She was converted into a midshipman's training ship in Bombay in 1948. After the Indian independence she was inducted into the Indian Navy as INS Tir. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
She was decommissioned in 1977. An oil painting of the ship hangs at the Indian Naval Headquarters in New Delhi.[2]
References
^Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
^"INS Tir". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
hmis, other, ships, with, same, name, bann, river, class, frigate, royal, indian, navy, acquired, from, royal, navy, where, served, bann, during, world, commissioned, into, december, 1945, file, bannhistoryunited, kingdomnamebannbuildercharles, hill, sonslaid,. For other ships with the same name see INS Tir and HMS Bann HMIS Tir was a River class frigate of the Royal Indian Navy RIN She was acquired from the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bann during World War II She was commissioned into the RIN in December 1945 File HMS BannHistoryUnited KingdomNameBannBuilderCharles Hill amp SonsLaid down18 June 1942Launched29 December 1942Commissioned7 May 1943Decommissioned3 December 1945IdentificationPennant number K256FateTransferred to the Royal Indian NavyIndiaNameTir later INS Tir Acquired3 December 1945Decommissioned30 September 1977IdentificationPennant number K256FateScrapped 1979General characteristicsClass and typeRiver class frigateDisplacement1 370 long tons 1 390 t 1 530 short tons 1 830 long tons 1 860 t 2 050 short tons deep load Length283 ft 86 26 m p p 301 25 ft 91 82 m o aBeam36 5 ft 11 13 m Draught9 ft 2 74 m 13 ft 3 96 m deep load Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers 2 shafts reciprocating vertical triple expansion 5 500 ihp 4 100 kW Speed20 knots 37 0 km h 20 5 knots 38 0 km h turbine ships Range440 long tons 450 t 490 short tons oil fuel 7 200 nautical miles 13 334 km at 12 knots 22 2 km h Complement107Armament2 QF 4 in 102 mm 40 Mk XIX single mounts CP Mk XXIII up to 10 QF 20 mm Oerlikon A A on twin mounts Mk V and single mounts Mk III 1 Hedgehog 24 spigot A S projector up to 150 depth chargesShe was converted into a midshipman s training ship in Bombay in 1948 After the Indian independence she was inducted into the Indian Navy as INS Tir In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1 She was decommissioned in 1977 An oil painting of the ship hangs at the Indian Naval Headquarters in New Delhi 2 References Edit Souvenir Programme Coronation Review of the Fleet Spithead 15th June 1953 HMSO Gale and Polden INS Tir bharat rakshak com Retrieved 13 February 2016 Publications EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMIS Tir amp oldid 1133124285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
