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|Ship caption= ''Sutlej'' at [[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]], Shikoku Island, Japan in February 1946.
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|Ship name= ''Sutlej''
|Ship namesake= [[Sutlej River]]
|Ship ordered= 8 September 1939
|Ship builder= [[William Denny and Brothers]]
|Ship laid down= 4 January 1940
|Ship launched= 1 October 1940
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|Ship commissioned= 23 April 1941
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|Ship out of service= 1978
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|Ship honours=*Sicily, 1943
*Burma, 1944
|Ship fate= Scrapped 1980
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|Ship type=[[Sloop-of-war]]
|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}} (original)
*{{Convert|20|kn}} (modified)
|Ship range= {{Convert|7500|nmi}} at {{Convert|12|kn}}
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|Ship complement=*180 (original)
*192 (modified)
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|Ship armament=*6 × [[QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI|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 ''Sutlej'' (U95)''' was a modified ''Bittern''-class [[sloop of war|sloop]], later known as the [[Black Swan-class sloop|''Black Swan'' class]], which served in the [[Royal Indian Navy]] (RIN) during [[World War II]].

After India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the vessel was renamed as the [[Indian Navy]]'s '''INS ''Sutlej'''''.

==History==
HMIS ''Sutlej'' was ordered on 8 September 1939 under the 1939 Programme for the Royal Indian Navy. She was built by [[William Denny and Brothers]] and commissioned on 23 April 1941.

With World War II underway at the time, she was immediately deployed for convoy defence in the [[Irish Sea]]. In August, she was deployed as a part of the escort for convoy WS11 through the Northwest approaches, with {{HMS|Repulse|1916|6}}, {{HMS|Encounter|H10|6}}, {{HMAS|Nestor|G02|6}}, {{HMS|Sennen|Y21|6}}, {{HMS|Totland|Y88|6}} and {{HMS|Derbyshire|N90|6}}. When the convoy was split into fast and slow vessels, she and ''Totland'' escorted the slow section to Freetown. She then joined ''Repulse'', ''Encounter'', ''Derbyshire'' and {{HMS|Woodruff|K53|6}} as an escort to the [[Indian Ocean]].

Mid-way, in September, she received orders to join the [[British Mediterranean Fleet]] and proceeded to the [[Suez]], where she was deployed for anti-aircraft defence.

After Japan entered the war, she was transferred to the [[East Indies]] in December 1941. She was then deployed to escort military convoys to Singapore, in the [[Bay of Bengal]], on the West coast of India, as well as to the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Aden]] all through 1942 and early 1943.

In May 1943, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet again in [[Alexandria]], where she continued on escort duty. In July, she was part of the amphibious task force for [[Operation Husky]], the Allied invasion of Sicily. In September, she supported military operations during the defence of the Aegean Islands.

In December 1943, she was transferred back to the Eastern Fleet and deployed for convoy escort in the [[Arabian Sea]] and the Bay of Bengal. In June 1944, she was deployed for [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] operations in the Indian Ocean.

After a refit in [[Bombay]], she was deployed back in the Bay of Bengal, and supported amphibious assaults in [[Burma]] and [[British Malaya|Malaya]]. She was part of the task force during [[Operation Dracula]] for the amphibious assault on [[Rangoon]] by the [[British Indian Army]] and the [[British Army]]. The other members of this task force were {{HMIS|Cauvery|U10|6}}, {{HMIS|Godavari|U52|6}}, {{HMIS|Kistna|U46|6}}, {{HMIS|Narbada|U40|6}}, and {{HMIS|Hindustan}}.

The task force then continued on a mission to intercept Japanese troops withdrawing from the Andamans. At the end of the war, she was on refit in Bombay.

After Indian Independence, she was commissioned into the Indian Navy as '''INS ''Sutlej''''' and reclassified as a [[frigate]]. In 1955, she was converted into a survey ship. She was decommissioned in 1978, and sold for scrap in 1979.<ref name=nh>{{Cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-Sutlej.htm |title=HMIS Sutlej (U 95) - Modified Bittern-class Sloop |work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War II |first=Geoffrey B. |last=Mason |year=2005}}</ref> She was scrapped in 1980.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=6112426|shipname=Sutlej |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

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File:Royal Indian Navy Sloop Hmis Sutlej on Burma Coast Patrol. 26 March To 9 April 1942, Off Ceylon. A8642.jpg|HMIS Sutlej on Burma Coast Patrol. 26 March to 9 April 1942, off [[Ceylon]].
File:The Allied Occupation of Japan IND5225.jpg|HMIS Sutlej leaves [[Hong Kong]] for [[Japan]] as part of the Allied forces of occupation.
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==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}}

{{Black Swan class sloop}}
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