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R 23 Vikramaditya (ex Gorshkov) class CV

Displacement: 44570 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 273 m ; beam 32.7 m; draught 9.5 m
Aviation: approx 16 MiG-29K; 4-6 Ka-27/28 ASW helos; 1-2 Ka-31 AEW helos
Armament: unknown (all current Gorshkov weapons systems to be removed)
Propulsion: shafts; 4 boilers/steam turbines; 100000shp; 30kts
Description: The fourth project 1143 aircraft carrying cruiser was originally commissioned Baku in 1987. Renamed Admiral Gorshkov after the collapse of the Soviet Union, she lost here Yak-38 airgroup when the aircraft were withdrawn in 1992. She served on as a helicopter carrier until a boiler room explosion laid her up in 1994. After repairs the vessel was returned to service but finally withdrawn in 1996, outlasting her sister vessels by three years. A plan for the Gorshkov to be transferred to India has been an on again-off again proposition since 1994 but the deal was not finally sealed until January 2004.
The contract will see the Gorshkov rebuilt into a full deck carrier capable of operating an airgroup of MiG-29K fighter aircraft. All the carriers weapons currently clustered on the foredeck will be removed and ski jump constructed. Operations will be of the Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) manner as used on the Russian Navy's Kuznetsov. The carrier work is to be completed by 2009 the Indian Navy should take delivery of 16 MiG-29Ks by 2008. It is believed the vessel will be christened INS Vikramaditya but this is not confirmed.

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R 22 Viraat (ex HMS Hermes) class CVH

Displacement: 28700 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 226.5 m ; beam 48.8 m; draught 8.8 m
Aviation: full length flight deck, ski jump; 30 aircraft; FRS.51 Sea Harrier, Sea King 42B and Ka-28 ASW helos, Ka-31 AEW helos
Armament: 2 Sea Cat SAM, 5 dual 40 mm; after refits Barak SAM, 2 x 40mm AA, 2 x AK-230 30mm CIWS
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4 boilers/steam turbines; 76000shp; 28kts
Description: Laid down 21 June 1944, renamed 11/1945, construction suspended following WWII. Construction resumed mid-1950's and the Hermes was finally commissioned as a light fleet carrier on 25 November 1959. She went into refit 24 Feb 1964 and returned to service in May 1966. Hermes was decommissioned to reserve 14 July 1970 but was reactivated and converted to a commando carrier at Devenport Dockyard 1 March 1971 to 18 Aug 1973.
The Hermes experience yet another career change when she was converted to ASW carrier 10 May 1976 to 10 Dec 1976, then replaced in ASW role by Bulwark before conversion to her final configuration of VSTOL (Harrier) carrier in 1980. Hermes was scheduled for yet another decommissioning in 1982, but was retained for Falklands service. Despite playing a pivotal role in the South Atlantic once the Illustrious was commission Hermes was finally decommissioned to reserve 12 April 1984 and stricken for disposal 1 July 1985.
This was not the end for this proud vessel though. She was sold to India 19 April 1986 and refitted prior to transfer with new fire control equipment, navigation radars and deck landing aids. Her boilers were converted to take distillate fuel and the ship was given improved NBC protection.. She commissioned 12 May 1987 as INS Viraat (R22), and upon arrival in India was formally recommissioned 15 Feb 1989. A boiler room flood put Viraat out of action in 1993 and while repairs were effected she received a new search radar. Another minor refit in 1996 saw the wartime 40mm guns replaced by 40mm Bofors and a pair of AK-230 30mm gatling guns.
INS Viraat began another life-extension refit in July 1999. This refit included upgrading propulsion systems, a package of sensors to sound emergency alerts, a modern communication system, a long-range surveillance radar, new weapon systems including Barak SAMs, new hangar fire curtains, a revamped lift system to reduce reaction time in the event of an attack and a new flood alarm system. The vessel underwent sea trials in December 2000, missile trials in March/April 2001and finally returned to service in early June 2001 after nearly two years in refit. The vessel took part in the International Fleet Review in Mumbai on 17 February 2001.She is expected to serve through until 2010.

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R 11 Vikrant (ex HMS Hercules -Majestic) class CVH

Displacement: 19500 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 213.3 m ; beam 24.4 m; draught 7.3 m
Aviation: 16 aircraft; FRS.51 Sea Harrier; Sea King Mk 42B
Armament: 15 x 40mm AA
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4 boilers/steam turbines; 40000shp; 23kts
Description: Construction of HMS Hercules began in 1943 but was suspended with the end of the Second World War. In January 1957 she was sold to India and work resumed. After being completed to a modernised design with and angled flight deck, steam catapult and mirror landing aids she was finally commissioned as the INS Vikrant on 4 March 1961. Operating a mixed air group of Hawker Sea Hawks fighters and Breguet Alize ASW aircraft she was the pride of the Indian Navy through the 1960s, 70s and into the 80s. Playing little part in the Indo-China conflict of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965 the Vikrant and her battle group did play and important role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. Operating with the Eastern Fleet in the Bay of Bengal the Vikrant group blockaded East Pakistan (Bangladesh) ports. Vikrants aircraft launched many airstrikes on Pakistani military targets in the area.

From 1979 the Vikrant was in refit, emerging in 1982 with a new look, a bow mounted ski jump and a new airgroup, Sea Harriers and Sea King helos replacing the Sea Hawks and Alize's. Now forty years since her launch and after twenty years of valuable service with the Indian navy the Vikrant was showing her age. Removal of the steam catapults may have simplified her operations but her machinery was still responsible for many breakdowns. By the early 1990s she was laid up more often than operational. In 1997 the Viraat was finally decommissioned leaving the former HMS Hermes, INS Viraat as the Navy's only carrier.

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C 60 Mysore (ex HMS Nigeria) class CL

Displacement: 11090 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 169 m ; beam 18.9 m; draught 5.0 m
Aviation: 2 seaplanes
Armament: 4 triple 6-inch / 50 Mk 23 (one turret later removed) ; 4 dual 4-inch / 45 QF Mk 16 HA, 2 quad 2 pdr ; 4 quad 0.5-inch MG, 2 triple 21-inch TT.
Propulsion: shafts; 4 boilers/steam turbines; 100000shp; 30kts
Description: Commissioned as the HMS Nigeria in 1940 this vessel served with distinction through WWII, most famously as part of the Pedestal convoy to resupply Malta in 1942 where she was damaged.
The ship was transferred to the Indian Navy on 29th August 1957. Her advent symbolised power. Her main armament of 6" guns could deliver a fusillade of 2.5 tons of explosives a minute on the enemy. Mysore's first adventure in her chequered career was the liberation of Goa in 1961. Her tasks included the speedy capture of Anjadip, neutralisation and capture of the Portuguese frigate Aphonso de Albuquerque, and subsequent administration of the territory. In 1965 Mysore led the Fleet for two sorties in the North East Arabian Sea and off North Saurashtra, but the enemy did not seek action. It fell once again on Mysore to lead the Western Fleet to victory in December 1971, achieving a most effective blockade of Karachi and virtual command of the Arabian Sea. In her twilight years, Mysore served as the Cadets Training Cruiser, the very cradle of professionalism through which many a future officer passed. Till her decommissioning on 29th August 1985, Mysore constantly lived up to her motto: ALWAYS FEARLESS.

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D 61 Dehli (Project 15) class DDG

Displacement: 6900 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 163.0 m ; beam 17.0 m; draught 6.5 m
Aviation: flight deck aft and hangars for two Sea King Mk 42B or 1 Sea King and 1 HAL Chetak/Dhruv
Armament: 4 x quad launchers for SS-N-25 (Kh-35/3M-24E) SSMs; 2 x 3S-90 GMLS for SA-N-7 (Shtil/9M38M1) SAM each with 24 missiles; 1 x Barak SAM VLS; 1 x AK-100 100mm DP gun; 4 x AK-630 30mm gatling guns; 2 RBU-6000 AS rocket launchers; quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4 UZPA DT-59 gas turbines; 64000shp; 32kts
Description: The Delhi Class are the largest warships ever to be built in India and primarily act as command and control platforms for task groups and as screening escorts for the aircraft carriers. INS Mumbai, is more advanced than the other two vessels in the Delhi Class though minor modifications are already taking place on INS Delhi and INS Mysore. This includes the addition of Israeli Barak SAMs for anti-ship missile defence. These vessels are well suited for power projection roles in the Indian Ocean Region and are fully fitted with flag facilities. The Delhi Class is also capable of operating in a NBC environment. The Indian Navy plans to build three more DDGs under Project 15A. These will likely employ the BrahMos cruise missile but little else is know of the progress this program

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D 51 Rajput (mod Kashin) class DDG

Displacement: 4974 tons (full load)
Dimensions: overall length 147.0 m ; beam 15.8 m; draught 5.0 m
Aviation: flight deck aft for one Ka-28 or HAL Chetak
Armament: 4 x SS-N-2D (P-20M) SSMs; 2 x twin SA-N-1 (S-125M) SAM launchers; twin 76mm DP gun mount; 4 x twin AK-230 30mm AA (D-51-D-53) or 4 ADGM-630 30mm guns (D-53,D-54); 2 x RBU 6000 AS rocket launchers; quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4 gas  turbines; 72000shp; 35kts
Description: These vessels are based on the Soviet mod Kashin design but with  different electronics fit and weapons layout. The main SSM is repositioned forward unlike the aft firing battery of the tattletale mod Kashin’s. It is believed that the vessels may be fitted with an Italian combat data system along with Inmarsat equipment. At least D 51 Rajput has received an indigenous Bharat Ajanta ESM system. Rajput has also been used as test platform for the BrahMos cruise missile, conducting missile firings in February and November 2003. This class will likely be withdrawn from service as the Project 15A vessels are built.

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Nilgiri (Project 17) class FFG

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Talwar (mod Krivak) class FFG

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F 23 Brahmaputra (Prtoject 16A) class FFG

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F 20 Godavari (Project 16) class FFG

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F 33 Nilgiri (Indian Leander) class FF

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F 40 Talwar (Whitby) class FF

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F 41 Taragiri (UK Leander Batch 3) class FF

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P 61 Kora (Project 25A) class Corvettes

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P 49 Khukri (Project 25) class Corvettes

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K 71 Durg (Nanuchka) class Corvettes

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K 40 Veer (Tarantul) class Corvettes

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Samar class OPV

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P 33 Abhay (Pauk II) class ASW corvete

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P 68 Arnala (Petya II) class

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Prachand (Osa II) class FAC-M

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L 20 Magar class LST

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A 58 Jyoti  AO

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A 50 Deepak  AO

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