nearly sister-ship Hastings 1942
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Indus (RIM) | L67 - U67 | 592 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 1933 | 24/8/1934 | 3/1935 | sunk 6/4/1942 |
Displacement standard, t |
1190 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
90.3 |
Breadth, m |
10.8 |
Draught, m |
3.28 deep load |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
Max speed, kn |
16.25 |
Fuel, t |
oil 341 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5350(15) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/45 QF Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, sweeps, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15) |
Sensors | sonar |
Complement |
119 |
Ship project history: Repetition of Hindustan but with 120mm main guns. Sloop was arranged for service in tropics. Hull breadth was increased for preservation of stability because of the increased weight of armament.
Modernizations: early 1940s: + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62
Naval service: Indus was bombed by Japanese carrier aircraft 6/4/1942 in Indian ocean.
Indus
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