Allied Warships

HMIS Assam (ii) (K 306)

Corvette of the Flower (rev.) class

NavyThe Royal Indian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower (rev.) 
PennantK 306 
Built byJohn Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K) : Clark and N.E. Marine 
Ordered15 May 1942 
Laid down26 Nov 1942 
Launched21 Jun 1943 
Commissioned19 Feb 1945 
End service 
History

Served as the Indian HMIS Assam 1945-1947. Scrapped.

 
Former nameHMS Bugloss

Commands listed for HMIS Assam (ii) (K 306)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/A/Lt. Edwin Victor Battle, RINVR19 Feb 194521 Jun 1945
2T/A/Cdr. Allan Brittain, RINR21 Jun 1945

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Notable events involving Assam (ii) include:


21 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid (Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). (1)

22 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid (Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). (1)

23 Mar 1945
HMS Vivid (Lt. R.M. Seaburne-May, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Varsova with HMIS Ramdas (T/Lt. H.D. Baker, RINR) and HMIS Assam (T/A/Lt. E.V. Battle, RINVR). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Vivid proceeded to Bombay escorted by HMIS Ramdas. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/20823

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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