HMIS Punjab (J239)

HMIS Punjab (J239) was a Bathurst-class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1]

History
India
NamePunjab
Ordered24 January 1941
BuilderMort's Dock
Laid down26 May 1941
Launched10 October 1941
Commissioned20 March 1942
Out of service1949
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeBathurst-class minesweeper
Displacement1,025 tons (full war load)
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems		Type 128 asdic
Armament1 × 12-pounder gun or 1 × 4 inchgun, 1 × 40 mm Bofors gun, 2-3 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns, up to 40 depth charges

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.[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
  1. "HMIS Punjab (J 239) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Minesweeper of the Bathurst class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".
  2. "Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942".
  3. "Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943".
  4. "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944".
  5. "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945".
  6. "HMS Squirrel, minesweeper".
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