Allied Warships

HMIS Kutubtari (FY 086)

Auxiliary patrol vessel

NavyThe Royal Indian Navy
TypeAuxiliary patrol vessel
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 086 
Built byBurn & Co. (Calcutta, India) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched 1915 
Commissioned1 Nov 1939 
Lost10 Aug 1944 
History

Completed in June 1915 as passenger/cargo vessel.
Displacement: 237 tons.

Requisitioned by the RIN on 12 September 1939.
Wrecked off Chittagong on 10 August 1944. 

Commands listed for HMIS Kutubtari (FY 086)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/S.Lt. George Saldanha, RINROct 193920 Mar 1940
2T/Lt. Sydney Joseph Gellett, RINR20 Mar 19405 Nov 1941
3T/S.Lt. Upkar Jummy Singh Chopra, RINR5 Nov 19412 Feb 1942
4T/S.Lt. Jaspal Singh Chowdhury, RINR2 Feb 19421 Dec 1942
5J E Roby, RINVR1 Dec 1942late 43 ?
6D K Karbhari, RINVRlate 43 ?13 May 1944
7I D Naqua, RINVR13 May 194410 Aug 1944

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