| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Grangemouth Dry Dock Co. (Grangemouth, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 6 Apr 1904 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in mid 1904 as passenger/cargo vessel. Displacement: 252 tons. Requisitioned by the RIN on 12 September 1939. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMIS Padmavati
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | L V Heyman, RINVR | 25 Dec 1939 | 3 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | S.Lt. George William Forrest, RIN | 3 Feb 1940 | 29 May 1940 |
| 3 | E H Kent, RINVR | 29 May 1940 | 3 Mar 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Douglas Murray Stafford, RINR | 3 Mar 1941 | 23 Oct 1941 |
| 5 | T/Lt. James Edward Johnson, RINR | 23 Oct 1941 | mid 1942 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Shri Krishan Kumarhia, RINR | mid 1942 | 10 Dec 1942 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Tanwermal Relaram Bhavnani, RINR | 10 Dec 1942 | 23 Feb 1943 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Zahidbeg Nadarbeg Mirza, RINR | 23 Feb 1943 | mid 1943 |
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