| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Auxiliary patrol vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.215 |
| Built by | Bow McLachlan & Co. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Aug 1930 |
| Commissioned | 29 Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in October 1930 as passenger/cargo vessel. Displacement: 580 tons. Dimentions: 60.9 x 10.1 feet. Requisitioned by the RIN on 29 August 1939. Returned to her owner in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMIS Hiravati (4.215)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Frank William Richard Saxty, RINR | 6 Oct 1939 | 29 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Philip Munday, RINR | 29 Oct 1940 | 23 May 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Belford Bruce Simpson, RINR | 23 May 1941 | 1 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | R M Snelgrove, RINR | 1 Dec 1942 | 29 Jul 1944 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Percy Raymund Stevens, RIN | 29 Jul 1944 | mid 1945 |
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