Name Indus Laid down 8 December 1933 Construction started 8 December 1933 Draft 3.28 m | Namesake Indus Commissioned 15 March 1935 Launched 24 August 1934 | |
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Identification Pennant number L67 (U67 after 1940) Fate Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Akyab, 6 April 1942 Builder Hawthorn Leslie and Company | ||
HMIS Indus was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Indian Navy launched in 1934 and sunk during the Second World War in 1942. She was a slightly enlarged version of other vessels in the Grimsby class. She was named after the Indus River. Indus served mainly as an escort vessel, and she was therefore lightly armed. Her pennant number was changed to U67 in 1940.
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History
Indus was a part of the Eastern Fleet during the war.
In March 1942, British Indian Army and British Army troops from Rangoon had to be withdrawn, as they were overwhelmed by the superior numbers as well as the air command of the Japanese. Akyab was the next port to be attacked by the Japanese in April. The Flag-Officer-Commanding of the Eastern Fleet refused to withdraw Indus and Sutlej from the anti-infiltration patrol off Akyab. On 6 April, Indus suffered 3 direct bomb hits in an air raid by Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers, and sank in 35 minutes. There was no loss of life to her crew although 10 were injured.
Fate
On 6 April 1942 Indus was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Akyab, Burma in position 20°7′N 92°54′E
Commanding officers
Indus commanding officers during her service were: