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Appendix V
SHIPS OF THE R.I.N. IN 1944
Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateSloops (7) Kistna
CauveryMod. Black Swans 1,375 19½ 6-4" H.A.L.A.
2 Bofors1943 Narbada
Godavari
Sutlej
JumnaModified Bittern 1,300 18½ 6-4" H.A.L.A.
2-2 pdr.
6-4" H.A.L.A.
1-0.5 M.G.1943 1941
Hindustan .. 1,190 16 2-4"
1-0.5" M.G.1930 Minesweepers (20) Punjab .. 860-960 16 1-12 pdr. 1942 Madras Bathurst 413/939 .. 3 Oerlikons 1942 Bombay (Fitted LL & SA, A/S & M/S) 935 .. 3/4 IG or MG 1942 Bengal .. .. .. .. 1942 Sind .. .. .. .. July 1944 Godwana .. .. .. .. Sept. 1944 Assam .. .. .. .. Nov. 1944
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Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateOudh Bangor (A/S/ fitted) 800 16½ 1-22 pdr. Bihar .. .. .. 3 Oerlokons Orissa .. .. .. .. Khyber .. .. .. .. Kumaon .. .. .. .. 1942 Rajputana .. .. .. .. 1942 Baluchistan .. .. .. .. In Commission Kathiawar .. .. .. .. 1942 Carnatic .. .. .. .. 1942 Konkan .. .. .. .. 1942 Rohilkhand .. .. .. .. 1942 Malwa .. .. .. .. July 1944 Deccan .. .. .. .. Sept. 1944 A/S-M/S Trawlers Travancore Bassett 700 11-12 1-12 pdr. In Commission (28) Agra .. .. .. 1 Oerlikon " Berar .. .. .. 2-4 L.G. " Baraoda .. .. .. .. " Patna .. .. .. .. " Calcutta .. .. .. .. " Lahore .. .. .. .. " Karachi .. .. .. .. "
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Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateMadura .. .. .. .. In Commission Poona .. .. .. .. " Amritsar .. .. .. .. " Shillong .. .. .. .. " Cuttack .. .. .. .. " Lucknow .. .. .. End 1943 Peshawar .. .. .. .. " Ahmedabad .. .. .. .. " Nagpur .. .. .. .. " Dacca .. .. .. .. Jan-Mar 1944 Chittagong .. .. .. .. " Rampur .. .. .. .. " Sholapur .. .. .. .. " Nasik .. .. .. .. " Multan .. .. .. .. " Bareilly .. .. .. .. " Cochin .. .. .. .. " Quetta .. .. .. .. " Ambala .. .. .. .. August 1944 Sialkot .. .. .. .. " Fairmiles 24 in No. 110' M.L. 78 15-17 1-3 pdr.
1-2 pdr.8 complete
16 building
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Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateH.D.M.L. 28 in No. 72' M.L. 40 11½ 1-2 pdr.
1 Oerlikon10 complete
18 buildingM.M. Sweepers 14 in No. Local 105 10 .. 3 Complete M.T.B. 40 in No. +6 spare .. .. .. .. 28 in commission
remainder due shortlyIrrawadi Aux. A/S/ Ship 1,804 12 1-4" 1913 Kalovati .. 2,730 12 1-4" I PP
2 Oerlikons1928 Netravati .. 2,500 12 1-4"
2 Oerlikons1909 Pansy .. .. 16 1-4"
2 Oerlikons1916 St. Anthony .. .. 13 1-12 Pdr.
2 Oerlikons1936 Cornwallis .. 1,383 12 1-4", 1-pdr. 1917 Dipavati .. 997 17 1-4" 1936 Ramdas .. 683 12 1-12 pdr. 1920 Clive .. 1748 12 2-4", 1-2 pdr.
2 Oerlikons1920
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Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateInvestigator Aux. A/S/ Ship 1,572 12 1-2 pdr. 1924 Hirawati " 975 14 1-4" 1930 Ratnagiri " .. 12 1-12 pdr. 1935 Sonavati " 2,600 12 1-4"
2 Oerlikons
1-2 pdr.1936 Lawrence " 1,210 12 2-4" 1919 Rukmavati Aux. Patrol Vessel 145 10 1-12 pdr. 1904 Badora " .. 7 1-12 pdr. 1914 Ganga " .. 8 1-3 pdr. 1931 Nautilus " .. 8 1-12 pdr. 1912 Hira " ex-Persian
GunboatsVery small Lal " " " Moti " " " Nilam " " " Kutubtari " .. 9 1-12 pdr. 1915 Laxmi " .. 9 1-12 pdr. 1918 Lilavati " 600 12 1-12 pdr. 1911 Satyavati " 600 11 1-12 pdr. 1911 Tanjore " 736 11 1-12 pdr.
1 Oerlikon1941 Sita " .. 8 1-3 pdr. 1928
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Type Name Class Displacement Speed Armament Completion
DateBaracuda Coastal Force
Base Ship.. .. .. .. Blinjoe " 2,600 10 1-4"
3 Oerlikons1930 Bhadravati Salvage Ship 2,067 11 1-4" 1932 Chinthe " .. .. .. ..
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