HMIS Kumaon (J164)
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | Kumaon |
| Ordered | 20 December 1939 |
| Builder | William Hamilton and Company |
| Laid down | 12 December 1940 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1949 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1949 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 174 ft (53 m) o/a |
| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament |
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HMIS Kumaon (J182) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during the Second World War.
Design and description
The Bangor class was designed as a small minesweeper that could be easily built in large numbers by civilian shipyards; as
deep load. The ship had an overall length of 174 feet (53.0 m), a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 10 feet 3 inches (3.1 m).[1] The ship's complement consisted of 60 officers and ratings.[2]
She was powered by two
Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,000 shaft horsepower (1,500 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Kumaon carried a maximum of 160 long tons (163 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3]
The turbine-powered Bangors were armed with a
anti-aircraft gun and a single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun. In some ships the 2-pounder was replaced a single or twin 20 mm Oerlikon AA gun, while most ships were fitted with four additional single Oerlikon mounts over the course of the war.[3] For escort work, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40 depth charges.[2]
Construction and career
HMIS Kumaon was ordered from the
References
- ^ Lenton, pp. 253–54
- ^ a b Chesneau, p. 64
- ^ a b Lenton, p. 254
- ^ "HMS Middlesbrough (J 164) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Bangor class - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Eastern Fleet War Diary 1943". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1944". Naval-history.net. 30 December 1944. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "East Indies Fleet War Diary 1945". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.