Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower (rev.) |
Pennant | K 306 |
Built by | John Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K) : Clark and N.E. Marine |
Ordered | 15 May 1942 |
Laid down | 26 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 21 Jun 1943 |
Commissioned | 19 Feb 1945 |
End service | |
History | Served as the Indian HMIS Assam 1945-1947. Scrapped. |
Former name | HMS Bugloss |
Commands listed for HMIS Assam (ii) (K 306)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt. Edwin Victor Battle, RINVR | 19 Feb 1945 | 21 Jun 1945 |
2 | T/A/Cdr. Allan Brittain, RINR | 21 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Assam (ii) include:
21 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid
(Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). (1)
22 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid
(Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). (1)
23 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid
(Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Vivid proceeded to Bombay escorted by HMIS Ramdas. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20823
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.