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Of the fifth HMS Niger, (HMS Niger (1892) moved here until the appropriate article is written. Benea (talk) 23:19, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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."
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."