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HMS Nadder (K392)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Nadder
NamesakeRiver Nadder
BuilderSmiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down11 March 1943
Launched15 September 1943
Commissioned20 January 1944
FateTransferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945
British India
NameHMIS Shamsher
Acquired1945
FateTransferred to the Pakistani Navy in 1947
Pakistan
NameShamsher
Acquired1947
FateSold for breaking up on 2 March 1959
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,370 long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons)
  • 1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load)
Length
  • 283 ft (86.3 m) p/p
  • 301.25 ft (91.8 m)o/a
Beam36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m); 13 ft (4.0 m) (deep load)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) (turbine ships)
Range646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement107
Armament

HMS Nadder was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945 and renamed Shamsher.

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River-class frigate

River-class frigate

The River class was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic. The majority served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), with some serving in the other Allied navies: the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Free French Naval Forces, the Royal Netherlands Navy and, post-war, the South African Navy.

Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service.

Royal Indian Navy

Royal Indian Navy

The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) was the naval force of British India and the Dominion of India. Along with the Presidency armies, later the Indian Army, and from 1932 the Royal Indian Air Force, it was one of the Armed Forces of British India.

Construction

HMS Nadder was built by Smiths Dock Co., Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees in 1943. Nadder was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 118. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. She also carried one Anti-Submarine Projector, known as a Hedgehog, and two slides to launch depth charges.

War service

On 10 April 1944 Nadder joined as an escort to Convoy UGS 37 through the Straits of Gibraltar. The convoy came under heavy dive bomber and torpedo attack. One ship was damaged during the encounter. But the escorts did keep German submarines U-421, U-471 and U-969 at bay.[1]

In April 1944 Nadder was involved with the Greek Naval Mutiny, and captured the corvette Apostolis.[2]

On 12 August 1944 Nadder took part in the sinking of U-198[3] near the Seychelles, in position 03°35′S 52°49′E / 3.583°S 52.817°E / -3.583; 52.817. On 10 September 1944 Nadder rescued survivors from a U-boat attack on the British merchant SS Troilus. Carrying coconut oil, tea and copra for the Ministry of Food, Troilus was homeward bound from Colombo. She was sailing independently via Suez but was torpedoed and sunk by U-859 300 miles north east of Socotra Island on 1 September 1944. HMS Taff and Nadder were sent to search for survivors. On 10 September they rescued 95 survivors of the attack and landed them at Aden 10 days later.

On 7 August 1945 Nadder was involved in an OSS operation off the west coast of Sumatra. The National Archives have an admiralty document reference ADM 1/30567 mentioning awards to three of Nadder's ratings of Nadder for services during search for a missing OSS team on the west coast of Sumatra 7–11 August 1945 (Operation CAPRICE V). Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Kitto is mentioned in despatches along with Engine Room Artificer Third Class Quintrell and Petty Officer Eustis "for bravery, skill and determination whilst serving in Nadder, in successfully beating off an enemy air attack on 10 August 1945, whilst engaged in a special operation many hundreds of miles from any supporting force".[4]

Reports from veteran Nadder crew members indicate that the ship may have been one of the last ships to be bombed after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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German submarine U-421

German submarine U-421

German submarine U-421 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 20 January 1942 by Danziger Werft, Danzig as yard number 122, launched on 24 September 1942 and commissioned on 13 January 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans Kolbus.

German submarine U-471

German submarine U-471

German submarine U-471 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 25 October 1941 by Deutsche Werke, Kiel as yard number 302, launched on 6 March 1943 and commissioned on 5 May 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Kloevekorn.

German submarine U-969

German submarine U-969

German submarine U-969 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 29 May 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 169, launched on 11 February 1943 and commissioned on 24 March 1943 under Leutnant zur See Max Dobbert.

1944 Greek naval mutiny

1944 Greek naval mutiny

The 1944 Greek naval mutiny was a mutiny by sailors on five ships of the Royal Hellenic Navy in April 1944 over the composition of the Greek government-in-exile, in support of the National Liberation Front (EAM). Petros Voulgaris was called from retirement and appointed vice-admiral to quell the revolt.

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German submarine U-198

German submarine U-198

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Copra

Copra

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Colombo

Colombo

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German submarine U-859

German submarine U-859

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Aden

Aden

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Office of Strategic Services

Office of Strategic Services

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 by the United States. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war.

Post-war service

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Shamsheer.

In 1945, Nadder was transferred into Royal Indian Navy and renamed HMIS Shamsher. In February 1946, the Indian Navy mutinied. Shamsher was the only ship in Bombay not to mutiny.[5] Shamsher was underway at sea during the mutiny, however, her commanding officer, Lt. N. Krishnan, submitted testimony to the Commission of Inquiry stating that the fact that the ship's officers were primarily of Indian origin, unlike many ships of the RIN, may also have been a reason for the ratings not joining the mutiny.[6] From there she passed to the Pakistani Navy in 1947 being used as a training ship. She was eventually sold for breaking up on 2 March 1959.[7]

Source: "HMS Nadder (K392)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nadder_(K392).

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References
  1. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (1999). "Chapter VI: 1944". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II (Revised ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-149-3.
  2. ^ Jones, Mark C. (October 2002). "Misunderstood and Forgotten: The Greek Naval Mutiny of April 1944". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. Johns Hopkins University Press. 20 (2): 367–397. doi:10.1353/mgs.2002.0026. S2CID 144133142 – via Project Muse.
  3. ^ Llewellyn-Jones, Malcolm (December 2007). ""Just like a Training Exercise": The Destruction of U-198 in the Indian Ocean 12 August 1944" (PDF). International Journal of Naval History. 6 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ "No. 37358". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1945. p. 5659.
  5. ^ Singh, Satyindra (1986). Under Two Ensigns: The Indian Navy 1945-1950 (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. – via Indian Navy.
  6. ^ "RIN Mutiny Papers Sr. No. 13 - Memos of witnesses submitted to the commission". National Archives of India.
  7. ^ Blackman, Raymond V.B. (ed.). Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-64. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. p. 19.
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