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India Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

Every recorded change to the India fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.

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Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 0 events 0 2023 2024 — 5 events 5 2024 2025 — 16 events 16 2025 2026 to 3 Oct — 17 events 17 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 3 Oct 2026.

By event type 38 events logged · 0 hulls lost
  • Commissioned 25
  • Delivered 9
  • Retired 3
  • Damaged 1

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India navy losses, sinkings & commissionings

  1. AUG 312026 INS Nipun (Nistar) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
  2. AUG 272026 INS Samarthak (Samarthak) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered to Indian Navy by L&T at Kattupalli, first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel for trials and evaluation.
  3. AUG 212026 INS Mangrol (Mahe) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered by Cochin Shipyard at Kochi, third of eight Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.
  4. JUL 302026 INS Nipun (Nistar) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered by Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
  5. JUL 222026 INS Malvan (Mahe) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Karwar, second of eight Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft built by CSL Kochi.
  6. JUL 112026 INS Mahendragiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate.
  7. JUN 212026 INS Dunagiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Kolkata alongside INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, fifth Project 17A stealth frigate.
  8. JUN 212026 INS Agray (Arnala) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Kolkata alongside Dunagiri and Sanshodhak; Arnala-class anti-submarine shallow water craft built by GRSE.
  9. JUN 212026 INS Sanshodhak (Sandhayak (2023)) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Fourth and last large survey vessel commissioned at Kolkata alongside Dunagiri and Agray.
  10. APR 302026 INS Mahendragiri (Nilgiri) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Sixth Nilgiri-class (P17A) stealth frigate delivered by MDSL at Mumbai.
  11. APR 32026 INS Taragiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Fourth Nilgiri-class (P17A) stealth frigate commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
  12. APR 32026 INS Aridhaman (Arihant) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, third Arihant-class SSBN strengthening India's sea-based nuclear deterrent.
  13. MAR 312026 INS Dunagiri (Nilgiri) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Fifth Nilgiri-class (P17A) stealth frigate delivered by GRSE at Kolkata.
  14. MAR 312026 INS Agray (Arnala) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Fourth Arnala-class ASW shallow water craft delivered by GRSE at Kolkata.
  15. MAR 312026 INS Malvan (Mahe) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Second Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft delivered by CSL at Kochi.
  16. MAR 312026 INS Sanshodhak (Sandhayak) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Fourth and final Survey Vessel (Large) delivered by GRSE at Kolkata, alongside frigate INS Dunagiri.
  17. FEB 272026 INS Anjadip (Arnala) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Chennai; third Arnala-class ASW shallow water craft.
  18. DEC 192025 INS Sindhughosh (Sindhughosh) Retired 🇮🇳 India · Decommissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai after 40 years, lead boat of the Sindhughosh class.
  19. DEC 162025 DSC A20 (Diving Support Craft) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Kochi, first of five indigenous diving support craft.
  20. NOV 242025 INS Mahe (Mahe) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, first Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.
  21. NOV 62025 INS Ikshak (Sandhayak) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Base Kochi, third Survey Vessel Large of the Sandhayak class.
  22. OCT 62025 INS Androth (Arnala) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, second anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft.
  23. OCT 62025 INS Abhay (Abhay) Retired 🇮🇳 India · Decommissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai after 36 years, last of the Abhay-class corvettes.
  24. OCT 62025 INFAC T-82 (Super Dvora) Retired 🇮🇳 India · Super Dvora Mk II fast attack craft decommissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai after 22 years.
  25. AUG 262025 INS Udaygiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam alongside sister ship Himgiri, second Project 17A frigate.
  26. AUG 262025 INS Himgiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam alongside sister ship Udaygiri, third Project 17A frigate.
  27. AUG 12025 INS Himgiri (Nilgiri) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders at Kolkata, third Project 17A stealth frigate.
  28. JUL 182025 INS Nistar (Nistar) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, first indigenously designed diving support vessel.
  29. JUL 12025 INS Tamal (Talwar) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad; last warship India will import.
  30. JUN 182025 INS Arnala (Arnala) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, first of sixteen anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft.
  31. JAN 152025 INS Surat (Visakhapatnam) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, fourth and final Project 15B stealth destroyer.
  32. JAN 152025 INS Nilgiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, lead ship of the Project 17A stealth frigate class.
  33. JAN 152025 INS Vagsheer (Kalvari) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, sixth and final Kalvari-class Scorpene submarine.
  34. DEC 182024 INS Nirdeshak (Sandhayak (2023)) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Second large survey vessel commissioned at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam by the Minister of State for Defence.
  35. DEC 92024 INS Tushil (Talwar) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Seventh Project 11356 frigate commissioned at the Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad, with the Defence Minister attending.
  36. AUG 292024 INS Arighaat (Arihant) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Second Arihant-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in a ceremony presided over by the Defence Minister.
  37. JUL 212024 INS Brahmaputra (Brahmaputra) Damaged 🇮🇳 India · Fire during refit at Mumbai Naval Dockyard, then listed and capsized alongside; one junior sailor lost, the Navy said.
  38. FEB 32024 INS Sandhayak (Sandhayak (2023)) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · First of four new large survey vessels commissioned at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam by the Defence Minister.