HMIS Cornwallis (L09)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lychnis |
| Ordered | December 1916 |
| Builder | William Hamilton and Company |
| Launched | 21 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Out of service | 1921 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Royal Indian Marine |
| British India | |
| Name | Cornwallis |
| Acquired | 1921 (transferred from the Royal Navy) |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Aubrietia-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,250 tons |
| Length | |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | Designed for 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) at 2,500 ihp (1,900 kW), but actually made 15-16.5 knots with this power. Required 3,000 ihp (2,200 kW) for 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h). |
| Range | 205 tons of coal |
| Complement | 80 men |
| Armament | Designed to mount 3 × 12-pounder guns and 2 × 3-pounder AA, but had 2 × 4 inch gun, 1 × 3-pounder AA and depth charge throwers |
HMIS Cornwallis (L09) was an Aubrietia-class sloop, originally built during World War I and commissioned as HMS Lychnis in the Royal Navy (RN) in 1917. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Marine (RIM) and commissioned as Cornwallis in 1921.
She served during World War II in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN), the successor to the RIM. Her pennant number was changed to U09 in 1940. Although originally built as a minesweeper, she was primarily used as a convoy escort during the war. She was scrapped soon after the end of the war.