HMIS Sutlej

	Sutlej at Kōchi, Shikoku Island, Japan in February 1946.
History
India
Name	Sutlej
Namesake	Sutlej River
Ordered	8 September 1939
Builder	William Denny and Brothers
Laid down	4 January 1940
Launched	1 October 1940
Commissioned	23 April 1941
Out of service	1978
Honours &; awards	Sicily, 1943; Burma, 1944;
Fate	Scrapped 1980
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Displacement	1,250 tons original; 1,350 tons modified;
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original; 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified;
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts:; 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original); 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified);
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (original); 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (modified);
Range	7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	180 (original); 192 (modified);
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2); 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom; 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original); 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified);

HMIS Sutlej (U95) was a modified Bittern-class sloop, later known as the Black Swan class, which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.

After India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the vessel was renamed as the Indian Navy's INS Sutlej.

History
Sutlej at Kōchi, Shikoku Island, Japan in February 1946.
India
Name	Sutlej
Namesake	Sutlej River
Ordered	8 September 1939
Builder	William Denny and Brothers
Laid down	4 January 1940
Launched	1 October 1940
Commissioned	23 April 1941
Out of service	1978
Honours & awards	Sicily, 1943 Burma, 1944
Fate	Scrapped 1980
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Displacement	1,250 tons original 1,350 tons modified
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts: 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original) 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (original) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (modified)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	180 (original) 192 (modified)
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original) 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified)