| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 52 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 29 Aug 1940 |
| Laid down | 30 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 1948 |
| History | Transferred to Pakistan in 1948 being renamed Sind. |
Commands listed for HMIS Godavari (U 52)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Capt. James Wilfrid Jefford, OBE, RIN | 22 Jun 1943 | 10 May 1944 |
| 2 | A/Cdr. Anthony Brian Goord, RIN | 10 May 1944 | 10 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Hajee Mohammed Siddiq Choudry, RIN | 10 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Godavari include:
23 Aug 1943
HMS Tantivy (Cdr. M.G. Rimington, DSO, RN) conducted attack exercises at/off Scapa Flow for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Rayner, DSC, RCN) and HMIS Godavari (Capt. J.W. Jefford, OBE, RIN). (1)
4 Mar 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with ML 159 (T/Lt. B.D. Gerrans, RNVR), ML 183 (T/Lt. A.J. Wright, RNVR) and ML 184 (T/Lt. R.W.A. Winter, RNVR), HMS Melbreak (Lt. G.E.C.G. Baines, RN), HMIS Godavari (A/Capt. J.W. Jefford, OBE, RIN), HMS Neave (T/Lt. T. Ross, RNVR) and HMS Skomer (A/Skr.Lt. D.E.S. Mair, DSO, RNR). (2)
5 Jun 1944
During the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN), conducted exercises off Trincomalee. These included A/S exercises together with HMIS Godavari (A/Cdr. A.B. Goord, RIN) and night exercises. (3)
5 Jun 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee with the Indian sloop HMIS Godavari (A/Cdr. A.B. Goord, RIN) and her escort group. (4)
12 Aug 1944
German U-boat U-198 was sunk near the Seychelles, in position 03°35'S, 52°49'E, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Findhorn (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dawson, RD, RNR) and the Indian sloop HMIS Godavari (A/Cdr. A.B. Goord, RIN).
Sources
- ADM 173/18198
- ADM 173/19217
- ADM 173/18785
- ADM 173/18903
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.