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	'''HMIS ''Lawrence'' (L83)''' was a [[sloop of war\|sloop]], commissioned in 1919 into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] (RIM).<ref name="JFS31 p96"/><ref name=ub-lawrence>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3876.html\|title=HMIS Lawrence (L 83 / U 83) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the 24 class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net}}</ref>		'''HMIS ''Lawrence'' (L83)''' was a [[sloop of war\|sloop]], commissioned in 1919 into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] (RIM).<ref name="JFS31 p96"/><ref name=ub-lawrence>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3876.html\|title=HMIS Lawrence (L 83 / U 83) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the 24 class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net}}</ref>
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	==References==		==References==
	*Collins, J.T.E. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy, 1939–1945]''. Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War. New Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964.		*Collins, J.T.E. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy, 1939–1945'']. Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War. New Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964.
	*Parkes, Oscar. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1931''. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). {{ISBN\|0-7153-5849-9}}.		*Parkes, Oscar. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1931''. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). {{ISBN\|0-7153-5849-9}}.

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	==History==		==History==
	HMIS ''Lawrence'' was ordered under the Emergency War Programme of the [[World War I\|First World War]],{{Citation needed\|date=August ~~2022~~}} being launched at [[William Beardmore and Company]] on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.<ref name="JFS31 p96"/> In the immediate post-war years, ''Lawrence'' was used by the Royal Indian Marine for servicing buoys and lighthouses and as a transport for high officials in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name="RIN p6-7">Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.</ref>		HMIS ''Lawrence'' was ordered under the Emergency War Programme of the [[World War I\|First World War]],{{Citation needed\|date=August 2011}} being launched at [[William Beardmore and Company]] on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.<ref name="JFS31 p96"/> In the immediate post-war years, ''Lawrence'' was used by the Royal Indian Marine for servicing buoys and lighthouses and as a transport for high officials in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name="RIN p6-7">Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.</ref>

	In 1925 while conducting anti-slavery patrols the ship conducted a bombardment of [[Fujairah Fort]], destroying three of the forts towers.<ref>Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (2016-03-22). The origins of the United Arab Emirates : a political and social history of the Trucial States. London. p. 165. ISBN 9781317244653. OCLC 945874284.</ref>		In 1925 while conducting anti-slavery patrols the ship conducted a bombardment of [[Fujairah Fort]], destroying three of the forts towers.<ref>Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (2016-03-22). The origins of the United Arab Emirates : a political and social history of the Trucial States. London. p. 165. ISBN 9781317244653. OCLC 945874284.</ref>

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	'''HMIS ''Lawrence'' (L83)''' was a [[sloop]], commissioned in 1919 into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] (RIM).<ref name="JFS31 p96"/><ref name=ub-lawrence>http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3876.html</ref>		'''HMIS ''Lawrence'' (L83)''' was a [[sloop of war\|sloop]], commissioned in 1919 into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] (RIM).<ref name="JFS31 p96"/><ref name=ub-lawrence>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3876.html\|title=HMIS Lawrence (L 83 / U 83) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the 24 class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net}}</ref>

	She served during [[World War II]] in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN), the successor to the RIM. Her [[pennant number]] was changed to '''U83''' 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.		She served during [[World War II]] in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN), the successor to the RIM. Her [[pennant number]] was changed to '''U83''' 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.

	==History==		==History==
	HMIS ''Lawrence'' was ordered under the Emergency War Programme of the [[World War I\|First World War]],{{Citation needed\|date=August ~~2011~~}} being launched at [[William Beardmore and Company]] on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.<ref name="JFS31 p96"/> In the immediate post-war years, ''Lawrence'' was used by the Royal Indian Marine for servicing buoys and lighthouses and as a transport for high officials in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name="RIN p6-7">Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.</ref>		HMIS ''Lawrence'' was ordered under the Emergency War Programme of the [[World War I\|First World War]],{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}} being launched at [[William Beardmore and Company]] on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.<ref name="JFS31 p96"/> In the immediate post-war years, ''Lawrence'' was used by the Royal Indian Marine for servicing buoys and lighthouses and as a transport for high officials in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name="RIN p6-7">Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.</ref>

	On the ~~outbreak~~ of ~~the Second World War, the ''Lawrence'', whose armament had been increased by the addition of four~~ [[~~3-pounder gun~~]]~~s and a second 2-pounder pom-pom~~,<ref ~~name="RIN p13"~~>~~Collins 1964~~, p. ~~13.</ref> deployed to [[Masirah Island]] off~~ the ~~coast~~ of ~~[[Oman]] where it was used to carry out patrols,<ref name="RIN p33">Collins 1964, p~~. 33.~~</ref> taking part in the unsuccessful search for the missing airliner [[Handley Page H~~.P.~~42#G-AAGX Hannibal\|Hannibal]] in March 1940.<ref name="RIN p36">Collins 1964, p~~.36.</ref>		In 1925 while conducting anti-slavery patrols the ship conducted a bombardment of [[Fujairah Fort]], destroying three of the forts towers.<ref>Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (2016-03-22). The origins of the United Arab Emirates : a political and social history of the Trucial States. London. p. 165. ISBN 9781317244653. OCLC 945874284.</ref>

	~~Immediately prior to~~ the outbreak of the ~~[[Anglo-Iraqi~~ War]], ''Lawrence'' ~~helped to cover~~ the ~~landing~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~20th Indian Infantry Brigade~~]] ~~at Basra on 18 April 1941.~~<ref name="RIN ~~p71-2~~">Collins 1964, pp. ~~71–72~~.</ref> ~~When Britain and~~ the ~~Soviet Union~~ [[~~Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran\|invaded Iran~~]] ~~in August 1941~~, ~~''Lawrence'' took~~ part in the ~~attack on~~ [[~~Abadan, Iran~~\|~~Abadan~~]] ~~on 25 August 1941, boarding and capturing the Iranian gunboats ''Karkas'' and ''Shahbaaz'' and two Italian merchant ships~~.<ref name="RIN ~~p78-82,88-2~~">Collins 1964, pp. ~~78–82, 88–92~~.</ref>		On the outbreak of the Second World War, the ''Lawrence'', whose armament had been increased by the addition of four [[3-pounder gun]]s and a second 2-pounder pom-pom,<ref name="RIN p13">Collins 1964, p. 13.</ref> deployed to [[Masirah Island]] off the coast of [[Oman]] where it was used to carry out patrols,<ref name="RIN p33">Collins 1964, p. 33.</ref> taking part in the unsuccessful search for the missing airliner [[Handley Page H.P.42#G-AAGX Hannibal\|Hannibal]] in March 1940.<ref name="RIN p36">Collins 1964, p. 36.</ref>

	In late 1944 ''Lawrence'' was assigned to HMIS ''Himalaya'', the Gunnery school in [[Karachi]] as a Gunnery School Firing Ship,<ref name="RIN p128">Collins 1964, p. 128.</ref> and joined the Bombay training squadron in November 1945.<ref name="RIN p144">Collins 1964, p.144.</ref>		Immediately prior to the outbreak of the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]], ''Lawrence'' helped to cover the landing of the [[20th Indian Infantry Brigade]] at Basra on 18 April 1941.<ref name="RIN p71-2">Collins 1964, pp. 71–72.</ref> When Britain and the Soviet Union [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran\|invaded Iran]] in August 1941, ''Lawrence'' took part in the attack on [[Abadan, Iran\|Abadan]] on 25 August 1941, boarding and capturing the Iranian gunboats ''Karkas'' and ''Shahbaaz'' and two Italian merchant ships.<ref name="RIN p78-82,88-2">Collins 1964, pp. 78–82, 88–92.</ref>

			In late 1944 ''Lawrence'' was assigned to HMIS ''Himalaya'', the Gunnery school in [[Karachi]] as a Gunnery School Firing Ship,<ref name="RIN p128">Collins 1964, p. 128.</ref> and joined the Bombay training squadron in November 1945.<ref name="RIN p144">Collins 1964, p. 144.</ref>

	''Lawrence'' was decommissioned and scrapped in 1947, two years after the end of the war.		''Lawrence'' was decommissioned and scrapped in 1947, two years after the end of the war.

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==References==		==References==
	*Collins, J.T.E. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy, 1939–1945]''. Official History of the Indian Armed Forces In the Second World War. New Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964.		*Collins, J.T.E. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy, 1939–1945]''. Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War. New Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964.
	*Parkes, Oscar. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1931''. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). {{ISBN\|0-7153-5849-9}}.		*Parkes, Oscar. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1931''. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). {{ISBN\|0-7153-5849-9}}.
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2011}}~~

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKEscorts18Sl-allclasses1.htm British Escort Movements WW2 -Sloop-classes: Part 1 of 6]		*[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKEscorts18Sl-allclasses1.htm British Escort Movements WW2 -Sloop-classes: Part 1 of 6]

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'''HMIS ''Lawrence'' (L83)''' was a [[sloop]], commissioned in 1919 into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] (RIM).<ref name="JFS31 p96"/><ref name=ub-lawrence>http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3876.html</ref>

She served during [[World War II]] in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN), the successor to the RIM. Her [[pennant number]] was changed to '''U83''' 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.

==History==
HMIS ''Lawrence'' was ordered under the Emergency War Programme of the [[World War I|First World War]],{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} being launched at [[William Beardmore and Company]] on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.<ref name="JFS31 p96"/> In the immediate post-war years, ''Lawrence'' was used by the Royal Indian Marine for servicing buoys and lighthouses and as a transport for high officials in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref name="RIN p6-7">Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.</ref>

On the outbreak of the Second World War, the ''Lawrence'', whose armament had been increased by the addition of four [[3-pounder gun]]s and a second 2-pounder pom-pom,<ref name="RIN p13">Collins 1964, p. 13.</ref> deployed to [[Masirah Island]] off the coast of [[Oman]] where it was used to carry out patrols,<ref name="RIN p33">Collins 1964, p. 33.</ref> taking part in the unsuccessful search for the missing airliner [[Handley Page H.P.42#G-AAGX Hannibal|Hannibal]] in March 1940.<ref name="RIN p36">Collins 1964, p.36.</ref>

Immediately prior to the outbreak of the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]], ''Lawrence'' helped to cover the landing of the [[20th Indian Infantry Brigade]] at Basra on 18 April 1941.<ref name="RIN p71-2">Collins 1964, pp. 71–72.</ref> When Britain and the Soviet Union [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|invaded Iran]] in August 1941, ''Lawrence'' took part in the attack on [[Abadan, Iran|Abadan]] on 25 August 1941, boarding and capturing the Iranian gunboats ''Karkas'' and ''Shahbaaz'' and two Italian merchant ships.<ref name="RIN p78-82,88-2">Collins 1964, pp. 78–82, 88–92.</ref>

In late 1944 ''Lawrence'' was assigned to HMIS ''Himalaya'', the Gunnery school in [[Karachi]] as a Gunnery School Firing Ship,<ref name="RIN p128">Collins 1964, p. 128.</ref> and joined the Bombay training squadron in November 1945.<ref name="RIN p144">Collins 1964, p.144.</ref>

''Lawrence'' was decommissioned and scrapped in 1947, two years after the end of the war.

==Notes==
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==References==
*Collins, J.T.E. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy, 1939–1945]''. Official History of the Indian Armed Forces In the Second World War. New Delhi: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964.
*Parkes, Oscar. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1931''. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK:Davis & Charles Reprints, 1931 (1973 reprint). {{ISBN|0-7153-5849-9}}.
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2011}}

==External links==
*[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKEscorts18Sl-allclasses1.htm British Escort Movements WW2 -Sloop-classes: Part 1 of 6]
{{Frigates_of_the_Indian_Navy}}

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