Nigeria 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Nigeria (ex-Hare) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 11/1943 | 20.6.1944 | 11/1944 // 7.1959 | returned 1962, BU |
|
Displacement standard, t |
980 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1265 |
|
Length, m |
68.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.8 |
|
Draught, m |
3.12 - 3.20 deep load (3.58 by screws) |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 geared steam turbines sets, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 235 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (92) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 or type 272, type 291 (some) radars, type 128 sonar |
|
Complement |
138 |
Project history: A war-built minesweeper, transferred from the RN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Nigeria was returned to UK after 3-years service with boiler and other defects.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016