United Kingdom transferring several warships to India in the coming six years according to the Australia Station Intelligence Summary dated 1 August 1955

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An item reported while referring to the press that in the next six years the United Kingdom would hand over at least 20 warships to India. A cruiser was incuded.(1) The first two ships to be handed over were fleet minesweepers already commissioned in the United Kingdom and to join the Indian navy before October 1955. Excluded three Hunt-class destroyers (2) were all ships present in the Indian navy to be replaced. The cruiser Mysore (ex-Nigeria) was the potential flagship. Furthermore were 12 anti-submarine and anti-aircraft frigates, 8 coastal minesweepers and some inshore minesweepers involved in the transfer.

Notes

1. Nigeria. Of the Crown Colony or Fiji-class light cruisers, preceded by Dido-class, succeeded by Minotaur-class, building ordered on 20 December 1937, laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, England on 8 February 1938, launched on 18 July 1939, commissioned on 23 September 1940, sold India on 29 August 1957, renamed INS Mysore (C60), decommissioned on 20 August 1985 and broken up.

2. The escort destroyers Ganga (ex-HMS Chiddingfold), Godayari (ex-Bedale) and Gomati (ex-Lamerton)?

Source

Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.