HMS Niger (J442)

	HMS Niger
History
United Kingdom
Name	Niger
Namesake	Niger
Ordered	9 June 1943
Builder	Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew
Laid down	5 November 1944
Launched	1 May 1945
Commissioned	21 September 1945
Identification	Pennant number: J442
Fate	Scrapped, 1966
General characteristics
Class & type	Algerine-class minesweeper
Displacement	1,030 long tons (1,047 t) (standard); 1,325 long tons (1,346 t) (deep);
Length	225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught	12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m)
Installed power	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 2,400 ihp (1,800 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	85
Armament	1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun; 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

HMS Niger (J442) was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War.

History
HMS Niger
United Kingdom
Name	Niger
Namesake	Niger
Ordered	9 June 1943
Builder	Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew
Laid down	5 November 1944
Launched	1 May 1945
Commissioned	21 September 1945
Identification	Pennant number: J442
Fate	Scrapped, 1966
General characteristics
Class & type	Algerine-class minesweeper
Displacement	1,030 long tons (1,047 t) (standard) 1,325 long tons (1,346 t) (deep)
Length	225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught	12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m)
Installed power	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2,400 ihp (1,800 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	85
Armament	1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon