HMIS Cauvery

History
India
Name	Cauvery
Namesake	Kaveri River
Ordered	10 September 1941
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	28 October 1942
Launched	15 June 1943
Commissioned	26 August 1943
Decommissioned	1977
Renamed	Kaveri
Honours and; awards	Burma, 1944-45
Fate	Scrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons original; 1,350 tons modified;
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original; 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified;
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts:; 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original); 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified);
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (original); 20 knots (37 km/h) (modified);
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180 (original); 192 (modified);
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 272 surface radar; Type 285 fire-control radar;
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2); 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom; 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original); 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified);

History

India
Name	Cauvery
Namesake	Kaveri River
Ordered	10 September 1941
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	28 October 1942
Launched	15 June 1943
Commissioned	26 August 1943
Decommissioned	1977
Renamed	Kaveri
Honours and awards	Burma, 1944-45
Fate	Scrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons original 1,350 tons modified
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts: 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original) 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (original) 20 knots (37 km/h) (modified)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180 (original) 192 (modified)
Sensors and processing systems	Type 272 surface radar Type 285 fire-control radar
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original) 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified)