HMIS Malwa (J55)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Malwa |
| Ordered: | 12 February 1942 |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Laid down: | 3 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 21 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1945 |
| Out of service: | 1948 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Pakistan |
| Career (Pakistan) |  |
| Name: | PNS Peshawar |
| Acquired: | 1948 |
| Out of service: | 22 January 1959 |
| 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 Malwa (J55) was a Bangor class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1] the After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, She was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 and renamed PNS Peshawar.
History
HMIS Malwa was ordered in 1942, and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in India for the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in 1945, just months before the end of World War II.
Malwa was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted a few convoys before the end of the war.[2]
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan.
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