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History
HMIS Bengal HMIS BengalIndia
NameBengal
NamesakeBengal
Ordered24 September 1940
BuilderCockatoo Docks and Engineering Company
Laid down3 December 1941
Launched28 May 1942
Commissioned8 August 1942
Decommissioned1960
FateScrapped 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeBathurst-class corvette
Displacement
  • 650 tons (standard)
  • 1,025 tons (full load)
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp
Complement85
Armament
  • 1 × 4-inch Mk XIX gun
  • 3 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • Machine guns
  • Depth charge chutes and throwers

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