HMIS Konkan (J228)

HMIS Konkan (J228) was a Bangor-class minesweepers built for the Royal Navy, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during the Second World War.

History
India
NameKonkan
Ordered4 February 1941
BuilderLobnitz & Co.
Laid down15 August 1941
Launched18 February 1942
Commissioned12 June 1942
Decommissioned1963
FateScrapped 1973
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 673 long tons (684 t) standard
  • 860 long tons (874 t) full
Length189 ft (58 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power
  • 2,400 ihp (1,800 kW)
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun
  • 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun or
  • 1 × quadruple Vickers .50 machine gun
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