Thread by @srikantkesnur

You are right sir. Neglected subject. From the little I could glean. Some RIN ships Commissioned in UK employed for duties in North Atlantic & Med before they rched Indian Ocean. HMIS Sutlej (Capt JEN Coope, RIN) & HMIS Jamuna (Cdr IBW Heanley, RIN) both built in UK in 1940 were

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2/n. Part of Clyde escort force & Irish sea escort force. They also were part of convoy force in Med during Op Husky, the Sicily invasion. Little before that the two ships were traversing between Alexandria, Malta & Tripoli building up logistics. After change of Cmd in Aug 43,

3/n. Sutlej (Capt H Watt, RIN) was deployed in Aegean sea to land a British detachment on the Italian island of Kosterlorizo. Also, HMIS Cauvery, Kistna, Narbada, Godavari, built in UK in 1942-43, carried out convey duties in Med. Minesweepers HMIS Kathiawar & Kumaon, built 1942,

4/n. Did some minesweeping in western Med in Feb 43. @johnsonindia has written a book on RIN & could throw more light. Also requesting following to add if they have more @zwerubae @probirpaymate @EmergingRoy @jasbirsrandhawa @theUdayB @arunp2810 @indiannavy @TheBrownBeagle

5/n. We must recollect though that RIN established Oct 1934, was both young & extremely small force that saw hurried expansion in War years. And soon thereafter the Indo Pacific region beckoned. @w_karve @CaptDKS @MHSofIndia @subnut @JaggiBedi @shekhar19541 @SandeepUnnithan