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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}}.
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==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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Revision as of 14:39, 5 June 2022

History
Name: Lawrence
Builder: William Beardmore and Company
Launched: 30 July 1919
Commissioned: 27 December 1919
Decommissioned: 1947
Fate: Scrapped 1947
General characteristics [1]
Displacement: 1,225 long tons (1,245 t) standard
Length:
  • 225 ft (69 m) p/p
  • 248 ft 6 in (75.74 m) o/a
Beam: 34 ft (10 m)
Draught: 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power: 1,900 shp (1,400 kW)
Propulsion:
  • Geared steam turbines,
  • 2 Babcock boilers
  • 2 shafts
Speed: 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 97
Armament:

HMIS Lawrence (L83) was a sloop, commissioned in 1919 into the Royal Indian Marine (RIM).[1][2]

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 First World War,[citation needed] being launched at William Beardmore and Company on 30 July 1919 and completed on 27 December 1919.[1] 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.[3]

In 1925 while conducting anti-slavery patrols the ship conducted a bombardment of Fujairah Fort, destroying three of the forts towers.[4]

On the outbreak of the Second World War, the Lawrence, whose armament had been increased by the addition of four 3-pounder guns and a second 2-pounder pom-pom,[5] deployed to Masirah Island off the coast of Oman where it was used to carry out patrols,[6] taking part in the unsuccessful search for the missing airliner Hannibal in March 1940.[7]

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.[8] When Britain and the Soviet Union invaded Iran in August 1941, Lawrence took part in the attack on Abadan on 25 August 1941, boarding and capturing the Iranian gunboats Karkas and Shahbaaz and two Italian merchant ships.[9]

In late 1944 Lawrence was assigned to HMIS Himalaya, the Gunnery school in Karachi as a Gunnery School Firing Ship,[10] and joined the Bombay training squadron in November 1945.[11]

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

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parkes 1973, p. 96.
  2. ↑ "HMIS Lawrence (L 83 / U 83) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the 24 class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".
  3. ↑ Collins 1964, pp. 6–7.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Collins 1964, p. 13.
  6. ↑ Collins 1964, p. 33.
  7. ↑ Collins 1964, p. 36.
  8. ↑ Collins 1964, pp. 71–72.
  9. ↑ Collins 1964, pp. 78–82, 88–92.
  10. ↑ Collins 1964, p. 128.
  11. ↑ Collins 1964, p. 144.

References

  • Collins, J.T.E. 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.

External links

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