HMIS Deccan (J129)

HMIS Deccan (J129) was a Bangor class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.

History
HMIS Deccan was ordered in 1942, and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in India for the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in March 1945, just months before the end of World War II.

HMIS Deccan was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted a few convoys between Africa, British India and Australia in 1945. She was also deployed for mine clearance operations off Phuket.