HMIS Godavari

HMIS GODAVARI launched at Southampton by Mrs Lall, the wife of the Deputy High Commissioner for India
History
NameGodavari
NamesakeGodavari River
Ordered29 August 1940
BuilderThornycroft
Yard numberYard 1386
Laid down30 August 1941
Launched21 March 1943
Commissioned28 June 1943
Out of service1948
Honours and
awards
Burma, 1945
FateTransferred to Pakistan, scrapped 1959
BadgeMap of India and the Indian Ocean with a border of lotus; sea Blue, British territory Gold and Lotus proper
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)
Armament

HMIS Godavari (U 52) was a Black Swan-class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.

Godavari was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 after the Partition of India and eventually renamed PNS Sind.