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'''HMS ''Niger''''' was a {{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper||ship}} of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched in 1936 and was sunk during the [[Second World War]]. In July 1942 ''Niger'' mistook an iceberg for [[Iceland]]’s North Western Cape and led six merchant ships of [[Murmansk]] to [[Reykjavík]] convoy QP 13 into [[Northern Barrage]] minefield SN72 at the entrance to the [[Denmark Strait]]. ''Niger'' and five of the six merchants she was escorting sank from detonation of British [[naval mine|mines]].<ref name=icg>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhg.is/english/eod/mines/ |title=Mines and Mine Laying in Iceland WWII |work=Icelandic Coast Guard |accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
'''HMS ''Niger''''' was a {{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}} of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1936 and was sunk during the [[Second World War]]. On 5 July 1942, the vessel sailed into a [[Naval mine|minefield]] while escorting [[Convoy QP 13]] and struck one of the mines, later sinking with only eight survivors.


==Affiliates==
==Service history==
In fog on 5 July 1942 ''Niger'' mistook an iceberg for [[Iceland]]'s North Western Cape and led six merchant ships of [[Murmansk]] to [[Reykjavík]] [[convoy QP 13]] into [[Northern Barrage]] minefield SN72 laid one month earlier at the entrance to the [[Denmark Strait]].<ref name=icg>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhg.is/english/eod/mines/ |title=Mines and Mine Laying in Iceland WWII |work=Icelandic Coast Guard |access-date=22 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331043004/http://www.lhg.is/english/eod/mines/ |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Every ship detonated British [[naval mine|mines]]. There were no crewmen lost aboard the Soviet freighter ''Rodina'' (4,441 [[gross register tons|GRT]]),<ref>{{cite book | last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 |year=2000 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |page=190 |isbn= 1-55750-019-3}}</ref> the [[Panama]]nian-flagged freighter ''Exterminator'' (6,115 GRT), or the American freighter ''Hybert'' (6,120 GRT); but 46 civilian crew and 9 [[Naval Armed Guard]]s died aboard the American [[Liberty ship]] ''John Randolph'' (7,191 GRT) and freighters ''Hefron'' (7,611 GRT) and ''Massmar'' (5,825 GRT);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usmm.org/sunk42b.html |title=Ships Sunk or Damaged July 1942 (63 ships) |work=American Merchant Marine at War |access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> and there were only eight survivors of the 127 men aboard ''Niger''. Only ''Exterminator'' could be salvaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/russian/index.html?home.htm~rumain |title=Convoy QP.13 |work=Convoy Web |access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> The value of the Northern Barrage was questioned following the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Minelaying.htm#1 |title=British Naval Minelaying in World War 2 |author=Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey B. Mason |year=2006 |work=naval-history.net |access-date=12 January 2011}}</ref>
* [[Swadlincote]], [[Derbyshire]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3669.html UBoat.net HMS Niger Page]
* [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3669.html UBoat.net HMS ''Niger'' page]
* [http://www.halcyon-class.co.uk/niger/niger_1940.htm Halcyon-Class.co.uk HMS Niger Page]
* [http://www.halcyon-class.co.uk/niger/niger_1940.htm Halcyon-Class.co.uk HMS ''Niger'' page]



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Latest revision as of 14:37, 15 November 2021

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Niger.

Niger in 1940
History
United Kingdom
NameNiger
Ordered5 February 1935
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes[1]
Laid down1 April 1935
Launched29 January 1936
HomeportDover, Kent
IdentificationPennant number: J73
FateSunk on 5 July 1942 from damage caused by a mine off Iceland.
General characteristics
Class and typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 815–835 long tons (828–848 t)
  • 1,310–1,372 long tons (1,331–1,394 t), full load
Length245 ft 3 in (74.75 m)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
PropulsionVertical triple-expansion, 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Range7,200 nmi (13,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement80
Armament

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.

Service history[edit]

In fog on 5 July 1942 Niger mistook an iceberg for Iceland's North Western Cape and led six merchant ships of Murmansk to Reykjavík convoy QP 13 into Northern Barrage minefield SN72 laid one month earlier at the entrance to the Denmark Strait.[2] Every ship detonated British mines. There were no crewmen lost aboard the Soviet freighter Rodina (4,441 GRT),[3] the Panamanian-flagged freighter Exterminator (6,115 GRT), or the American freighter Hybert (6,120 GRT); but 46 civilian crew and 9 Naval Armed Guards died aboard the American Liberty ship John Randolph (7,191 GRT) and freighters Hefron (7,611 GRT) and Massmar (5,825 GRT);[4] and there were only eight survivors of the 127 men aboard Niger. Only Exterminator could be salvaged.[5] The value of the Northern Barrage was questioned following the accident.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Naval Ships of J. Samuel White". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Mines and Mine Laying in Iceland WWII". Icelandic Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 190. ISBN 1-55750-019-3.
  4. ^ "Ships Sunk or Damaged July 1942 (63 ships)". American Merchant Marine at War. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Convoy QP.13". Convoy Web. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ^ Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey B. Mason (2006). "British Naval Minelaying in World War 2". naval-history.net. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

External links[edit]

66°35′N 23°14′W / 66.583°N 23.233°W / 66.583; -23.233

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