HMIS Sutlej

Sutlej at Kōchi, Shikoku Island, Japan in February 1946.
History
India
NameSutlej
NamesakeSutlej River
Ordered8 September 1939
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers
Laid down4 January 1940
Launched1 October 1940
Commissioned23 April 1941
Out of service1978
Honours and
awards
  • Sicily, 1943
  • Burma, 1944
FateScrapped 1980
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
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; 22 mph) (original)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (modified)
Range7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 180 (original)
  • 192 (modified)
Armament

HMIS Sutlej (U95) was a modified Bittern-class sloop, later known as the Black Swan class, which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.

After India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the vessel was renamed as the Indian Navy's INS Sutlej.