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|Ship country=United Kingdom | |Ship country=United Kingdom | ||
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag| | |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} | ||
|Ship name=''Lychnis'' | |Ship name=''Lychnis'' | ||
|Ship ordered=December 1916 | |Ship ordered=December 1916 | ||
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|Ship fate=Transferred to the Royal Indian Marine | |Ship fate=Transferred to the Royal Indian Marine | ||
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|Ship fate=Scrapped | |Ship fate=Scrapped 1946 | ||
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|Ship class={{sclass | |Ship class={{sclass|Aubrietia|sloop|1}} | ||
|Ship displacement= 1,250 tons | |Ship displacement= 1,250 tons | ||
|Ship length=*{{convert|255|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} [[p/p]] | |Ship length=*{{convert|255|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} [[p/p]] | ||
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'''HMIS ''Cornwallis'' (L09)''' was an {{sclass | '''HMIS ''Cornwallis'' (L09)''' was an {{sclass|Aubrietia|sloop|0}} [[Sloop-of-war|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.<ref name=ub-cornwallis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3873.html|title=HMIS Cornwallis (L 09 / U 09) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the Cornwallis 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 '''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. | 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. | ||
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Following the end of the war, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Marine and commissioned as HMIS ''Cornwallis''. In 1934, RIM was renamed Royal Indian Navy. During World War II, she was a part of the [[Eastern Fleet]]. She escorted numerous convoys in the [[Indian Ocean]] 1942-45.<ref name=nh-1942>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1942.htm</ref><ref name=nh-1943a>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1943a.htm</ref> | Following the end of the war, she was transferred to the Royal Indian Marine and commissioned as HMIS ''Cornwallis''. In 1934, RIM was renamed Royal Indian Navy. During World War II, she was a part of the [[Eastern Fleet]]. She escorted numerous convoys in the [[Indian Ocean]] 1942-45.<ref name=nh-1942>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1942.htm|title=East Indies Fleet, Admiralty Diary Jan-March 1942}}</ref><ref name=nh-1943a>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1943a.htm|title = Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943}}</ref> | ||
She was decommissioned and scrapped in 1946, soon after the end of the war. | She was decommissioned and scrapped in 1946, soon after the end of the war. | ||
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*{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Paul|title=U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in the World Wars |year=1997 |publisher=Arms & Armour Press |location=London |isbn=1-85409-321-5}} | *{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Paul|title=U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in the World Wars |year=1997 |publisher=Arms & Armour Press |location=London |isbn=1-85409-321-5}} | ||
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