HMS Niger |
Type: |
Torpedo Gunboat |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Naval Construction & Armament Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
December 17, 1892 |
Keel Laid: |
September 17, 1891 |
Completed: |
April 25, 1893 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 11, 1914 torpedoed by SMS U-12 (Kapitänleutnant Walter Forstmann) Location: North Sea 2 miles east of Deal, England. (51.14N-01.27E) 15 men lost. (Roll of Honour) |
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Notes: |
Converted into a minesweeper in 1909. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 30, 2020 |