HMIS Punjab (J239)

HMIS Punjab (J239) was a Bathurst-class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.

[1] HMIS Punjab was ordered in 1941, and built by Mort's Dock.

She escorted a number of convoys until the end of the war.

[2][3][4][5] In July 1945, in support of the planned Allied amphibious landings in Malaya, Punjab with other RIN and Royal Navy vessels conducted minesweeping operations off Phuket.

[6] After the independence of India and the subsequent partition, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan.