HMIS Cornwallis (L09)

History
United Kingdom
NameLychnis
OrderedDecember 1916
BuilderWilliam Hamilton and Company
Launched21 August 1917
Commissioned1917
Out of service1921
FateTransferred to the Royal Indian Marine
British India
NameCornwallis
Acquired1921 (transferred from the Royal Navy)
Out of service1946
FateScrapped 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeAubrietia-class sloop
Displacement1,250 tons
Length
  • 255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p
  • 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine
  • 2 × cylindrical boilers
  • 1 screw
SpeedDesigned for 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) at 2,500 ihp (1,900 kW), but actually made 15-16.5 knots with this power. Required 3,000 ihp (2,200 kW) for 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h).
Range205 tons of coal
Complement80 men
ArmamentDesigned to mount 3 × 12-pounder guns and 2 × 3-pounder AA, but had 2 × 4 inch gun, 1 × 3-pounder AA and depth charge throwers

HMIS Cornwallis (L09) was an Aubrietia-class sloop, originally built during World War I and commissioned as HMS Lychnis in the Royal Navy (RN) in 1917. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Marine (RIM) and commissioned as Cornwallis in 1921.[1]

She served during World War II in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN), the successor to the RIM. Her pennant number was changed to U09 in 1940. Although originally built as a minesweeper, she was primarily used as a convoy escort during the war. She was scrapped soon after the end of the war.

  1. ^ "HMIS Cornwallis (L 09 / U 09) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian Sloop of the Cornwallis class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".