Benin 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Kaduna (ex-Axford) | Simons, Renfrew, UK | 30.9.1954 | 1954 // 9.1966 | deleted 1975 | |||
| Ibadan (ex-Montford) | Pimblott, Northwich, UK | 10.10.1957 | 1957 // 9.1966 | captured by Biafra 30.5.1967 | |||
| Ibadan II (ex-Bryansford) | Inglis, Glasgow, UK | 2.4.1954 | 1954 // 5.1968 | deleted 1975 | |||
| Benin (ex-Hinksford) | P03 | Richards, Lowestoft, UK | 4.10.1955 | 1955 // 9.1966 | deleted 1982 | ||
| Bonny (ex-Gifford) | P04 | Scarr, Hessle, UK | 30.6.1954 | 1954 // 1968 | deleted 1983 | ||
| Enugu | P05 | Camper & Nicholson, Gosport, UK | 12.1961 | deleted 1982 | |||
| Sapele (ex-Dubford) | P09 | White, Cowes, UK | 2.3.1953 | 1953 // 1968 | deleted 1983 |
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Displacement standard, t |
120 |
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Displacement full, t |
160 |
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Length, m |
33.5 pp 35.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.10 |
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Draught, m |
1.50 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
2 12-cyl Paxman diesels + 1 Foden diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
1100 + 100 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 / 8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 23 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7 |
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Electronic equipment |
type 978 radar |
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Complement |
26 |
Project history: Enugu was the first warship built for Nigeria, all other boats of the class were bought from RN. British Ford class without ASW equipment.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Ibadan (i) was seized by the Eastern Region prior to its declaration of independence as the Republic of Biafra 30.5.1967, renamed Vigilance but was sunk at Port Harcourt 10.9.1967 by Nigerian Navy. Later she was salved but later scrapped.
Benin 1970
© Ivan Gogin, 2016