Worlds Third Highest Quantity Of Frigates

The Indian Navy has the third highest number of frigates in the world after China and Japan.

Frigates are the intermediate ships between corvettes and destroyers.

India currently has 13 frigates of four classes.

1. Shivalik class

2. Talwar class

3. Brahmaputra class

4. Godavari class

Shivalik class

Shivalik class ahips are currently in service in the Indian Navy. It is a class of multi-role frigates.

A total of three ships were built to serve the Indian Navy in between 2000 and 2010.

All ships of the Shivalik class were commissioned by 2012.

They were the first stealth warships built in India.

Ships were named after Hill ranges in India.

Shivalik Class Ships	Commissioned	Origin
INS Shivalik	29 April 2010	India
INS Satpura	20 August 2011	India
INS Sahyadri	21 July 2012	India

Talwar class

The Talwar class ships were built by Russia for the Indian Navy.

It is a guided missile frigate equipped with anti submarine sensors and communication equipment.

Each ship has a displacement of 4,000 tons. Talwar class ships can gain a speed of 56 km/hr.

It has a capability of doing a variety of missions and is commonly used for eliminating submarines and large surface ships.

Talwar Class Ships	Commissioned	Origin
INS Talwar	18 June 2003	Russia
INS Trishul	24 November 2000	Russia
INS Tabar	25 May 2001	Russia
INS Teg	27 April 2012	Russia
INS Tarkash	9 November 2012	Russia
INS Trikand	29 June 2013	Russia

Brahmaputra class

Brahmaputra class ships are designed and built in India. They are guided missile frigates of the Indian Navy.

Three ships of this class currently serve in the Indian Navy.

They are named after Indian rivers.

Brahmaputra Class Ships	Commissioned	Origin
INS Brahmaputra	14 April 2000	India
INS Betwa	7 July 2004	India
INS Beas	11 July 2005	India

Godavari class

Godavari class ships are the first warships designed and developed by the Indian Navy.

One ship of this class serves the Indian Navy. The ships are named after the Indian rivers. INS Gomati was the first Indian Navy ship to employ a digital electronics combat data system.