| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Cornwallis |
| Pennant | L 09 / U 09 |
| Built by | William Hamilton & Co. (Port Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Aug 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1921 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1946. |
| Former name | HMS Lychnis |
Commands listed for HMIS Cornwallis (L 09 / U 09)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Harold Charles Beauchamp, RIN | 29 Aug 1939 | 11 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ernest Sprent Cotsell, RNR | 11 Jun 1940 | 11 Jan 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. William Joseph Graham Hughes, RIN | 11 Jan 1941 | 4 Nov 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Thomas Cullon, RINR | 4 Nov 1941 | 8 Dec 1942 |
| 5 | Lt. John Ninian Rose, RINR | 8 Dec 1942 | 14 Mar 1943 |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Shackleton, RINVR | 14 Mar 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 |
| 7 | T/Cdr. Harold Aubrey Tod, RINR | 14 Jan 1944 | 6 Apr 1944 |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Jack Martin Dickins, RINVR | 6 Apr 1944 | 29 Jun 1944 |
| 9 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Neil Hill, RINR | 29 Jun 1944 | 23 Jan 1945 |
| 10 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Vladimir Vladimirovitch Pogoretsky, RINR | 23 Jan 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cornwallis include:
27 Aug 1939
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. G.V.G. Beamish, RIN) arrived at Bombay from Karachi. At Bombay she was taken in hand for boiler cleaning. (1)
24 Sep 1939
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) departed Bombay for a patrol off the Nicobar Islands. (1)
1 Oct 1939
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) arrived at Aden where she joined the Perim petrol. (2)
11 Dec 1939
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) departed Aden for Bombay. (2)
19 Dec 1939
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) arrived at Bombay where she started a short refit. (1)
4 Jan 1940
With her refit completed HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) departed Bombay for Aden where she was to re-join the Perim patrol. (1)
11 Jan 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Cdr. H.C. Beauchamp, RIN) arrived at Aden. (2)
25 Jun 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) departed Aden for Bombay. (2)
2 Jul 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) arrived at Bombay for docking. (1)
8 Jul 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) was undocked. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/368
- ADM 199/2551
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.