HMS Niger (J442)
HMS "Niger" (J442) was a reciprocating engine-powered during the Second World War. Design and description. The reciprocating group displaced at standard load and at deep load The ships measured long overall with a beam of . They had a draught of . The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings. 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 and gave a maximum speed of . They carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave them a  range of at . The "Algerine" class was armed with a QF Mk V anti-aircraft gun 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. In 1966, she was put on the disposal list and sold to BISCO for scrap in Silloth.