HMS Nadder

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History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nadder
Namesake	River Nadder
Builder	Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down	11 March 1943
Launched	15 September 1943
Commissioned	20 January 1944
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945
British India
Name	HMIS Shamsher
Acquired	1945
Fate	Transferred to the Pakistani Navy in 1947
Pakistan
Name	Shamsher
Acquired	1947
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 2 March 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,370 long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons); 1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load);
Length	283 ft (86.3 m) p/p; 301.25 ft (91.8 m)o/a;
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m); 13 ft (4.0 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW); Parsons single reduction steam turbines, 6,500 shp (4,800 kW);
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph); 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) (turbine ships);
Range	646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /40 Mk.XIX guns, single mounts CP 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 150 depth charges;

HMS Nadder was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945 and renamed Shamsher.

History
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United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nadder
Namesake	River Nadder
Builder	Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down	11 March 1943
Launched	15 September 1943
Commissioned	20 January 1944
Fate	Transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945
British India
Name	HMIS Shamsher
Acquired	1945
Fate	Transferred to the Pakistani Navy in 1947
Pakistan
Name	Shamsher
Acquired	1947
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 2 March 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,370 long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons) 1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load)
Length	283 ft (86.3 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.8 m)o/a
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m); 13 ft (4.0 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) Parsons single reduction steam turbines, 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) (turbine ships)
Range	646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /40 Mk.XIX guns, single mounts CP 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 150 depth charges