HMIS Sutlej
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For other ships with the same name, see INS Sutlej.
HMIS Sutlej (U95) was a modified Bittern-class sloop, later known as the Black Swan class, which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.
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Sutlej at Kōchi, Shikoku Island, Japan in February 1946. | |
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Name | Sutlej |
Namesake | Sutlej River |
Ordered | 8 September 1939 |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers |
Laid down | 4 January 1940 |
Launched | 1 October 1940 |
Commissioned | 23 April 1941 |
Out of service | 1978 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1980 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
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Length | 299 ft 6 in (91.29 m) |
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Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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Range | 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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After India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the vessel was renamed as the Indian Navy's INS Sutlej.