HMIS Amritsar
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | Amritsar |
| Namesake | Amritsar, city in Punjab, India |
| Owner | Royal Indian Navy |
| Ordered | 16 February 1941 |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (Calcutta) |
| Laid down | 4 August 1941 |
| Launched | 19 December 1941 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1947 |
| Fate | Decommissioned in 1947 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Basset-class naval trawler |
| Displacement | 521 long tons (529 t) |
| Length | 160 ft 6 in (48.92 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | 1 triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp (634 kW) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 33 (RIN 48) |
| Armament |
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HMIS Amritsar (T261) was a Basset-class minesweeping trawler of the Royal Indian Navy, one of twenty-two built during the Second World War She was laid down in August 1941, and launched in December 1941, serving until 1947 when she was decommissioned.[2]
References
- ^ Conway (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 (1980). ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ^ "HMIS Amritsar". Uboat.net. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 January 2026.