HMIS Deccan (J129)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Deccan |
| Ordered: | 12 February 1942 |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Laid down: | 3 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 24 May 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 30 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 1948 |
| Fate: | Sold into Merchant Service |
| 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 Deccan (J129) was a Bangor-class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
History
HMIS Deccan was ordered in 1942, and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in India for the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in March 1945, just months before the end of World War II.
HMIS Deccan was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted a few convoys between Africa, British India and Australia in 1945.[2] She was also deployed for mine clearance operations off Phuket.[3]
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