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|Ship ordered= 19 August 1940 | |Ship ordered= 19 August 1940 | ||
|Ship builder= [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|Thornycroft]] | |Ship builder= [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|Thornycroft]] | ||
|Ship yard number= | |Ship yard number=1385 | ||
|Ship laid down= 30 August 1941 | |Ship laid down= 30 August 1941 | ||
|Ship launched= 21 November 1942 | |Ship launched= 21 November 1942 | ||
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|Ship reinstated= | |Ship reinstated= | ||
|Ship honours= [[Burma]], 1944-45 | |Ship honours= [[Burma]], 1944-45 | ||
|Ship fate= Transferred to Pakistan, subsequently scrapped (1959) <ref name="worldnavalships.com">http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/shipinfo.php?ShipID=1072</ref> | |Ship fate= Transferred to Pakistan, subsequently scrapped (1959) <ref name="worldnavalships.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/shipinfo.php?ShipID=1072|title = PNS Jhelum - World Naval Ships Directory}}</ref> | ||
|Ship notes= | |Ship notes= | ||
|Ship badge= On a Field Blue, rising from a base barry wavy of four, a trident gold, with a cobra proper entwined. | |Ship badge= On a Field Blue, rising from a base barry wavy of four, a trident gold, with a cobra proper entwined. | ||
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'''HMIS ''Narbada'' (U40)''' was a Modified Bittern class [[sloop]], later known as the [[Black Swan class sloop|''Black Swan'' class]], which served in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN) during [[World War II]]. | '''HMIS ''Narbada'' (U40)''' was a Modified Bittern class [[sloop of war|sloop]], later known as the [[Black Swan class sloop|''Black Swan'' class]], which served in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN) during [[World War II]]. | ||
''Narbada'' was transferred to [[Pakistan]] in 1948 after the [[Partition of India]], and served as ''PNS Jhelum''. | ''Narbada'' was transferred to [[Pakistan]] in 1948 after the [[Partition of India]], and served as ''PNS Jhelum''. | ||
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HMIS ''Narbada'' was ordered in 1940 as a part of the 1940 Build Program for the Royal Indian Navy. She was built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] and commissioned in 1943. | HMIS ''Narbada'' was ordered in 1940 as a part of the 1940 Build Program for the Royal Indian Navy. She was built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] and commissioned in 1943. | ||
With World War II underway, she was deployed as an escort to multiple Allied convoys en route to Bombay. Upon arrival, she joined the Eastern Fleet. In 1944, she was deployed for defence of military convoys in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name=nh>http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-Narbada.htm</ref> | With World War II underway, she was deployed as an escort to multiple Allied convoys en route to Bombay. Upon arrival, she joined the Eastern Fleet. In 1944, she was deployed for defence of military convoys in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name=nh>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-Narbada.htm|title = Indian sloop HMIS Narbada}}</ref> | ||
In early January 1945, she was deployed with {{ship|HMIS|Jumna|U21|6}} to support the landing of the 74th Indian Brigade of the [[British Indian Army]] on [[Akyab]] Peninsular, as a part of [[Operation Lightning (Burma)|Operation Lightning]]. ''Jumna'' and ''Narbada'' engaged Japanese batteries up the [[Kaladan River]] near [[Ponnagyun]]. After embarking troops, she joined Task Force 64 headed by {{HMS|Phoebe|43|6}} for support of landing by 3rd British Commando Brigade between Akyab and Ramree with {{HMS|Napier|G97|6}} and HMIS ''Jumna''. | In early January 1945, she was deployed with {{ship|HMIS|Jumna|U21|6}} to support the landing of the 74th Indian Brigade of the [[British Indian Army]] on [[Akyab]] Peninsular, as a part of [[Operation Lightning (Burma)|Operation Lightning]]. ''Jumna'' and ''Narbada'' engaged Japanese batteries up the [[Kaladan River]] near [[Ponnagyun]]. After embarking troops, she joined Task Force 64 headed by {{HMS|Phoebe|43|6}} for support of landing by 3rd British Commando Brigade between Akyab and Ramree with {{HMS|Napier|G97|6}} and HMIS ''Jumna''. | ||
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* {{cite book|last=Hague|first=Arnold|title=Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946|year=1993|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-67-3}} | * {{cite book|last=Hague|first=Arnold|title=Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946|year=1993|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-67-3}} | ||
*{{citation|first1=Satyindra|last1=Singh|title=Under two ensigns: The Indian Navy, 1945-1950|year=1986|isbn= 978-8120400948|publisher=Oxford & IBH Pub. Co}} | *{{citation|first1=Satyindra|last1=Singh|title=Under two ensigns: The Indian Navy, 1945-1950|year=1986|isbn= 978-8120400948|publisher=Oxford & IBH Pub. Co}} | ||
{{Black Swan class sloop}} | {{Black Swan class sloop}} | ||
{{Frigates_of_the_Indian_Navy}} | {{Frigates_of_the_Indian_Navy}} | ||
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[[Category:Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy]] | [[Category:Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy]] | ||