HMIS Tir

HMIS Tir was a River-class frigate of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). She was acquired from the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bann during World War II. She was commissioned into the RIN in December 1945.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Tir and HMS Bann.

File:HMS Bann
History
United Kingdom
NameBann
NamesakeRiver Bann
BuilderCharles Hill & Sons
Laid down18 June 1942
Launched29 December 1942
Commissioned7 May 1943
Decommissioned3 December 1945
IdentificationPennant number: K256
FateTransferred to the Royal Indian Navy
India
Name
  • Tir
  • (later, INS Tir)
NamesakeHindi तीर, "arrow"[1]
Acquired3 December 1945
Decommissioned30 September 1977
IdentificationPennant number: K256
FateScrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,370 long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons)
  • 1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load)
Length
  • 283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
  • 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed
  • 20 knots (37.0 km/h)
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range440 long tons (450 t; 490 short tons) oil fuel; 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement107
Armament

She was converted into a midshipman's training ship in Bombay in 1948. After the Indian independence she was inducted into the Indian Navy as INS Tir. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[2]

She was decommissioned in 1977. An oil painting of the ship hangs at the Indian Naval Headquarters in New Delhi.[3]

References
  1. Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (5 October 2022). "Indian Navy ships visit Kuwait pushing defence ties" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  2. Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
  3. "INS Tir". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

Publications
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