HMS ''Betony'' was a of the British

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. She was ordered in 1941, and commissioned in August 1945. She was immediately transferred to the

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, where she was commissioned as HMIS ''Sind''. She was transferred back to the Royal Navy in May 1946, as the war ended just days after her transfer. She was then sold to the

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in 1947 as HTMS ''Prasae'' (), and eventually scuttled in 1951.

History

''Betony'' was ordered from

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for the

in 1941. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and the

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immediately upon commissioning in August 1945 and served as HMIS ''Sind''. She developed engine trouble soon after her transfer. With the end of World War II just days after her transfer and the imminent independence of India, she was transferred back to the Royal Navy in 1946. 80-G-432568

In 1947, she was sold to the Royal Thai Navy and commissioned as HTMS ''Prasae''. On 7 January 1951, while serving in the

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during a snowstorm, she was beached near

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on the east coast of

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. After unsuccessful attempts to pull her off the beach, she was scuttled.

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History

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