HMIS Gondwana (K348)

HMIS Gondwana was a World War II Flower-class corvette of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). She was originally ordered for and commissioned as HMS Burnet of the Royal Navy, but transferred to RIN immediately upon commissioning.[1]

History
United Kingdom
NameBurnet
Ordered22 July 1942
BuilderFerguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Launched31 May 1943
Commissioned15 May 1945
Out of service1947
IdentificationPennant number: K348
FateSold to Royal Thai Navy
British India
NameGondwana
Acquired15 May 1945, on loan from Royal Navy
Commissioned15 May 1945
Out of service17 May 1946
IdentificationPennant number: K348
FateReturned to Royal Navy
Thailand
NameBangpakong
NamesakeBang Pakong River
Acquired15 May 1947 from the Royal Navy
Decommissioned1985
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette (modified)
Displacement1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons)
Length208 ft (63.40 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11 ft (3.35 m)
PropulsionSingle shaft, 2× oil fired water tube boilers, 1 triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement90
Sensors and
processing systems		One Type 271 SW2C radar, one Type 144 sonar
Armament

She was transferred back to the Royal Navy in 1946 and subsequently sold to the Royal Thai Navy in 1947, and commissioned as HTMS Bangpakong (Thai: เรือหลวงบางปะกง).[2]

History

Burnet was ordered from Ferguson Shipbuilders, Limited in Glasgow for the Royal Navy in 1942. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy immediately and commissioned as HMIS Gondwana on 15 May 1945, just months before the end of World War II. After the war, she was briefly used as an apprentice seaman training ship before being transferred back to the Royal Navy just on 17 May 1946.

She was sold to the Royal Thai Navy in 1947 as HTMS Bangpakong, and served in the Korean War in 1950–1951 before returning to Thailand. Bangpakong has since been decommissioned.[3]

References
  1. "HMIS Gondwana". Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. เรือหลวงบางปะกง(ลำที่ 1)
  3. "ความเป็นมา (History)". Royal Thai Navy First Frigate Fleet website (in Thai). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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