| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | 24 |
| Pennant | L 79 / U 79 |
| Built by | William Beardmore & Co. (Dalmuir, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 10 Dec 1919 |
| Commissioned | 20 Apr 1920 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMIS Clive (L 79 / U 79)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Henry Philip Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN | 8 Sep 1938 | 4 Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Cdr. Henry Richmond Inigo-Jones, RIN | 4 Mar 1940 | 2 Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Richard Robert Caws, RIN | 2 Jun 1941 | 1 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Henry Dunster, RINR | 1 Dec 1942 | 26 Mar 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Allan Brittain, RINR | 26 Mar 1943 | 19 Nov 1943 |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Vladimir Vladimirovitch Pogoretsky, RINR | 19 Nov 1943 | 21 Apr 1944 |
| 7 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Sahwny, RINVR | 21 Apr 1944 | 1 Aug 1945 |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Vladimir Vladimirovitch Pogoretsky, RINR | 1 Aug 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Clive include:
29 Aug 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) arrived at Bombay from Trincomalee. At Bombay she was taken in hand for docking and boiler cleaning. (1)
3 Sep 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) departed Bombay to patrol off Masirah Island. (1)
3 Sep 1939
At 1815 hours (zone -4), HMS Liverpool (Capt. A.D. Read, RN), departed Masirah Island in the Arabian Sea for patrol in the Arabian Sea. This was to provide cover for the movements of warships from the Royal Indian Navy; HMS Hindustan (Cdr. G.V.G. Beamish, RIN), HMS Indus (Cdr. Cdr. E.G.G. Hunt, RIN) and HMS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallet, RIN); as well as the depot ship HMS Lucia (Cdr. J.F.W. Mudford, RN) (2)
29 Sep 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) arrived at Bombay. (1)
3 Oct 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) departed Bombay for Aden. (1)
9 Oct 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) returned to Bombay after having been recalled. (1)
17 Oct 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) departed Bombay for Masirah Island. (1)
20 Oct 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) arrived at Masirah Island. (3)
31 Oct 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) departed Masirah Island for Aden. (3)
4 Nov 1939
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) arrived at Aden. (3)
12 Feb 1940
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) departed Aden for Bombay (1)
19 Feb 1940
HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.P. Hughes-Hallett, DSC, RIN) arrived at Bombay for a short refit. (1)
7 Mar 1940
With her refit completed, HMIS Clive (Cdr. H.R. Inigo-Jones, RIN), departed Bombay for the Persian Gulf.
21 Aug 1941
HMS Cornwall (Capt. P.C.W. Manwaring, RN) departed Aden for patrol upon completion of which she was to proceed to Colombo.
On departure from Aden, HMS Cornwall was towing the sloop HMS Clive (Lt.Cdr.(emgy.) R.R. Caws, RIN) to about 50'E in order for the sloop to be able to make it to Karachi. (4)
23 Aug 1941
In the morning, HMS Cornwall (Capt. P.C.W. Manwaring, RN) and HMS Clive (Lt.Cdr.(emgy.) R.R. Caws, RIN), parted company.
HMIS Clive then proceeded to Karachi where she arrived on 28 August 1941.
HMS Cornwall then made rendez-vous in the afternoon with the transport Tilawa (British, 10006 GRT, built 1924) to escort this ship to the vicinity of Bombay. (4)
Sources
- ADM 199/368
- ADM 53/109582
- ADM 199/2550
- ADM 53/113984
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.