| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 237 |
| Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1942 |
| End service | 1960 |
| History | Decommissioned in 1960. |
Commands listed for HMIS Madras (ii) (J 237)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Sadishar Ganesh Karmarkar, RINR | 1942 | 2 Oct 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Calpaham Jagan Mohan, RINR | 2 Oct 1943 | 1 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Gajanan Jaganunath Dhurandhar, RINR | 1 Dec 1944 | 7 Sep 1945 |
| 4 | A/Cdr. Killingworth Richard Utten Todd, RIN | 7 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Madras (ii) include:
27 Aug 1939
HMIS Madras (Gunner G.B. Tolfrey, RIN) arrived at Bombay from Karachi. At Bombay she was taken in hand for boiler cleaning. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/368
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.