HMIS Kumaon (J164)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kumaon |
| Ordered: | 20 December 1939 |
| Builder: | William Hamilton and Company |
| Laid down: | 12 December 1940 |
| Launched: | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 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 Kumaon (J164) was a Bangor class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
History
HMIS Kumaon was ordered from the William Hamilton and Company originally for the Royal Navy as HMS Middlesbrough in 1939. However, before she was launched, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and eventually commissioned as Kumaon.[2] She served in the RIN during World War II.
Operations in World War II
Kathiawar 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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