| HMS Nith (K215) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Nith |
| Namesake: | Nith River |
| Builder: | Henry Robb Ltd., Leith |
| Laid down: | 5 September 1941 |
| Launched: | 25 September 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 16 February 1943 |
| Out of service: | Sold to Egyptian Navy in 1948 |
| Career (Republic of Egypt) |  |
| Name: | Domiat |
| Namesake: | Damietta |
| Commissioned: | 1948 |
| Fate: | Sunk 31 October 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,590 t (1,560 long tons) |
| Complement: | 107 |
| Armament: | 2 x QF 4 in /40 Mk.XIX, single mounts CP Mk.XXIII, up to 10 x QF 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III, 1 x Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector, up to 150 depth charges |
HMS Nith was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. In 1948, she was transferred to the Egyptian Navy and given the name Domiat.
World War II[]
During the war, the ship served in Normandy, India, the Far East, and in the Reserve Fleet at Harwich, England.[1]
In 1948, she was transferred to the Egyptian Navy and given the name Domiat.
Sinking[]
As part of the Suez Crisis, on the night of 31 October in the northern Red Sea, the British light cruiser HMS Newfoundland challenged and engaged the Egyptian frigate Domiat, reducing it to a burning hulk in a brief gun battle. The Egyptian warship was then sunk by escorting destroyer HMS Diana, with 69 surviving Egyptian sailors rescued.[2] Whilst rather tame by World War II standards, this engagement marked the last time a warship was sunk by another warship using conventional gun action.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "HMS Nith - Yard No 327 - River Class Frigate". leithshipyards. http://www.leithshipyards.com/ships-built-in-leith/1939-to-1945/132-hms-nith-yard-no-327-river-class-frigate-royal-navy-built-1942.html. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ Pimlott – editor British Military Operations, 1945–1984 London: Guild Publishing 1984 p. 78
- ↑ "The Night we Sank the Domiat". RRPedia. https://www.navy-net.co.uk/rrpedia/Sinking_the_Domiat. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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- Followed by: Tacoma class / Colony class
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