HMIS Carnatic (J199)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Carnatic |
| Ordered: | 20 December 1939 |
| Builder: | William Hamilton and Company |
| Laid down: | 28 March 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 July 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 27 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1949 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| 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 Carnatic (J199) was a Bangor-class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
History
HMIS Carnatic was ordered from the William Hamilton and Company originally for the Royal Navy as HMS Newhaven in 1939. However, before she was launched, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and eventually commissioned as Carnatic.[2] She served in the RIN during World War II.
Operations in World War II
Carnatic 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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