Allied Warships

HMIS Cuttack (T 251)

MS Trawler of the Basset class

NavyThe Royal Indian Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassBasset 
PennantT 251 
Built byBurn & Co. (Calcutta, India) 
Ordered16 Feb 1941 
Laid down17 Jul 1941 
Launched16 Jun 1943 
Commissioned21 Aug 1943 
End service 
HistoryDecommissioned in 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMIS Cuttack (T 251)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. James Edward Johnson, RINR1 Jun 194412 Jan 1945
2T/Lt. Ernest Wright, RINR12 Jan 194517 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving Cuttack include:


5 Nov 1943

Landing exercise ' Swordfish '.

Around 1515FG/5, the destroyers HMAS Napier (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Green, DSC, RAN, with Commodere (D) Eastern Fleet, Commodore S.H.T. Arliss, DSO, RN, on board), HMS Rotherham (Capt. F.S.W. de Winton, RN), HMAS Norman (Cdr. H.J. Buchanan DSO, RAN), HMAS Nepal (Cdr. F.B. Morris, RAN), minesweeper HMIS Khyber (T/Lt. H.C.H. Berry, RINR), M/S trawlers HMIS Calcutta (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR), HMIS Cuttack (?) and the auxiliary patrol vessel HMIS St. Anthony (T/Lt. W.E. Vangeysel, RINR) departed Bombay to particiate in landing and bombardment exercises about 100 miles to the south of Bombay. They were escorting ' Force G ' which was made up of the following ships;
Headquarters ships HMS Bulolo (Capt.(Retd.) R.L. Hamer, RN), landing ship HMS Keren (A/Cdr. S.E. Crewe-Read, RN), troop transports Dilwara (British, 11080 GRT, built 1936), Dunera (British, 11162 GRT, built 1937), Empire Pride (British, 9248 GRT, built 1941), Llanstephan Castle (British, 11340 GRT, built 1914) and the transports Empire Elaine (British, 7513 GRT, built 1942), Empire Prospero (British, 6766 GRT, built 1943), Jalapadma (British, 3935 GRT, built 1929) and Ocean Wanderer (British, 7178 GRT, built 1942).

During the landing operations (some of) the escorts conducted bombardment operations.

They all returned to Bombay around 1100FG/9. (1)

Sources

  1. Report of proceedings of HMAS Norman for November 1943

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