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|Ship length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
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|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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| History | |
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| Name: | Punjab |
| Ordered: | 24 January 1941 |
| Builder: | Mort's Dock |
| Laid down: | 26 May 1941 |
| Launched: | 10 October 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 20 March 1942 |
| Out of service: | 1949 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length: | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught: | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 85 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Type 128 asdic |
| Armament: | 1 × 12-pounder gun or 1 × 4 inchgun, 1 × 40 mm Bofors gun, 2-3 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns, up to 40 depth charges |
HMIS Punjab (J239) was a -class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[6]
After the independence of India and the subsequent partition, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "HMIS Punjab (J 239) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Minesweeper of the Bathurst class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".
- ↑ "Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942".
- ↑ "Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943".
- ↑ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944".
- ↑ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945".
- ↑ "HMS Squirrel, minesweeper".
