HMIS Rohilkhand (J180)

History
India
Name	Rohilkhand
Ordered	20 December 1939
Builder	William Hamilton and Company
Laid down	29 August 1941
Launched	29 October 1942
Commissioned	5 February 1943
Decommissioned	1963
Fate	Scrapped 1961
General characteristics
Class and type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	656 long tons (667 t) standard; 820 long tons (833 t) full;
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	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines;
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	1 × single anti-aircraft gun; 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun;

HMIS Rohilkhand (J180) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy 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). Rohilkhand 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]