HMIS Rohilkhand (J180)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rohilkhand |
| Ordered: | 20 December 1939 |
| Builder: | William Hamilton and Company |
| Laid down: | 29 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 5 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1963 |
| 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 Rohilkhand (J180) was a Bangor-class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
History
HMIS Rohilkhand was ordered from the William Hamilton and Company originally for the Royal Navy as HMS Padstow in 1939. However, before she was launched, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and eventually commissioned as Rohilkhand.[2] She served in the RIN during World War II.
Operations in World War II
Rohilkhand was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted numerous convoys between Africa, British India and Australia in 1943-45.
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