| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Commissioned | 12 Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in January 1915 as passenger/cargo vessel. Displacement: 291 tons. Dimentions: 45.7 x 7.8 feet. Requisitioned by the RIN on 8 September 1939. Became an auxiliary minesweeper in 1942. Returned to her owner in 1943. |
Commands listed for HMIS Sandoway
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Henry Dunster, RINR | 26 Mar 1940 | 4 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Benjaman Forth Henfrey, RINR | 4 Apr 1940 | 8 Jul 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Charles Beresford Sutherland, RINR | 8 Jul 1941 | 5 Jan 1943 |
| 4 | A E Sampson, RINVR | 5 Jan 1943 | mid 1943 |
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