| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 73 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Apr 1935 |
| Launched | 29 Jan 1936 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jun 1936 |
| Lost | 5 Jul 1942 |
| Loss position | 66.35N, 23.14W (See a map) |
| History | During the return to Britain of convoy QP 13, HMS Niger (Cdr. Arthur Jelfs Cubison, DSC and Bar, RN (retired)) led a column of merchantmen in bad weather with visibility reduced to one mile. HMS Niger had been unable to take bearings due to the weather but made a sighting of land, which was in fact an iceberg. She had unfortunately led the convoy into a British minefield off Iceland. She was mined at 22.40 hours in position 66º35'N, 23º14'W as were six of the merchants she was escorting, all but one also sank. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Michael Joseph Toole, RN Cdr. St. John Cronyn, RN Cdr. David Hugh Harries, RAN Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN Cdr. John Maurice Bayley, DSC, RN Cdr. Arthur Jelfs Cubison, DSC and Bar, RN (retired) |
Commands listed for HMS Niger (i) (J 73)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, RN | 8 Nov 1938 | 8 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Joseph Toole, RN | 5 Oct 1939 | 8 Apr 1940 |
| 3 | Cdr. St. John Cronyn, RN | 8 Apr 1940 | 24 Sep 1940 |
| 4 | David Hugh Harries, RAN | 24 Sep 1940 | 19 Dec 1940 |
| 5 | Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN | 19 Dec 1940 | Apr 1941 |
| 6 | S.Lt. John Maurice Bayley, RN | Apr 1941 | 29 Dec 1941 |
| 7 | Arthur Jelfs Cubison, RN (retired) | 29 Dec 1941 | 5 Jul 1942 |
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