HMIS Indus (U67)
Royal Indian Navy sloop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about HMIS Indus (U67)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For Royal Navy ships of the same name, see HMS Indus.
HMIS Indus was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Indian Navy launched in 1934 and sunk during the Second World War in 1942. She was a slightly enlarged version of other vessels in the Grimsby class. She was named after the Indus River. Indus served mainly as an escort vessel, and she was therefore lightly armed. Her pennant number was changed to U67 in 1940.[3]
Quick Facts History, India ...
Indus in Akyab harbour, Burma, 1942 | |
History | |
---|---|
India | |
Name | Indus |
Namesake | Indus |
Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Laid down | 8 December 1933[1] |
Launched | 24 August 1934[1] |
Commissioned | 15 March 1935[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: L67 (U67 after 1940) |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Akyab, 6 April 1942 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Grimsby class sloop |
Displacement | 1,190 long tons (1,210 t) standard load |
Length | 296 ft 4 in (90.32 m) oa |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 16.25 kn (30.10 km/h; 18.70 mph) |
Complement | 119 |
Armament |
|
Close