HMS Nith (K215)

	HMS Nith during WWII
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nith
Namesake	River Nith
Builder	Henry Robb Ltd., Leith
Laid down	5 September 1941
Launched	25 September 1942
Commissioned	16 February 1943
Fate	Sold to Egyptian Navy in 1948
History
Republic of Egypt
Name	Domiat
Namesake	Damietta
Commissioned	1948
Fate	Sunk 31 October 1956
General characteristics As built
Displacement	1,370 long tons (1,392 t); 1,830 long tons (1,859 t) (deep load);
Length	283 ft (86.3 m) p/p; 301.25 ft (91.8 m) o/a;
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m); 13 ft (4.0 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph); 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) (turbine ships);
Range	7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) with; 440 long tons (447 t) oil fuel
Complement	107
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm)/40 Mk.XIX guns, single mounts CP Mk.XXIII; Up to 10 × QF 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III; 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector; 8 x depth charge throwers, 2 x rails, 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.