| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 164 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | William Hamilton & Co. (Port Glasgow, Scotland) : Parsons |
| Ordered | 20 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 12 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1949. |
| Former name | HMS Middlesborough |
Commands listed for HMIS Kumaon (J 164)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Robert William Terence Horner, RIN | 20 Nov 1942 | 17 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Santasing Gill, RINR | 17 Feb 1944 | 8 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Edward William Kent, RINR | 8 Jun 1944 | 5 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Upkar Jummy Singh Chopra, RINR | 5 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Kumaon include:
26 Nov 1942
Kumaon (Lt. G.R.W.T. Horner, RIN) conducted D/G trials on the D/G range at Holy Loch. (1)
Sources
- ADM 53/115945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.