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|Ship country= India
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|British Raj|naval-1928}} {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
|Ship name= ''Cauvery''
|Ship namesake= [[Kaveri River]]
|Ship ordered= 10 September 1941
|Ship builder= [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
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|Ship laid down= 28 October 1942
|Ship launched= 15 June 1943
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|Ship commissioned= 26 August 1943
|Ship decommissioned= 1977
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|Ship honours= [[Burma]], 1944-45
|Ship fate= Scrapped 1979
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Black Swan|sloop|0}} [[sloop-of-war|sloop]]
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|Ship displacement=*1,250 tons original
*1,350 tons modified
|Ship length= {{Convert|299|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam=*{{Convert|37|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} original
*{{Convert|38|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} modified
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|Ship draught= {{Convert|11|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=*Geared turbines, 2 shafts:
*3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original)
*4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified)
|Ship speed=*{{Convert|19|kn|km/h|0}} (original)
*{{Convert|20|kn|km/h|0}} (modified)
|Ship range= {{Convert|7500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{Convert|12|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
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|Ship complement=*180 (original)
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|Ship sensors=*Type 272 surface radar
*Type 285 fire-control radar
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|Ship armament=*6 × [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun|QF {{Convert|4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} Mk XVI]] AA guns (3 × 2)
*4 × [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder AA pom-pom]]
*4 × [[Vickers .50 machine gun|{{Convert|0.5|in|mm|1|adj=on}} AA machine guns]] (original)
*12 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikon]] AA (6 × 2) (modified)
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'''HMIS ''Cauvery''''', [[pennant number]] U10, was a {{sclass|Black Swan|sloop|0}} [[sloop-of-war|sloop]] which served in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN) during [[World War II]].

==History==
HMIS ''Cauvery'' was ordered in 1941 as a part of the 1940 Build Program for the Royal Indian Navy. She was built by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]], Limited and commissioned in October 1943.

With World War II underway, she was immediately deployed as a convoy escort in the [[Home Fleet]]. In February 1944, she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet. En route, she continued to escort various convoys, until joining the fleet in April. She was again deployed as a convoy escort in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and the [[Indian Ocean]].

In May–June, she was part of the force deployed to support amphibious landings of the [[British Indian Army]] and the [[British Army]] in [[Rangoon]] as a part of [[Operation Dragoon]]. Between July–October, she joined Force 66 in [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] operations in the Indian Ocean.

After a refit at [[Bombay]], in March 1945, HMIS ''Cauvery'' played a major role in the bombardment of [[Letpan]] in preparation of landings by the Indian 4th Brigade to cut off the retreat of Japanese Imperial Army as a part of [[Operation Turret]]. In April, she was part of the task force for supporting the amphibious landings on Indian 26th Division on [[Akyab]] peninsula as a part of [[Operation Dracula]]. Other ships supporting the operation included fellow sloops {{HMIS|Godavari|U52|2}}, {{HMIS|Kistna|U46|2}}, {{HMIS|Narbada|U40|2}}, {{HMIS|Sutlej|U95|2}} and {{HMIS|Hindustan||2}}. The task force then continued on patrol duty between the Andamans and Burma.

In July, HMIS ''Cauvery'' was deployed to Malacca Straits for minesweeping operations as a part of Operation Collie. She was prepared for an amphibious assault on the Malayan coast, before the postponement of [[Operation Zipper]].

At the end of the war, she was in [[Singapore]] for the Japanese surrender ceremony.

After India's independence, she was renamed '''INS ''Kaveri''''' and served as a part of the 12th Frigate Squadron. She was decommissioned in 1977 and subsequently scrapped.<ref name=nh>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-Cauvery.htm |title=HMIS Cauvary (U 10) - Modified Black Swan-class Sloop |publisher=naval-history.net |access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Hague|first=Arnold|title=Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946|year=1993|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-67-3}}


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