:HMS Niger (J442)
{{short description|Algerine-class minesweeper}}
{{Other ships|HMS Niger{{!}}HMS Niger}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:HMS Niger 1945 IWM FL 16786.jpg |Ship caption= HMS Niger }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name= Niger |Ship namesake= Niger |Ship ordered= 9 June 1943 |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew |Ship laid down=5 November 1944 |Ship launched=1 May 1945 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 21 September 1945 |Ship decommissioned= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=yes |Ship namesake= |Ship fate=Scrapped, 1966 |Ship homeport= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship identification=Pennant number: J442 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship class={{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} |Ship displacement=*{{convert|1030|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (standard)
|Ship length={{convert|225|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a |Ship beam={{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|12.25|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship power=*2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
|Ship propulsion=*2 shafts |Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} |Ship complement=85 |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*1 × QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun
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HMS Niger (J442) was a reciprocating engine-powered {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} during the Second World War.
Design and description
{{Main|Algerine-class minesweeper}}
The reciprocating group displaced {{convert|1010|-|1030|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|1305|-|1325|LT|t}} at deep load The ships measured {{convert|225|ft|m|1}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They had a draught of {{convert|12|ft|3|in|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.Lenton, p. 261
The reciprocating ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2400|ihp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|660|LT|t|0}} of fuel oil that gave them a range of {{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}.
The Algerine class was armed with a QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun anti-aircraft gunChesneau, p. 65 and four twin-gun mounts for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The latter guns were in short supply when the first ships were being completed and they often got a proportion of single mounts. By 1944, single-barrel Bofors 40 mm mounts began replacing the twin 20 mm mounts on a one for one basis. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.
Construction and career
The ship was ordered on 9 June 1943 at the Lobnitz & Company at Renfrew, Scotland. She was laid down on 5 November 1944 and launched on 1 May 1945. The ship was commissioned on 21 September 1945.{{Cite web|title=HMS Niger (iii) (J 442) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Algerine class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3783.html|access-date=2021-12-10|website=uboat.net}}
In 1966, she was put on the disposal list and sold to BISCO for scrap in Silloth.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book |last=Elliott |first=Peter |title=Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey |year=1977 |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London |isbn=0-356-08401-9 }}
- {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
External links
- [https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3783.html HMS Niger (iii) (J 442)] at uboat.net
{{Algerine class minesweepers}}
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Category:Algerine-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy