HMIS Madras (J237)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Madras.

History
India
NameMadras
Ordered24 September 1940
BuilderCockatoo Docks and Engineering Company
Laid down4 August 1941
Launched17 February 1942
Commissioned12 May 1942
Decommissioned1960
General characteristics
Class and type Bathurst-class minesweeper
Displacement1,025 tons (full war load)
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems		Type 128 asdic
Armament1 × 12-pounder gun or 1 × 4 inchgun, 1 × 40 mm Bofors gun, 2-3 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns, up to 40 depth charges

HMIS Madras (J237) was a Bathurst-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]

History[]

HMIS Madras was ordered in 1940, and built at Cockatoo Docks in Australia. She was commissioned in 1942 into the Eastern Fleet. She escorted a number of convoys until the end of the war.[2][3][4][5]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ "HMIS Madras (J 237) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Minesweeper of the Bathurst class - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944". Naval-history.net. 30 December 1944. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ^ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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