Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 228 |
Mod | Reciprocating engined |
Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
Ordered | 4 Feb 1941 |
Laid down | 15 Aug 1941 |
Launched | 18 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 Jun 1942 |
End service | |
History | Scrapped in 1963. |
Former name | HMS Tilbury |
Commands listed for HMIS Konkan (J 228)
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Commander | From | To | ||
Lawrence Brockman More, RIN | ||||
1 | T/Lt. Guy William Patrick O'Donoghue, RINR | 1942 | ||
2 | T/Lt. William Little, RINVR | 15 Jan 1944 | ca early45 | |
3 | T/Lt. John Alexander Taylor Stephen, RINR | ca early45 | 26 Jun 1945 | |
4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Sherring David, RINR | 26 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Konkan include:
28 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN), HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR), HMIS Kathiawar (Lt. A.K. Chatterji, RIN) and HMIS Konkan (T/Lt. W. Little, RINVR). (1)
29 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN), HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR), HMIS Kathiawar (Lt. A.K. Chatterji, RIN) and HMIS Konkan (T/Lt. W. Little, RINVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19441
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.