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HMIS ''Hindustan'' (L80) was a ''Folkestone'' class (also known as ''Hastings'' class) sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II. Her pennant number was changed to U80 in 1940. ''Hindustan'' was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 after the independence, and eventually renamed PNS ''Karsaz''. She was decommissioned from the Pakistan Navy in 1960. ==Construction and design== HMIS ''Hindustan'' was laid down at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear England on 4 September 1929, was launched on 12 May 1930 and completed on 10 October 1930,〔Hague 1993, p. 31.〕 commissioning into the Royal Indian Marine. ''Hindustan'' was built to a modified and longer version of the ''Hastings'' class design. Her hull was long overall, with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was standard. She was powered by geared steam turbines fed by two Admiralty 3-drum boilers, driving two shafts and rated at , sufficient to drive the ship to a speed of . The ship had a complement of 119 officers and men.〔〔Gardiner and Chesneau 1980 p. 56.〕 The ship's main armament consisted of two 4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk IV guns. Unlike in the ''Hastings'' class, which had one 4 inch gun in an anti-aircraft mount, both guns were in Low-Angle mountings only suitable for use against surface targets. In addition four 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns were carried.〔〔Collins 1964, p. 13.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMIS Hindustan (L80)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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