| Career | Indian Navy |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMIS Godaveri (U53) |
| Namesake: | Godavari River |
| Ordered: | 29 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Thornycroft |
| Yard number: | Yard 1386 |
| Laid down: | 30 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 28 June 1943 |
| Out of service: | 1948 |
| Honours and awards: |
Burma, 1945 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Pakistan |
| Badge: | Map of India and the Indian Ocean with a border of lotus; sea Blue, British territory Gold and Lotus proper |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement: | 1,250 tons original 1,350 tons modified |
| Length: | 299 ft 6 in (91.29 m) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified |
| Draught: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Geared turbines, 2 shafts: 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original) 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified) |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h) (original) 20 knots (37 km/h) (modified) |
| Range: | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 (original) 192 (modified) |
| Armament: |
6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) |
HMIS Godaveri (U53) was a Black Swan class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.
Godaveri was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 after the Partition of India and eventually renamed PNS Sind.
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HMIS Godaveri was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company and commissioned in 1943. Her commanding officers in the Royal Indian Navy were:
She was deployed during World War II.
After the Independence of India and the subsequent Partition, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan, where she was renamed PNS Sind.
The German submarine U-198 was sunk near the Seychelles, in position 03º35'S, 52º49'E, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Findhorn (under the command of Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dawson, RD, RNR) and Godaveri (under the command of A/Cdr. A.B. Goord, RIN).[1]
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