| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 197 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 24 Aug 1940 |
| Laid down | 21 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 31 Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1961. |
| Former name | HMS Lyme Regis |
Commands listed for HMIS Rajputana (J 197)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| Philip Munday, RINR | 30 Jan 1943 | |||
| 1 | Lt. Walter George Coltham, RIN | 30 Jan 1943 | 21 Apr 1944 | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Fyfe-Smith, RINR | 21 Apr 1944 | 1 Jul 1944 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Vendrell, RINR | 1 Jul 1944 | Aug 1944 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Turton Tait, RINVR | 1 Sep 1944 | 5 Oct 1944 | |
| 5 | A/Lt.Cdr. Ajitendu Chakraverti, RIN | 5 Oct 1944 | ca. mid 46 | |
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Notable events involving Rajputana include:
10 Mar 1943
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Valkenburg, RNN) conducted exercises off Colombo with HMS Overdale Wyke, HMS Hoxa (T/Lt. H.P Davies, RNR), HMS Okapi and HMIS Rajputana (Lt W.G. Coltham, RIN). (1)
29 Sep 1943
HMIS Rajputana (Lt. W.G. Coltham, RIN) picks up 99 survivors from the British merchant Banffshire that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-532 south-west of the Laccadive Islands in position 09°26'N, 71°20'E.
3 Oct 1943
Convoy KR 7
This convoy departed Kilindini on 3 October 1943 and arrived at Colombo on 12 October 1943.
The convoy was made up of the following (troop)transports; Ascania (British, 14013 GRT, built 1925), Circassia (British, 11136 GRT, built 1937) and Winchester Castle (British, 20012 GRT, built 1930).
On departure from Kilindini the convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Kenya (Capt. C.L. Robertson, RN) and the destroyers HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Farnfield, DSO, RN) and HMAS Quiberon (Cdr. G.S. Stewart, RAN).
At 0605E/7, HMS Quality and HMAS Quiberon parted company with the convoy to return to Kilindini where they arrived on the 9th.
Around 1200F/10, the minesweeper HMIS Rajputana (Lt W.G. Coltham, RIN) joined the convoy escort.
Around 1730F/10, the destroyer HMS Scout (Lt. R.G. Woodward, RN) joined the convoy escort.
The convoy arrived at Colombo in the afternoon of October 12th. (2)
28 Dec 1943
HMIS Rajputana (Lt. W.G. Coltham, RIN) picks up 166 survivors from the American merchant José Navarro that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-178 about 175 nautical miles south-west of Cochin, India in position 08°20'N, 73°55'E.
27 Dec 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMS Nigella (T/Lt. F.F. Johnson, RANVR), HMS Monkshood (T/Lt. O.R.D. Stephen, SANF(V)), HMIS Rajputana (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Chakraverti, RIN) and HMIS Oudh (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Shackleton, RINVR). (3)
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). (3)
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). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6427 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 53/117710
- ADM 173/19441
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.