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604:— built by Blyth Shipbuilding, launched 19 May 1917. Mined in the North Sea 22 March 1918.
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Pakistan post-partition and served as
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Pakistan post-partition and served as
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until 1988, a total of seventy years in RN service.
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978: (1994)
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683:
670:
660:(Clan Line).
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652:
640:
635:
630:; sold 1946.
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330:
326:minesweepers
318:Flower class
295:
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282:depth charge
262:
243:
150:Displacement
92:
79:
49:
28:
15:
1849:Renamed as
1833:Renamed as
1817:Renamed as
1801:Renamed as
1718:Renamed as
1702:Renamed as
1686:Renamed as
1617:Project 17B
1593:INS Himgiri
1573:INS Nilgiri
1345:Elphinstone
1243:Vindhyagiri
1175:Brahmaputra
1033:River class
994: (F37)
986: (F39)
976:Brahmaputra
965:Brahmaputra
926: (F43)
918: (F40)
368:merchantmen
337:mine damage
314:World War I
75:Preceded by
1889:Categories
1535:HMIS
1527:HMIS
1508:HMIS
1484:HMIS
1476:HMIS
1468:HMIS
1460:HMIS
1452:HMIS
1444:HMIS
1434:Black Swan
1422:Cornwallis
1420:HMIS
1396:HMIS
1081:HMIS
1073:HMIS
1065:HMIS
1057:HMIS
1041:HMIS
665:References
653:Polyanthus
636:Montbretia
628:Cornwallis
601:Gaillardia
593:Ville d'Ys
310:Royal Navy
304:of twelve
230:Complement
195:Propulsion
153:1,250 tons
69:Royal Navy
29:Polyanthus
1641:Footnotes
1626:7-8 ships
1510:Hindustan
1410:Aubrietia
1095:Blackwood
770:Aubrietia
651:HMS
645:Clan Line
641:Chihuahua
634:HMS
617:HMS
608:HMS
599:HMS
588:Andromeda
586:HMS
564:HMS
541:HMS
524:HMS
501:HMS
484:HMS
469:Aubrietia
467:HMS
445:HMS
431:HMS
420:President
407:President
405:HMS
403:(renamed
400:Saxifrage
398:HMS
391:HMS
364:Aubrietia
345:Aubrietia
333:Aubrietia
296:Aubrietia
117:Completed
57:Operators
50:Aubrietia
1751:in 1978.
1738:in 1978.
1674:Shamsher
1600:Dunagiri
1537:Lawrence
1498:Hastings
1454:Godavari
1296:Godavari
1285:Godavari
1250:Taragiri
1236:Dunagiri
1229:Udaygiri
1059:Shamsher
1025:Frigates
893:Sahyadri
879:Shivalik
868:Shivalik
610:Hibiscus
526:Tamarisk
495:Greenock
433:Caroline
284:throwers
238:Armament
1706:Hooghly
1658:Dhanush
1462:Cauvery
1446:Narbada
1386:Grimsby
1366:Baluchi
1356:P class
1333:Anchusa
1273:Krishna
1262:Leander
1222:Himgiri
1215:Nilgiri
1204:Nilgiri
1164:Leopard
1151:Trishul
1075:Hooghly
1051:Dhanush
953:Trikand
946:Tarkash
924:Trishul
886:Satpura
795:P class
738:Anchusa
619:Lychnis
535:Renfrew
486:Heather
442:monitor
438:Belfast
389:group,
387:Anchusa
300:were a
206:1 screw
187:Draught
93:Anchusa
1869:Karsaz
1853:Krisna
1837:Jumuna
1821:Sutlej
1805:Kaveri
1773:Jhelum
1486:Kistna
1470:Sutlej
1374:Pathan
1324:Sloops
1310:Gomati
1143:Talwar
1132:Whitby
1120:Kuthar
1113:Kirpan
1106:Khukri
916:Talwar
905:Talwar
787:Cadmus
762:Acacia
754:Azalea
746:Arabis
677:
658:Colima
503:Salvia
376:Q-ship
372:U-boat
360:Arabis
356:Azalea
352:Acacia
341:convoy
306:sloops
233:80 men
158:Length
143:Q-Ship
80:Arabis
66:
33:Q-ship
1690:Kukri
1619:class
1529:Clive
1500:class
1478:Jumna
1436:class
1412:class
1398:Indus
1388:class
1372:HMIS
1364:HMIS
1343:HMIS
1335:class
1303:Ganga
1287:class
1264:class
1206:class
1191:Betwa
1166:class
1134:class
1097:class
1067:Kukri
1049:HMIS
984:Betwa
967:class
932:Tabar
907:class
870:class
789:class
772:class
764:class
756:class
748:class
740:class
566:Viola
543:Tulip
478:Blyth
458:Ships
302:class
222:Range
213:Speed
101:Built
95:class
82:class
52:class
31:as a
1867:PNS
1851:INS
1835:INS
1819:INS
1803:INS
1789:Sind
1787:PNS
1771:PNS
1720:INS
1704:INS
1688:INS
1672:PNS
1656:PNS
1598:INS
1183:Beas
1043:Neza
992:Beas
675:ISBN
557:U-62
517:U-94
454:).
416:RNVR
396:and
358:and
293:The
268:2 ×
255:2 ×
249:3 ×
179:Beam
138:Type
125:Lost
104:1916
46:Name
27:HMS
1722:Tir
1083:Tir
939:Teg
450:in
447:M33
436:in
312:in
272:or
171:o/a
165:p/p
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