HMIS Bombay (J249)

HMIS Bombay in Sydney Harbour in 1942
HMIS Bombay in Sydney Harbour in 1942
History
India
NameBombay
NamesakeCity of Bombay (Mumbai), India
BuilderMort's Dock and Engineering Co Ltd, Sydney
Laid down19 July 1941
Launched6 December 1941
Commissioned24 April 1942
Decommissioned1960
FateBroken up for scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeBathurst class corvette
Displacement733 tons[1]
Length189 ft (58 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion, 2 shafts
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h)
Complement85
ArmamentStandard class armament: 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun, 3 × 20 mm Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, machine guns, depth charge chutes and throwers

HMIS Bombay (J249), later INS Bombay, named for the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of four operated by the Royal Indian Navy.[2]

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