HMIS Agra

HMIS Agra (T254) was a minesweeping trawler of the Royal Indian Navy, one of twenty-two built to the design of the Royal Navy's Basset-class during the Second World War.^[2] She was laid down in November 1940, and launched in April 1942, serving until her decommissioning in 1946.^[3]

History
India
Name	Agra
Namesake	Agra, city in Northern India
Owner	Royal Indian Navy
Ordered	29 July 1940
Builder	Hooghly Docking & Engineering Company Ltd. (Calcutta)
Laid down	11 November 1940
Launched	19 March 1942
Commissioned	15 April 1942
Decommissioned	1946
Fate	Sold 1948, scrapped February 1963
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Basset-class naval trawler
Type	Naval trawler
Displacement	521 long tons (529 t)
Length	160 ft 6 in (48.92 m)
Beam	27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
Draught	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (mean)
Propulsion	1 triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp (634 kW)
Speed	12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
Complement	33 (RIN 48)
Armament	1 × 12-pounder gun, or, 1 x 4in gun 4 × depth charges