HMIS ''Assam'' was a

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of the

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. She was originally ordered for and commissioned as HMS ''Bugloss'' of the

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, but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy immediately upon commissioning. She was transferred back to the Royal Navy in 1947 and subsequently scrapped.

History

''Bugloss'' was ordered from John Crown & Sons Ltd for the

1942. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy immediately upon commissioning in 1945, and served as ''Assam'' until her transfer back to the Royal Navy in 1947.

Operations in World War II

''Assam'' joined the

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just months before the end of World War II. She escorted numerous convoys in 1945 during the war.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Assam (K306) 1943 ships Flower-class corvettes of the Royal Indian Navy