Indian Navy: Key Operations & Active Ships

New Delhi: Navy Day, observed on December 4 every year, celebrates the achievements and role of the Indian Navy and also marks the day Operation Trident took place.

A navy consists of a country’s warships and other vessels that the armed forces maintain for operations on, under, or above the sea. A modern navy includes large ships like aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, minesweepers, minelayers, gunboats, and various support and supply ships. Naval ships are the main way a country projects its military power at sea. They serve two main purposes: sea control and sea denial.

As the Navy is important to every country, in this article, let us look at major operations carried out by the Indian Navy and what are the active ships of the Indian Navy.

Indian Navy: What are major operations carried out in the last 10 years?

Operation Searchlight (2014): The Indian Navy searched for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a Boeing 777.

Operation Raahat (2015): The Indian Armed Forces evacuated Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Yemen during the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemeni Crisis.

Operation Nistar (2018): The Indian Navy used INS Sunayna to evacuate Indian citizens stranded on Socotra Island in Yemen due to Cyclone Mekenu.

Operation Madad (2018): The Indian Navy launched Operation Madad to provide rescue and relief in flood-hit Kerala and help the state administration during the flooding.

Operation Samudra Setu (2020): This operation was started to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are the current active ships in the Indian Navy?

The list of active Indian Navy ships shows all the ships currently in service. This information comes from the official Indian Navy website. As of April 2024, the Indian Navy has

2 aircraft carriers
1 amphibious transport dock
4 tank landing ships
12 destroyers
13 frigates
2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
16 conventionally powered attack submarines
18 corvettes
8 landing craft utilities
10 large offshore patrol vessels
5 fleet tankers

The Indian Navy also has various auxiliary vessels and small patrol boats.

List of Active Ships

 This article highlights the Navy’s crucial role and accomplishments. Read on to learn about the major operations undertaken by the Indian Navy in the last decade. Also, a comprehensive list of currently active Indian Navy ships is provided in this article.   knowledge Knowledge News, Photos and Videos on General Knowledge