HMIS Agra (T254)
HMIS Agra (T254) was a minesweeping trawler of the Royal Indian Navy, one of twenty-two built to the design of the Royal Navy's Basset-class during the Second World War.[1] She was laid down in November 1940, and launched in April 1942, serving until her decommissioning in 1946.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Agra |
| Namesake | Agra, city in Northern India |
| Owner | Royal Indian Navy |
| Ordered | 29 July 1940 |
| Builder | Hooghly Docking & Engineering Company Ltd. (Calcutta) |
| Laid down | 11 November 1940 |
| Launched | 19 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Basset-class trawler |
References
- Conway. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 (1980). p. 54. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- "HMIS Agra (T 254) of the Royal Indian Navy - Indian MS Trawler of the Basset class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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