HMIS Cauvery

History
India
NameCauvery
NamesakeKaveri River
Ordered10 September 1941
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down28 October 1942
Launched15 June 1943
Commissioned26 August 1943
Decommissioned1977
RenamedKaveri
Honours and
awards
Burma, 1944-45
FateScrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class and typeBlack Swan-class sloop
Displacement
  • 1,250 tons original
  • 1,350 tons modified
Length299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam
  • 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original
  • 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified
Draught11 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)
Range7,500 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

HMIS Cauvery, pennant number U10, was a Black Swan-class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.