Allied Warships

HMIS Indus (L 67 / U 67)

Sloop of the Grimsby class

NavyThe Royal Indian Navy
TypeSloop
ClassGrimsby 
PennantL 67 / U 67 
Built byHawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down8 Dec 1933 
Launched24 Aug 1934 
Commissioned15 Mar 1935 
Lost6 Apr 1942 
Loss position20.07N, 92.50E (See a map)
 
History

HMIS Indus (Cdr. Jesser Evelyn Napier Coope, RIN) was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Akyab, Burma in position 20º07'N, 92º54'E.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. Eric George Guilding Hunt, RIN
24 November 1938 - 23 September 1941

Lt.Cdr. Jesser Evelyn Napier Coope, RIN
23 September 1941 - 6 April 1942
Promoted to Cdr. on 25 October 1941

 

Commands listed for HMIS Indus (L 67 / U 67)

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CommanderFromTo
1Eric George Guilding Hunt, RIN24 Nov 193823 Sep 1941
2Lt.Cdr. Jesser Evelyn Napier Coope, RIN23 Sep 19416 Apr 1942

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