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|Ship class={{sclass | |Ship class={{sclass|Bathurst|minesweeper|1}} | ||
|Ship displacement=1,025 tons (full war load) | |Ship displacement=1,025 tons (full war load) | ||
|Ship length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship beam={{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship beam={{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship draught={{convert|8.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship draught={{convert|8.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship propulsion=Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 | |Ship propulsion=Triple expansion, 2 shafts. {{cvt|2,000|hp|lk=in}} | ||
|Ship speed={{convert|15|kn}} | |Ship speed={{convert|15|kn}} | ||
|Ship range= | |Ship range= | ||
|Ship complement=85 | |Ship complement=85 | ||
|Ship sensors=Type 128 asdic | |Ship sensors=Type 128 asdic | ||
|Ship armament=1 × [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]] or 1 × 4 inchgun, 1 × [[Bofors 40 mm | |Ship armament=1 × [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]] or 1 × 4 inchgun, 1 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm Bofors gun]], 2-3 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikon guns]], up to 40 [[depth charge]]s | ||
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'''HMIS ''Punjab'' (J239)''' was a | '''HMIS ''Punjab'' (J239)''' was a {{Sclass|Bathurst|minesweeper}} which served in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN) during [[World War II]].<ref name=u-punjab>{{Cite web|url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3744.html|title = HMIS Punjab (J 239) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Minesweeper of the Bathurst class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
HMIS ''Punjab'' was ordered in 1941, and built by [[Mort's Dock]]. She was commissioned in 1942, into the [[Eastern Fleet]]. She escorted a number of convoys until the end of the war.<ref name=nh-1942>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1942b.htm</ref><ref name=nh-1943b>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1943b.htm</ref><ref name=nh-1944>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1944-11.htm</ref><ref name=nh-1945>http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1945.htm</ref> | HMIS ''Punjab'' was ordered in 1941, and built by [[Mort's Dock]]. She was commissioned in 1942, into the [[Eastern Fleet]]. She escorted a number of convoys until the end of the war.<ref name=nh-1942>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1942b.htm|title = Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942}}</ref><ref name=nh-1943b>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1943b.htm|title = Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943}}</ref><ref name=nh-1944>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1944-11.htm|title=East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944}}</ref><ref name=nh-1945>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1945.htm|title=East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945}}</ref> | ||
In July 1945, in support of the planned Allied amphibious landings in Malaya, ''Punjab'' with other RIN and Royal Navy vessels conducted minesweeping operations off [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]].<ref name=nh-squirrel>http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Squirrel.htm</ref> | In July 1945, in support of the planned Allied amphibious landings in Malaya, ''Punjab'' with other RIN and Royal Navy vessels conducted minesweeping operations off [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]].<ref name=nh-squirrel>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Squirrel.htm|title=HMS Squirrel, minesweeper}}</ref> | ||
After the [[independence of India]] and the subsequent [[Partition of India|partition]], she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan. | After the [[independence of India]] and the subsequent [[Partition of India|partition]], she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan. | ||
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{{Bathurst class corvette}} | {{Bathurst class corvette}} | ||
{{ | {{Corvettes of the Indian Navy}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Punjab (J239)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Punjab (J239)}} | ||
[[Category:Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal Indian Navy]] | [[Category:Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal Indian Navy]] | ||
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Pakistan Navy]] | [[Category:Minesweepers of the Pakistan Navy]] | ||
[[Category:1941 ships]] | [[Category:1941 ships]] | ||