The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Indian Navy traces its origins back to the East India Company's Marine which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region.

Indian Navy profile:
Founded 1612; 405 years ago
Country India
Type Navy
Size 67,109[1]
Part of Indian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy)
Motto(s) शं नो वरुणः (Sanskrit)
Sham No Varunaḥ (IAST)
May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us (English)
Colours Navy Blue, White
Anniversaries Navy Day: 4 December
Operational fleet as of August 2017
1 aircraft carriers
1 amphibious transport dock
8 landing ship tanks
11 destroyers
14 frigates
23 corvettes
4 mine countermeasure vessels
15 submarines
29 patrol vessels
4 replenishment oilers
other auxiliary vessels
Engagements Major wars and operations
First Opium War
Second Opium War
World War I
World War II
Portuguese-Indian War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Lal Dora
Operation Cactus
Kargil War
Anti-piracy operations in Somalia