HMIS Baluchistan (J182)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Baluchistan |
| Ordered: | 20 December 1939 |
| Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 28 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 28 October 1942 |
| Out of service: | 1948 |
| Career (Pakistan) |  |
| Name: | Baluchistan |
| Acquired: | 1948 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 605 tons |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder 3 in (76.2 mm) gun 1 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun Mark III |
HMIS Baluchistan (J182) was a Bangor class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
Baluchistan was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 after the independence and renamed PNS Baluchistan.
History
HMIS Baluchistan was originally ordered from the Blyth Shipbuilding Company for the Royal Navy as HMS Greenock in 1939. However, before she was launched, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and eventually commissioned as Baluchistan.[2] She served in the RIN during World War II.
After the independence, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan, where she was renamed PNS Baluchistan.
Operations in World War II
Baluchistan was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted numerous convoys between Africa, British India and Australia in 1943-45.[3][4][5]
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