HMS Niger

The fifth HMS Niger, a torpedo-gunboat of 810 tons, built in 1892, was torpedoed by a German submarine while lying off Deal about noon on November 11th, 1914 and foundered. The Admiralty stated: "All the officers and 77 of the men were saved; two of the men are severely and two slightly injured. It is thought there was no loss of life."

Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Niger.

The first Niger was a 33-gun fifth-rate launched in 1759, renamed Negro in 1813 and sold the following year.
The second Niger was a 38-gun fifth-rate in service from 1813 to 1820.
The third Niger was a wooden-hulled screw sloop launched in 1846 and sold 1869.
The fourth Niger was a composite paddle vessel launched in 1880, renamed Cockatrice in 1881, Moorhen in 1896, and sold 1899.
The fifth Niger was a torpedo gunboat launched in 1892, converted to a minesweeper in 1909, and sunk in 1914 by U-12.
The sixth Niger was a minesweeper launched in 1936 and sunk by a mine in 1942.
Another Niger minesweeper was laid down in Toronto in September 1944, but cancelled after two months.
The seventh Niger was a minesweeper launched in 1945, and in service until 1966.

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