Destroyed near Strait of Hormuz by U.S. strikes targeting minelaying operations. Detail → |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Commissioned Taigei — JS Chogei | Commissioned at Kobe; fifth Taigei-class submarine with lithium-ion batteries. Detail → |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Delivered Tamandaré — Tamandaré | Delivered by TKMS at Itajaí; first of four MEKO-based frigates for the Brazilian Navy. Detail → |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Haj Qasem | Struck and destroyed off Bandar Lengeh during Operation Epic Fury; CENTCOM confirmed all four Soleimani-class corvettes destroyed by 11 March. Detail → |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Commissioned Thalun — UMS Thalun Min | Commissioned at Yangon; largest domestically built Myanmar frigate. Detail → |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Renhai — Dongguan | Commissioned and assigned to Eastern Theater Command; first Type 055 in the ETC. Detail → |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Renhai — Anqing | Commissioned and assigned to Eastern Theater Command alongside Dongguan; 10th Type 055. Detail → |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Commissioned Hibiki — JS Bingo | Commissioned at Kure; fourth Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship with SWATH hull. Detail → |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Captured Bandar Abbas — IRIS Bushehr | Interned by Sri Lanka at Colombo after IRIS Dena sinking, first warship internment by a neutral nation since WWII. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Dena | Torpedoed and sunk by U.S. submarine 20 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi | Struck and sunk near Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Captured Hengam — IRIS Lavan | Interned at Indian naval base in Kochi after seeking refuge during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Shahid Raees Ali Delvari | Sunk by U.S. strikes at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Shahid Soleimani | Destroyed at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury, confirmed by Secretary of War Hegseth. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Admiral Grigorovich — Admiral Essen | Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB; fire burned 18 hours, Kalibr launch capability assessed destroyed. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Admiral Grigorovich — Admiral Makarov | Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB alongside Admiral Essen. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Grisha — Yeysk | Severely damaged during Ukrainian drone strike on Novorossiysk NB. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Grisha — Kasimov | Severely damaged during Ukrainian drone strike on Novorossiysk NB alongside Yeysk. Detail → |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Natya — Valentin Pikul | Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB; most severely damaged vessel. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Jamaran | Sunk by U.S. airstrikes at Konarak NB near Chabahar during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Bayandor — IRIS Bayandor | Sunk by U.S. strikes at Konarak NB during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Bayandor — IRIS Naghdi | Sunk at Konarak NB alongside sister ship Bayandor during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Sahand | Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas by U.S. strikes during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Makran — IRIS Makran | Struck and set ablaze at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Fateh | Sunk at Bandar Abbas during U.S. strikes, hull breached by precision munitions. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Zagros | Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas alongside Sahand and Sabalan during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Kilo — IRIS Taregh | Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas pier based on satellite imagery during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Shahi Mahdavi — IRIS Shahid Mahdavi | Destroyed at Bandar Abbas anchorage during opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Alvand — IRIS Sabalan | Sunk at Bandar Abbas during opening salvo of Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Shahid Bagheri — IRIS Shahid Bagheri | Struck at Bandar Abbas during opening hours of Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |