The following is a list of warships gifted by India to other countries.
Note - these are gifts, not export or sale.
The following is a list of warships gifted by India to other countries.
Note - these are gifts, not export or sale.
Vietnam 1. INS Kirpan, Indian Navy gifted and transferred for the first time an active duty warship to any country in 2023. [1]
Myanmar 1. UMS Minye Theinkhathu previously INS Sindhuvir, a Kilo-class submarine, Indian Navy gifted INS Sindhuvir renamed UMS Minye Theinkhathu to Myanmar Navy in 2020. [2]
Maldives 1. India gifted a Fast Patrol Vessel, and a Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives in 2023. [3]
2. India gifted offshore patrol vessel to Maldives in 2019. [4]
3. India gifted MCGS Huravee a Trinkat class patrol vessel to Maldives in 2006. [5]
Mauritius 1. India gifted INS Amar, a seaward defence boat to Mauritius way back in 1974. [6]
2. India gifted 9 Mandovi class patrol boat and replaced them with 5 Praga class patrol craft in 2000. [7]
3. India gifted T61, a SDB Mk.3 patrol boat in 1993. [8]
4. India gifted CGS Observer in 2001, a AMPL (P-2000)-class interceptor boat. [9]
Seychelles 1. India gifted Fast Patrol Vessel to Seychelles in 2021. [10]
2. India gifted PS Constant a Trinkat-class patrol vessel to Seychelles in 2014. [11]
3. India gifted PS Topaz a Trinkat-class patrol vessel to Seychelles in 2005. [12]
Mozambique 1. India gifted 2 Fast Interceptor Boats to Mozambique in 2019. [13]
2. India gifted 2 Fast Interceptor Boats to Mozambique in 2021. [14]
Sri Lanka 1. India gifted ICGS Varaha, Vikram class offshore patrol vessel to Sri Lanka in 2015. [15]
INS Sukanya is the lead vessel of the Sukanya-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy. In Sanatan Dharma, Sukanya was the daughter of Shryayati, son of Vaivasvata Manu and the wife of the great sage Chyavana. It was commissioned into service on 31 August 1989.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. GRSE also builds export ships.
The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Because the Maldives does not have a navy, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute to national defence and by and large to respond to issues related to the maritime security of the nation. Therefore, the Coast Guard is documented as the custodian of the Maldives Maritime Domain. Maritime security is a constituent ingredient of the national security in a maritime nation such as the Maldives and its significance is best understood when one perceives the island or the archipelagic nature of the country.
The Myanmar Navy is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 16,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counter-insurgency operations was smaller than those of the army and the air force. The navy has since been expanded to take on a more active role in defense of Myanmar's territorial waters.
The Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India's exclusive economic zone. In 2023, one of the ships, INS Tarmugli, was donated to the Maldivian Coast Guard.
UMS Minye Theinkhathu (71) is a Sindhughosh (Kilo)-class submarine owned by the Myanmar Navy. It is the first of two submarines procured by the country's navy, followed by the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin. Before being acquired by Myanmar, it served in the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir (S58).
The Close Range Naval-91 is a naval version of the Medak 30mm automatic gun installed on the Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle, a variant of the Russian BMP-2 manufactured in India under license by the Ordnance Factory Medak. The Medak gun itself is based on the Russian Shipunov 2A42 30 mm automatic cannon.
The action of 30 March 2010 was a naval battle involving a patrol boat of the Seychelles Coast Guard and two groups of Somali pirate vessels. The encounter resulted in the freeing of twenty-seven hostages held by the pirates.
The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) is a branch of the Seychelles People's Defence Force created in 1993. It is a maritime, military, multi-mission service. They acquired responsibility for search and rescue for vessel incidents as well as environmental protection from the Seychelles Port Authority, formerly known as the Port and Marine Services Division.
L&T fast interceptor craft are a series of high-speed interceptor boats being built by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard. The ships are intended for patrol and rescue operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone.
The Rajshree-class patrol vessels are a series of eight inshore patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Coast Guard.
La Flèche (P32) is a 30-metre (98 ft) patrol vessel owned and operated by the Seychelles Coast Guard. La Flèche was donated to Seychelles by the United Arab Emirates, with a sister ship, on April 1, 2011.
PS Contant is a Trinkat-class patrol vessel owned and operated by the Seychelles Coast Guard. She was formerly operated by the Indian Navy as INS Tarasa (T63). India, as well as the United Arab Emirates, have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels. India and the UAE helped equip the tiny Seychelles with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the Horn of Africa that is notorious for pirate attacks.
PS Topaz is a Trinkat-class patrol vessel owned and operated by the Seychelles Coast Guard. She was formerly operated by the Indian Navy as INS Tarmugli (T64). India, like China and the United Arab Emirates, have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels. India, China, and the UAE helped equip the tiny Seychelles with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the Horn of Africa that is notorious for pirate attacks.
INS Nirdeshak (J19) was the sixth ship of the Sandhayak class of the Indian Navy. The ship operated as a hydrographic survey ship in the Indian Navy, under the Eastern Naval Command. Nirdeshak was equipped to prepare a variety of marine charts and maps for ECDIS system. The ship's secondary role was to conduct humanitarian aid and disaster management operations, wherein the ship could be converted into a hospital ship. The ship was also equipped with an operating theater and associated equipment needed to attend to medical emergencies at sea.
The Trinkat-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named INS Tarmugli:
MCGS Huravee, formerly INS Tarmugli is a patrol vessel of the Car Nicobar-class of Indian Navy and the first ship in the series of four Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC). The ship was commissioned by Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. The indigenously conceived, designed and built ship, named after an island of same name in the Andaman archipelago is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speeds. Built for extended coastal and off-shore surveillance and patrol duties the warship is fitted with advanced MTU engines, water jet propulsion as well as latest communication equipment.
INS Tarmugli, formerly MCGS Huravee was originally INS Tillanchang, a Trinkat-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. The vessel was designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata, West Bengal. Tillanchang was named after Tillangchong Island sometimes also called Tillanchang and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 17 March 2001. She was transferred to the Maldivian Coast Guard on 16 April 2006 as MCGS Huravee. As part of the transfer, technical and material assistance was provided by the Indian Navy for a period of three years. The Indian Navy also stationed a team of personnel for a preliminary period and on-the-job training of the Maldivian crew. Huravee was successfully refitted at Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in November 2018. The refit was an initiative by Indian Navy to boost its diplomatic outreach to friendly foreign navies in the Indian Ocean Region.
The Ajay-class patrol vessels were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in the 1960s. The lead vessel, INS Ajay was the first warship built in Independent India. They were sometimes viewed as a variant of the Ford-class seaward defence boats. Two were transferred to the Bangladesh Navy and one to Mauritius; later versions could have different armament