HMIS Kathiawar

History
India
NameKathiawar
Ordered20 December 1939
BuilderBlyth Shipbuilding Company
Laid down28 October 1941
Launched14 July 1942
Commissioned23 December 1942
Out of service1948
FateScrapped 1956
General characteristics
Class & typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 656 long tons (667 t) standard
  • 820 long tons (833 t) full
Length174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament

HMIS Kathiawar (J155) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during the Second World War.

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