HMS Hare

HMS Hare was a steam turbine-powered during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Nigeria in 1958 as HMNS Nigeria.

Design and description

The turbine 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 Algerine class was armed with a QF Mk V anti-aircraft gun and four single Bofors 40 mm mounts. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.

The ship was ordered on 30 April 1942 at the Harland & Wolff at Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was laid down on 27 November 1943 and launched on 20 June 1944. Hare was commissioned on 10 November 1944.
Hare was decommissioned on 26 February 1946.
She was then sold to Nigeria in May 1958 with the transfer ceremony took place in Portsmouth.

Hare was renamed HMNS Nigeria and was commissioned on 21 July 1959. As part of the ceremony, the silver bell of the cruiser, which had been donated in 1940 by Colonial Nigeria, was presented to the minesweeper, which was the Nigerian Navy's new flagship.
The ship was decommissioned in 1962 and returned to the United Kingdom. She arrived in Faslane on 6 November 1962.