| Navy | The Royal Indian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 243 |
| Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 28 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 1960 |
| History | Decommissioned in 1960. |
Commands listed for HMIS Bengal (J 243)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Joseph Wilson, RINR | < 8 Aug 42 | 1 Dec 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt. George Meredith Hart, RINR | 2 Feb 1943 | 11 Sep 1943 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Upkar Jummy Singh Chopra, RINR | 11 Sep 1943 | 24 Jun 1944 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Legh Russell Moore, RNR | 24 Jun 1944 | 11 Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Langley Scurr, RINVR | 11 Sep 1944 | ca.early46 | |
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Notable events involving Bengal include:
11 Nov 1942
HMIS Bengal (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Wilson, RINR) took part in a battle between her and a Dutch tanker versus two Japanese raiders. Read more about this battle on this website (offsite link).