Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 237 |
Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 4 Aug 1941 |
Launched | 17 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 May 1942 |
End service | 1960 |
History | Decommissioned in 1960. |
Commands listed for HMIS Madras (ii) (J 237)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Sadishar Ganesh Karmarkar, RINR | 1942 | 2 Oct 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Calpaham Jagan Mohan, RINR | 2 Oct 1943 | 1 Dec 1944 |
3 | T/Lt. Gajanan Jaganunath Dhurandhar, RINR | 1 Dec 1944 | 7 Sep 1945 |
4 | A/Cdr. Killingworth Richard Utten Todd, RIN | 7 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Madras (ii) include:
27 Aug 1939
HMIS Madras (Gunner G.B. Tolfrey, RIN) arrived at Bombay from Karachi. At Bombay she was taken in hand for boiler cleaning. (1)
28 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid
(Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Madras (T/Lt. G.J. Dhurandhar, RINR). (2)
29 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid
(Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Madras (T/Lt. G.J. Dhurandhar, RINR). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Vivid proceeded to Bombay. (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/368
- ADM 173/20823
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.