| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.206 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 26 Nov 1935 |
| Commissioned | 31 Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 21 February 1936 as passenger/cargo vessel. Displacement: 1638 tons. Dimentions: 77.8 x 12.9 feet. Requisitioned by the RIN on 7 October 1939. Returned to her owner in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMIS Sonavati (4.206)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. (E) Fleming Robb, RINR | 8 Oct 1939 | 30 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Maxwell Brayshaw Hall, RIN | 30 Jun 1940 | 18 Sep 1941 |
| 3 | G W Barnes, RINR | 18 Sep 1941 | 2 Mar 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Charles Fyfe Smith, RINR | 2 Mar 1942 | 18 Jul 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Edward Alexander Frank Weller, RINR | 18 Jul 1943 | 21 Nov 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Allan Brittain, RINR | 21 Nov 1943 | 23 Mar 1945 |
| 7 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Neil Hill, RINR | 23 Mar 1945 | 29 Sep 1945 |
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