| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.158 |
| Built by | Bow McLachlan & Co. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Sep 1928 |
| Commissioned | 31 Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in November 1929 as passenger/cargo vessel. Displacement: 1185 tons. Dimensions: 70.3 x 11.8 feet. Requisitioned by the RIN on 5 October 1939. Became a store carrier in 1944. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMIS Kalavati (4.158)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Meredith Hart, RINR | 8 Oct 1939 | Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Ajitendu Chakraverti, RIN | Oct 1940 | 16 Feb 1941 |
| 3 | E. C. Wrigley, RINR | 16 Feb 1941 | 2 Nov 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Harold James Gahan, RINR | 2 Nov 1941 | 1 Dec 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Santasing Gill, RINR | 1 Dec 1942 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| 6 | J C Turner, RINR | 28 Dec 1943 | 22 Mar 1945 |
| 7 | A/Lt.Cdr. Robert George Main, RINR | 22 Mar 1945 | 5 Apr 1945 |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alexander Taylor, RINR | 5 Apr 1945 | 23 Jul 1945 |
| 9 | T/Lt. John Alexander Taylor Stephen, RINR | 23 Jul 1945 | 23 Oct 1945 |
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