| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Van der Windt (Vlaardingen, Netherlands) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1921 |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1921 as cargo vessel. Displacement: 751 tons. Dimensions: 54.9 x 8.6 feet. Requisitioned by the RIN on 6 October 1939. Became an auxiliary minesweeper in 1942. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMIS Oostcapelle
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Henry Potten, RINR | 20 Mar 1940 | 1 Nov 1941 |
| 2 | S W Spencer, RINR | 1 Nov 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | W M Hutton, RINVR | 8 Dec 1941 | mid 1942 |
| 4 | S W Spencer, RINR | mid 1942 | 18 Dec 1942 |
| 5 | J C Turner, RINR | 18 Dec 1942 | late 43 ? |
| 6 | W M Hutton, RINVR | late 43 ? | early 44 ? |
| 7 | J W Clay, RINVR | early 44 ? | 18 Jan 1945 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Kailash Nath Lahari, RINR | 18 Jan 1945 |
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