Bann at a quay
History
United Kingdom
Name	Bann
Namesake	River Bann
Builder	Charles Hill & Sons
Laid down	18 June 1942
Launched	29 December 1942
Commissioned	7 May 1943
Decommissioned	3 December 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K256
Fate	Transferred to theRoyal Indian Navy
India
Name	Tir (later, INSTir)
Namesake	Hindiतीर, "arrow"[1]
Acquired	3 December 1945
Decommissioned	30 September 1977
Identification	Pennant number: K256
Fate	Scrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class & type	River-classfrigate
Displacement	1,370long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons) 1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load)
Length	283 ft (86.26 m)p/p 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts,reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37.0 km/h) 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range	440long tons (450 t; 490 short tons) oil fuel; 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	2 ×QF4 in (102 mm) /40 Mk.XIX, single mountsCP Mk.XXIII up to 10 ×QF 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III 1 ×Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector up to 150depth charges

HMISTir was aRiver-classfrigate of theRoyal Indian Navy (RIN). She was acquired from theRoyal Navy where she served asHMSBann duringWorld War II. She was commissioned into the RIN in December 1945.

She was converted into amidshipman's training ship inBombay in 1948. After theIndian independence she was inducted into theIndian Navy as INSTir. In 1953 she took part in theFleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.^[2]

She was decommissioned in 1977. An oil painting of the ship hangs at the Indian Naval Headquarters inNew Delhi.^[3]

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969].Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.OCLC 67375475.

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