Domiat
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Domiat
was a former Royal navy frigate, ex HMS Nith, built in
England in 1942. She had participated in Operation
Overlord, the invasion of Normandy in 1944. In 1948 she
was transferred to Egypt and was renamed Domiat. During
the Suez crises in 1956 the frigate was in the Suez canal
and harassed neutral ships. Under Operation Musketeer
31.October she got into a fight with the British light
cruiser HMS Newfoundland. After nine salvos from the
cruiser, she was finally sunk by the destroyer HMS Diana
who had come and assisted in the fight. The wreck of
Domiat rest on a depth of 45 meter in the Suez canal.
|
|||||||||||||||
 Picture: HMS Nith Wikipedia, Public domain 
|
|||||||||||||||