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The INS Tabar opened fire on a pirate "mother ship" after it came under attack, a government statement said.
There has been a recent surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The Saudi-owned Sirius Star supertanker is currently anchored off the Somali coast after it and its 25 crew were seized by pirates.
Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991 and has suffered continuing civil strife.
Warships from several countries are already patrolling the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is estimated to have cost up to $30m (Ј17m) in ransoms so far this year, according to a recent report by a UK think-tank.
(BBC)
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