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

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".