HMS Nith was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy, constructed during World War II. While specific dimensions are not provided in the Wikipedia content, River-class frigates typically measured around 301 feet in length with a beam of approximately 36.5 feet, designed for convoy escort and patrol duties. HMS Nith was initially prepared for wartime service despite failing her sea trials due to insufficient speed. She served in multiple theaters, including Normandy, India, and the Far East, as well as in the Reserve Fleet at Harwich, England. During the Normandy landings, HMS Nith was converted into a Brigade headquarters ship, acting as the command vessel for the 231st Infantry Brigade, led by Brigadier Gibbons Stanier. She was responsible for coordinating the landing ships off Courseulles and delivered key personnel such as Brigadier Stanier to Gold Beach. To aid identification during the landings, her bridge was painted orange. Notably, a crew member recalled seeing a German mini-sub moored to a British minesweeper near HMS Nith, with the mini-sub still containing the dead pilot, though efforts to trace this mini-sub's history proved unsuccessful. On the night of 13/14 June 1944, HMS Nith was severely damaged by a German Mistel—a drone aircraft packed with explosives and remotely controlled by a mother aircraft. The attack resulted in nine crew deaths and wounded others, with the ship being towed to Whites shipyard at Cowes for repairs. After repairs, HMS Nith was deployed to the Far East, occasionally transporting Japanese prisoners of war, and participated in the Rangoon victory fleet review in June 1945, an event documented in newsreels. In 1948, she was transferred to the Egyptian Navy and renamed Domiat. During the Suez Crisis in 1956, the Egyptian frigate was engaged and destroyed by British forces; the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland challenged her in the Red Sea, and she was subsequently sunk by the destroyer HMS Diana, with 69 Egyptian sailors rescued. HMS Nith's service history reflects her versatility and the significant roles played by River-class frigates across multiple theaters during and after World War II.

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