HMS Niger (J73)

Niger in 1940
History
United Kingdom
Name	Niger
Ordered	5 February 1935
Builder	J. Samuel White, Cowes[1]
Laid down	1 April 1935
Launched	29 January 1936
Homeport	Dover, Kent
Identification	Pennant number: J73
Fate	Sunk on 5 July 1942 from damage caused by a mine off Iceland.
General characteristics
Class and type	Halcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement	815–835 long tons (828–848 t) 1,310–1,372 long tons (1,331–1,394 t), full load
Length	245 ft 3 in (74.75 m)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	Vertical triple-expansion, 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Range	7,200 nmi (13,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	80
Armament	2 × QF 4 in Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III 4 × QF 0.5 in Mk.III (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, quad mount HA Mk.I 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine guns

HMS Niger was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1936 and was sunk during the Second World War. On 5 July 1942, the vessel sailed into a minefield while escorting Convoy QP 13 and struck one of the mines, later sinking with only eight survivors.