| History | |
|---|---|
| File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgIndia | |
| 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 Ć 12-pounder gun or 1 Ć 4 inchgun, 1 Ć 40 mm Bofors gun, 2-3 Ć 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]
- ā "HMIS Punjab (J 239) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Minesweeper of the Bathurst class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".
- ā "Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942".
- ā "Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943".
- ā "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944".
- ā "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945".
- ā "HMS Squirrel, minesweeper".
