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List of aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy
[edit]This is a list of aircaft carriers of the Indian Navy, grouped by class, and ordered by pennant numbers within the class.
Commissioned aircraft carriers
[edit]| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft carriers (2 in service) | ||||||
| Kiev class (Modified) | _close_shot.jpg)
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Aircraft carrier | INS Vikramaditya (R33) |  Russia
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45,400 tonnes | STOBAR carrier. |
| Centaur class | 
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Aircraft carrier | INS Viraat (R22) |  United Kingdom
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28,700 tonnes | STOVL carrier. Laid up in dry dock in Kochi.[1] To be decommissioned in late 2016;[2] scheduled to be replaced by INS Vikrant in 2018-19.[3] |
Under Construction
[edit]| Name | Picture | No. of Ships | Origin | Displacement | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS Vikrant | .jpg) |
1 |  India |
40,000 tonnes | under construction | INS Vikrant is planned to join the Eastern Naval Command in 2018.[4] |
| INS Vishal | 1 | India |
65,000 tonnes | Planned[5] | INS Vishal is likely to be a Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier with EMALS CATOBAR system to launch and recover aircraft. The decision regarding ships air-wing still remains unclear. |
Decommissioned aircraft carriers
[edit]| Ship | Pennant | Class | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Carriers | ||||||
| INS Vikrant | R11 | Majestic class | 4 March 1961 | 31 January 1997[6] | Converted to IMS-Indian Museum Ship briefly but subsequently scrapped in 2014. | formerly HMS Hercules Although never commissioned into the Royal Navy. |
References
[edit]- ^ "INS Viraat embarks on farewell voyage to Kochi". The Hindu. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Dutta, Sujan (8 April 2016). "Left-forbidden talks with US". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ SUJAN DUTTA (2013-12-03). "Navy plans nuke-powered carrier - The Telegraph (Calcutta)". Telegraph India.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant". timesofIndia.Indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "India's New Aircraft Carrier May Face Further Delays". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. May 23, 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Hiranandani G.M,Transition to Eminence - The Indian Navy 1976 – 90; pub Lancer New Dehli 2005, ISBN 978-81-7062-266-6