Monday, September 22, 2008

INDIAN NAVAL SQUADRONS

It appears that the Indian Navy does not allocate a certain type of vessel to a particular unit. Rather, different vessel types are assigned to units as they are commissioned and the units often switch to very different vessel types from what they might been equipped with originally. For instance, the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron currently equipped with Tarantul-I Class corvettes may have been the former 22nd Destroyer Squadron and the 31st Patrol Vessel Squadron currently equipped with Petya-II Class frigates may be the former 31st MCM Squadron. Also note that some squadron numbers are not sequential and often repeat themselves, albeit with different vessel types - such as the 21st Missile Vessel Squadron and 21st MCM Squadron. The list below is incomplete, as it does not include the squadron numbers/locations for the Godavari & Brahmaputra Classes of frigates, the Khukri & Kora Classes of corvettes, the Trinkat & Bangaram Classes of fast patrol vessels and other naval ships.

There appears to be a pattern with the submarine squadron numbers. For instance, the 12th Submarine Squadron could have been the former 12th Frigate Squadron or raised as a new unit, sequentially following the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Submarine Squadrons. There are some indications that the Indian Navy has now done away with squadron organizations for most combat units, except for submarines, missile boats and minesweepers. Instead, the Indian Navy has opted for combined task groups. Missile boat squadrons are organized into divisions of four or fewer units. For instance, the 25th Missile Vessel Squadron has the 251 Division, 252 Division, 253 Division and so on. Likewise the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron has the 221 Division, 222 Division and so on. Please note that although the information currently listed on this page has been identified in print, squadron numbers and vessel types could change. Currently active units are listed separately from other units.

WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND, HQ - MUMBAI

10th Submarine Squadron - INS Vajrabahu @ Mumbai
INS Shishumar S44 – Shishumar Class
INS Shankush S45 – Shishumar Class
INS Shalki S46 – Shishumar Class
INS Shankul S46 – Shishumar Class

12th Submarine Squadron - INS Vajrabahu @ Mumbai
INS Sindhuratna S59 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhukesari S60 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhukirti S61 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhuvijay S62 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhurakshak S63 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhushastra S65 - Sindhugosh Class

? Destroyer Squadron @ Mumbai
INS Delhi D61 - Delhi Class
INS Mysore D60 - Delhi Class
INS Mumbai D62 - Delhi Class

? Destroyer Squadron @ Mumbai
INS Ranvir D54 - Rajput Class
INS Ranvijay D55 - Rajput Class

15th Frigate Squadron - INS Agnivahu @ Colaba, Mumbai
INS Talwar F40 - Talwar Class
INS Trishul F41 - Talwar Class
INS Tabar F42 - Talwar Class

22nd Missile Vessel Squadron (K22) - INS Agnivahu @ Colaba, Mumbai
INS Veer K40 - Veer Class
INS Nirbhik K41 - Veer Class
INS Nipat K42 - Veer Class
INS Nishank K43 - Veer Class
INS Nirghat K44 - Veer Class
INS Vibhuti K45 - Veer Class
INS Vipul K46 - Veer Class
INS Vinash K47 - Veer Class
INS Vidyut K48 - Veer Class
INS Nashak K83 - Veer Class
INS Pralaya K91 - Veer Class
INS Prabal K92 - Veer Class

23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron (P23) @ Mumbai
INS Abhay P33 - Abhay Class
INS Ajay P34 - Abhay Class
INS Akshay P35 - Abhay Class
INS Agray P36 - Abhay Class

? Patrol Vessel Squadron @ Mumbai
INS Sukanya P50 - Sukanya Class (Large Patrol Craft)
INS Subhadra P51 - Sukanya Class
INS Suvarna P52 - Sukanya Class

19th MCM Squadron (M19) @ Mumbai - Ocean Minesweepers
INS Pondicherry M61 - Pondicherry Class
INS Porbandar M62 - Pondicherry Class
INS Bedi M63 - Pondicherry Class
INS Bhavnagar M64 - Pondicherry Class
INS Alleppey M65 - Pondicherry Class
INS Ratnagiri M66 - Pondicherry Class

Other Boats @ Mumbai

INS Viraat R22 - Aircraft Carrier

INS Jyoti A58 - Replenishment Tanker

INS Shakti A57 - Replenishment Tanker

INS Nireekshak A15 - Diving Support Ship

INS Investigator J15 - Sandhayak Class (Survey Ship)

EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND, HQ - VIZAG

8th Submarine Squadron - INS Virbahu @ Vizag
INS Vela S40 - Foxtrot Class
INS Vagli S42 - Foxtrot Class

11th Submarine Squadron - INS Virbahu @ Vizag
INS Sindhughosh S55 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhudhvaj S56 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhuraj S57 - Sindhugosh Class
INS Sindhuvir S58 - Sindhugosh Class

? Destroyer Squadron @ Vizag
INS Rajput D51 - Rajput Class
INS Rana D52 - Rajput Class
INS Ranjit D53 - Rajput Class

14th Frigate Squadron @ Vizag
INS Udaygiri F35 - Nilgiri Class
INS Dunagiri F36 - Nilgiri Class
INS Taragiri F41 - Nilgiri Class
INS Vindhyagiri F42 - Nilgiri Class

21st MCM Squadron (M21) @ Vizag - Ocean Minesweepers
INS Karwar M67 - Pondicherry Class
INS Cannanore M68 - Pondicherry Class
INS Cuddalore M69 - Pondicherry Class
INS Kakinanda M70 - Pondicherry Class
INS Kozhikode M71 - Pondicherry Class
INS Konkan M72 - Pondicherry Class

Other Boats @ Vizag

INS Sandhayak J18 - Sandhayak Class (Survey Ship)
INS Nirdeshak J19 - Sandhayak Class
INS Nirupak J14 - Sandhayak Class

INS Magar L20 - Magar Class (Amphibious Warfare Vessel)
INS Gharial L23 - Magar Class

INS Savitiri P53 - Sukanya Class (Large Patrol Craft)
INS Aditya A59 - Replenishment Tanker

SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND, HQ - KOCHI (COCHIN)

1st Training Squadron @ Kochi
INS Tir A86
INS Krishna F46
INS Tarangini - Varuna Class (Sail Training Ship)

20th MCM Squadron @ Kochi - Inshore Minesweepers
INS Mahé M83 - Mahé Class
INS Malpe M86 - Mahé Class

Other Boats @ Kochi

INS Sharada P55 - Sukanya Class (Large Patrol Craft)
INS Sujata P56 - Sukanya Class

INS Jamuna J16 - Sandhayak Class (Survey Ship)
INS Sutlej J17 - Sandhayak Class

INS Sagardhwani A74 - Research Ship
INS Varuna - Sail Training Vessel

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR COMMAND, HQ - PORT BLAIR

5th Landing Ship Squadron @ Port Blair
INS Sharabh L17 - Polnochny C Class (Amphibious Warfare Vessel)
INS Cheetah L18 - Polnochny D Class
INS Mahish L19 - Polnochny D Class
INS Guldar L20 - Polnochny D Class
INS Kumbhir L22 - Polnochny D Class

These may not all be currently active and reflect historical information.

• 4th Amphibious Squadron - 1st batch of Polnochny Class vessels which have now been decommissioned.

• 15th Frigate Squadron - Formerly equipped with Type 12 frigates, the old Talwar & Trishul.

• 16th Frigate Squadron - Formerly equipped with Type 41 frigates, the old Beas, Betwa & Brahmaputra.

• 21st Missile Vessel Squadron (K21) - Located at Mumbai and formerly equipped with Durg Class corvettes.

• 32nd Patrol Vessel Squadron - Used to be with Petya-II Class frigates.

• 149th MCM Squadron - Used to be equipped with Ton Class vessels.

• 239th MCM Squadron - Used to be equipped with Ham Class vessels.

• 321st Sea/Land Patrol Squadron.

• 322nd SDB Squadron.

• 324th SDB Squadron.

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Air Craft Carrier


An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a sea-going airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. They have evolved from wooden vessels used to deploy a balloon into nuclear powered warships that carry dozens of fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Balloon carriers were the first ships to deploy manned aircraft, used during the 19th and early 20th century, mainly for observation purposes. The 1903 advent of fixed wing airplanes was followed in 1910 by the first flight of such an aircraft from the deck of a US Navy cruiser. Seaplanes and seaplane tender support ships, such as HMS Engadine, followed. The development of flat top vessels produced the first large fleet ships. This evolution was well underway by the mid 1920s, resulting in ships such as the HMS Hermes, Hōshō, and the Lexington class aircraft carriers.
World War II saw the first large scale use and further refinement of the aircraft carrier, spawning several types. Escort aircraft carriers, such as USS Barnes, were built only during World War II. Although some were purpose built, most were converted from merchant ships, and were a stop-gap measure in order to provide air support for convoys and amphibious invasions. Light aircraft carriers, such as USS Independence represented a larger, more "militarized" version of the escort carrier concept. Although the light carriers usually carried the same size air groups as escort carriers, they had the advantage of higher speed as they had been converted from cruisers under construction rather than civilian merchant ships.
Wartime emergencies also saw the creation or conversion of other, unconventional aircraft carriers. CAM ships, like the SS Michael E, were cargo carrying merchant ships which could launch but not retrieve fighter aircraft from a catapult. These vessels were an emergency measure during World War II as were Merchant aircraft carriers (MACs), such as Mv Empire MacAlpine, another emergency measure which saw cargo-carrying merchant ships equipped with flight decks. Battlecarriers were created by the Imperial JapaneseNavy to partially compensate for the loss of carrier strength at Midway.
Two of them were made from Ise class battleships during late 1943. The aft turrets were removed and replaced with a hangar, deck and catapult. The heavy cruiser Mogami concurrently received a similar conversion. This "half and half" design was an unsuccessful compromise, being neither one thing nor the other. Submarine aircraft carriers, such as the French Surcouf, or the Japaneseclass I-400 submarines, which were capable of carrying 3 Aichi M6A Seiran aircraft, were first built in the 1920s, but were generally unsuccessful at war. Modern navies that operate such ships treat aircraft carriers as the capital ship of the fleet, a role previously played by the battleship. The change, part of the growth of air power as a significant part of warfare, took place during World War II. This change was driven by the superior range, flexibility and effectiveness of carrier-launched aircraft.
Following the war, the scope of carrier operations continued to increase in size and importance. Supercarriers, typically displacing 75,000 tonnes or greater, have become the pinnacle of carrier development. Most are powered by nuclear reactors and form the core of a fleet designed to operate far from home. Amphibious assault ships, such as USS Tarawa or HMS Ocean, serve the purpose of carrying and landing Marines and operate a large contingent of helicopters for that purpose. Also known as "commando carriers" or "helicopter carriers", they have a secondary capability to operate VSTOL aircraft.
Lacking the firepower of other warships, carriers by themselves are considered vulnerable to attack by other ships, aircraft, submarines or missiles and therefore travel as part of a carrier battle group (CVBG) for their protection. Unlike other types of capital ships in the 20th century, aircraft carrier designs since World War II have been effectively unlimited by any consideration save budgetary, and the ships have increased in size to handle the larger aircraft: The large, modern Nimitz class of United States Navy carriers has a displacement nearly four times that of the World War II-era USS Enterprise yet its complement of aircraft is roughly the same, a consequence of the steadily increasing size of military aircraft over the years.

Air Craft Carrier-Architecture

Air Craft Carrier-Architecture

SUB MARINE

A submarine is a watercraft that can operate independently underwater, as distinct from a submersible that has only limited underwater capability. The term submarine most commonly refers to large manned autonomous vessels, however historically or more casually, submarine can also refer to medium sized or smaller vessels, (midget submarines, wet subs), Remotely Operated Vehicles or robots. The word submarine was originally an adjective meaning "under the sea", and so consequently other uses such as "submarine engineering" or "submarine cable" may not actually refer to submarines at all. Submarine was shortened from the term "submarine boat".
Submarines are referred to as "boats" for historical reasons because vessels deployed from a ship are referred to as boats. The first submarines were launched in such a manner. The English term U-Boat for a German submarine comes from the German word for submarine, U-Boot, itself an abbreviation for Unterseeboot ("undersea boat").
Although experimental submarines had been built before, submarine design took off during the 19th century. Submarines were first widely used in World War I, and feature in many large navies. Military usage ranges from attacking enemy ships or submarines, aircraft carrier protection, blockade running, ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force, reconnaissance and covert insertion of special forces. Civilian uses for submarines include marine science, salvage, exploration and facility inspection/maintenance. Submarines can also be specialised to a function such as search and rescue, or undersea cable repair. Submarines are also used in tourism and for academic research.
Submarines have one of the largest ranges in capabilities of any vessel, ranging from small autonomous or one- or two-man vessels operating for a few hours, to vessels which can remain submerged for 6 months such as the Russian Typhoon class. Submarines can work at greater depths than are survivable or practical for human divers. Modern deep diving submarines are derived from the bathyscaphe, which in turn was an evolution of the diving bell.
Most large submarines comprise a cylindrical body with conical ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes. In modern submarines this structure is the "sail" in American usage ("fin" in European usage). A "conning tower" was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. There is a propeller (or pump jet) at the rear and various hydrodynamic control fins as well as ballast tanks. Smaller, deep diving and specialty submarines may deviate significantly from this traditional layout.

SUB MARINE

SUB MARINE

SUB MARINE1

SUB MARINE1

SUB MARINE II

SUB MARINE II

Sailing Ships

Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large, wind-powered, vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage ship became associated with all large sailing vessels and when steam power came along the adjective became necessary.
specification:
There are many different types of sailing ship, but they all have certain basic things in common. Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship. The crew who sail a ship are called sailors or hands. They take turns to take the watch, the active managers of the ship and her performance for a period.
Watches are traditionally four hours long. Some sailing ships use traditional ship's bells to tell the time and regulate the watch system, with the bell being rung once for every half hour into the watch and rung eight times at watch end (a four-hour watch).
Ocean journeys by sailing ship can take many months, and a common hazard is becoming becalmed because of lack of wind, or being blown off course by severe storms or winds that do not allow progress in the desired direction. A severe storm could lead to shipwreck, and the loss of all hands.
Sailing ships can only carry a certain quantity of supplies in their hold, so they have to plan long voyages carefully to include many stops to take on provisions and, in the days before watermakers, fresh water.

SAILING SHIPS

SAILING SHIPS

Sailing Ships

Sailing Ships

FRIGATE CLASS SHIPS



Basically a frigate [frĭg'-ĭt] is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.
In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square-rigged on all three masts (full rigged), but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort. In the 19th century, the armoured frigate was a type of ironclad warship and for a time was the most powerful type of vessel afloat.
In modern navies, frigates are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships, especially as anti-submarine warfare(ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys. But ship classes dubbed "frigates" have also more closely resembled corvettes, destroyers, cruisers and even battleships.

INS GOTHAVARI

INS GOTHAVARI

INS GOTHAVARI

TYPE 16 GODAVARI CLASS:

Vessel Type:
Guided Missile Frigate.
Names & Pennant Numbers with commission dates:
Godavari F20 (10 December 1983) INS Ganga F22 (30 December 1985)INS Gomati F21(16 April 1988)
Structure:
The Type 16 Class frigates are a modification of the original Leander Class design with an indigenous content of 72% and a larger hull.
Displacement:
3600 tons standard.............3850 tons full load.
Dimensions:
Length - 126.4 metres.................Beam - 14.5 metres.................Draught - 4.5 metres.
Main Machinery:
Two turbines with 30,000 hp motors, two 550 psi boilers and two shafts.
Maximum Speed: 27 knots.
Maximum Range: 4500 miles at 12 knots.
Complement:
313 (incl. 40 Officers & 13 Aircrew).
Radar:
Air; One Signaal radar at D-band frequency (range - 145n miles; 264 km).........Air/Surface; One MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band frequency (range - 70n miles; 128 km)..........Navigation/Helo Ctrl; Two Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay radars at I-band frequency..........Fire Control; Refer to 'Weapons' sub-section.
Sonar: The Bharat APSOH; hull mounted and provides active panoramic search & attack with medium frequency. The vessels also have a Fathoms Oceanic VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) and Type 162M sonar, which provides bottom classification with high frequency. INS Ganga has a Thomson Sintra DSBV 62; passive towed array sonar with very low frequency.
Weapons:
Four P-20M (SS-N-2D Styx) AShMs, fitted in single-tube launchers, with active radar (Mod 1) or infra-red (Mod 2) homing to 45n miles; 83 km at 0.9 Mach. Becomes a sea skimmer at the end of run. Has a 513 kg warhead.
INS Ganga and INS Gomati have been refitted with the Israeli Barak SAM system, with fire control provided by an EL/M-2221 STG radar.
The latter vessel was first sighted with the Barak in December 2002 and the system was reportedly operational by March 2003. It is probable that INS Godavari also has the Barak system, but that is yet to be confirmed through official channels. Prior to the fitment of the Barak system, these vessels had a single vertical launcher with the OSA-M (SA-N-4) SAM with SAR homing to 8n miles; 15 km at Mach 2.5, with a service ceiling of 3048 meters and a 50 kg warhead. A total of 20 OSA-M missiles were carried on board and they had a limited SSM capability. Fire control was provided by a single MPZ-310 (NATO: Pop Group) radar at F/H/I-band frequency, which has since been removed from the vessels that feature the Barak system.
Two 57mm (twin) guns at 90º elevation, 120 rds/min to 4.4n miles; 8 km, for use against ship- and shore-based targets. Fire control is provided by a single MR-103 (NATO: Muff Cob) radar at G/H-band frequency. In the CIWS role, the vessels are fitted with four AK-230 30mm gunmounts with 85º elevation and 500 rounds/min to 2.7n miles; 5 km with fire control provided by two MR-123 (NATO: Drum Tilt) radars at H/I-band frequency.
Features six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes, which fire the Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedo which has active/passive homing to 3.8n miles; 7 km at 33 knots with a 34 kg shaped charged warhead. INS Godavari has tube modifications for the Indian NST 58 version of A244S.
Weapons Control:
MR 301 MFCS and MR 103 GFCS.
Combat Data System: Selenia IPN-10 action data automation and a Immarsat communications (JRC) system.
Helicopters:
Two Sea King Mk.42B or a combination of one Sea King Mk.42B and one HAL Chetak. Usually one helicopter is carried with more than one air crew. French Samahé helicopter landing equipment is fitted. The Naval ALH can also be embarked.
Countermeasures:
Selenia INS-3 (Bharat Ajanta and Elettronica TQN-2) intercept and jammer is used for ESM/ECM purposes. Two chaff/flares are used as decoys. Will have the 'Super Barricade' decoys in due course. Also has a Graesby G738 towed torpedo decoy.