HMIS Khyber

History
India
Name	Khyber
Ordered	20 December 1939
Builder	William Hamilton and Company
Laid down	10 December 1940
Launched	17 February 1942
Commissioned	12 August 1942
Fate	Scrapped 1949
General characteristics
Class & type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	656 long tons (667 t) standard; 820 long tons (833 t) full;
Length	174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun; 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun;

HMIS Khyber (J190) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during the Second World War.

History

India
Name	Khyber
Ordered	20 December 1939
Builder	William Hamilton and Company
Laid down	10 December 1940
Launched	17 February 1942
Commissioned	12 August 1942
Fate	Scrapped 1949
General characteristics
Class & type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	656 long tons (667 t) standard 820 long tons (833 t) full
Length	174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 steam turbines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun