Nigeria 1970
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Nigeria, 1981- Obuma | F87 | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands | 9.4.1964 | 12.4.1965 | 16.9.1966 | hulk 1995 |
Displacement standard, t |
1724 |
Displacement full, t |
2000 |
Length, m |
104.0 pp 109.8 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.3 |
Draught, m |
3.50 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 MAN W24/30B diesels |
Power, h. p. |
16000 |
Max speed, kts |
26 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(15) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 1 x 3 - 305 Squid ASWRL, helicopter deck |
Electronic equipment | type 293, type 275, AWS-4 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars |
Complement |
216 |
Project history: Ordered from the Netherlands Shipbuilding Bureau (NEVESBU) as combined escort, training ship and flagship, armed with RN-pattern armament.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1983 intended refit was abandoned and ship lost seagoing abilities in early 1990s.
Nigeria 1977
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