| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 46 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped in 1980. |
Commands listed for HMIS Kistna (U 46)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Cdr. (emergency) Richard Robert Caws, RIN | 18 Aug 1943 | 26 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | A/Capt. Stanley Johnstone Thomson, RIN | 26 Jul 1944 | 30 Nov 1944 |
| 3 | A/Cdr. Sadishar Ganesh Karmarkar, RINR | 30 Nov 1944 | 29 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. Anthony Troughton Bond, RIN | 29 Aug 1945 |
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