HMS Nubian (1909)

HMS Nubian aground on the South Foreland after her bows had been blown off in October 1916
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nubian
Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Launched	20 April 1909
Fate	Torpedoed 27 October 1916; undamaged stern joined with bow of HMS Zulu and renamed HMS Zubian
General characteristics
Class and type	Tribal-class destroyer
Length	255 ft (77.7 m)
Beam	25 ft 6 in (7.8 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)
Speed	33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns 2 × single 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Nubian was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer. She was launched in 1909 and torpedoed in 1916. With her bow blown off, the wreck was used to create a new ship by joining the bow of another destroyer of the same class, HMS Zulu. The resulting ship was given the portmanteau name HMS Zubian. She went on to sink the U-boat SM UC-50 in 1918 and was scrapped in 1919.