| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 245 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Garden Reach Shipbuilding & Engineers Ltd. (Ranchi, India) |
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1940 |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 3 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Pakistan in 1948 being renamed Dacca. Sold on 22 January 1959. |
Commands listed for HMIS Oudh (J 245)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Smith, RINR | 19 Mar 1943 | 20 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Shackleton, RINVR | 20 Oct 1944 | Jan 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Kenneth Yarron Eccles, RINVR | Jan 1945 | 23 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Turton Tait, RINVR | 23 Aug 1945 | 1 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Oudh include:
27 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMS Nigella (T/Lt. F.F. Johnson, RANVR), HMS Monkshood (T/Lt. O.R.D. Stephen, SANF(V)), HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN) and HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR). (1)
28 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN), HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR), HMIS Kathiawar (Lt. A.K. Chatterji, RIN) and HMIS Konkan (T/Lt. W. Little, RINVR). (1)
29 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN), HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR), HMIS Kathiawar (Lt. A.K. Chatterji, RIN) and HMIS Konkan (T/Lt. W. Little, RINVR). (1)
17 Jan 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Oudh (T/Lt. K.Y. Eccles, RINVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/19441
- ADM 173/20348
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.