HMIS Godavari

	HMIS GODAVARI launched at Southampton by Mrs Lall, the wife of the Deputy High Commissioner for India
History
Name	Godavari
Namesake	Godavari River
Ordered	29 August 1940
Builder	Thornycroft
Yard number	Yard 1386
Laid down	30 August 1941
Launched	21 March 1943
Commissioned	28 June 1943
Out of service	1948
Honours and; awards	Burma, 1945
Fate	Transferred to Pakistan, scrapped 1959
Badge	Map of India and the Indian Ocean with a border of lotus; sea Blue, British territory Gold and Lotus proper
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);
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);

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.

History
HMIS GODAVARI launched at Southampton by Mrs Lall, the wife of the Deputy High Commissioner for India

Name	Godavari
Namesake	Godavari River
Ordered	29 August 1940
Builder	Thornycroft
Yard number	Yard 1386
Laid down	30 August 1941
Launched	21 March 1943
Commissioned	28 June 1943
Out of service	1948
Honours and awards	Burma, 1945
Fate	Transferred to Pakistan, scrapped 1959
Badge	Map of India and the Indian Ocean with a border of lotus; sea Blue, British territory Gold and Lotus proper
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)
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)