Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 249 |
Built by | Morts Dock & Enginering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Jan 1941 |
Laid down | 19 Jul 1941 |
Launched | 6 Dec 1941 |
Commissioned | 24 Apr 1942 |
End service | 1960 |
History | Decommissioned in 1960. |
Commands listed for HMIS Bombay (J 249)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. George Peebles Frazier, RIN | 1942 | 1 Feb 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. John Thomas Flockhart, RINR | 1 Feb 1943 | 28 May 1943 |
3 | Lt. Alfred Trevor John Cole, RIN | 28 May 1943 | ca late 43 |
4 | Lt. Jal Cursetji, RIN | ca late 43 | 23 Dec 1944 |
5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank William Richard Saxty, RINR | 23 Dec 1944 | 12 Sep 1945 |
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