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NIGERIAN NAVY (NIGERIA)

COASTAL FORCES

KADUNA patrol boat (1943/1959)

Kaduna 1960

Names

Kaduna (ex-SDML3514, ex-ML1391)

Builders

Berthon Boat, Lymington, UK: Kaduna

Completed

1943 // 1959: Kaduna

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

1965: Kaduna

Displacement standard, t

46

Displacement full, t

54

Length, m

22.0

Breadth, m

4.83

Draught, m

1.40 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Gardner diesels

Power, h. p.

300

Max speed, kts

11.8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 7500 l

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC

Electronic equipment type 291 radar

Complement

10

Project history: Former British HDML class motor launch.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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