HMIS Agra (T254)

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History
India
NameAgra
Namesake
Northern India
OwnerRoyal Indian Navy
Ordered29 July 1940
BuilderHooghly Docking & Engineering Company Ltd. (
Calcutta
)
Laid down11 November 1940
Launched19 March 1942
Commissioned15 April 1942
Decommissioned1946
FateSold 1948, scrapped February 1963
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBasset-class naval trawler
TypeNaval trawler
Displacement521 long tons (529 t)
Length160 ft 6 in (48.92 m)
Beam27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
Draught10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (mean)
Propulsion1 triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp (634 kW)
Speed12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
Complement33 (RIN 48)
Armament

HMIS Agra (T254) was a minesweeping trawler of the

Second World War.[2] She was laid down in November 1940, and launched in April 1942, serving until her decommissioning in 1946.[3]

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