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The Eastern Naval Command is the second operations command of the Nigerian Navy and covers the sea area from Long 006o 30'E in Delta State to the Nigeria/Cameroon border at Long 008o 30’ E, and from the Nigerian coastline to the limit of the nation's exclusive economic zone. [19]
The Nigerian government ordered the frigate Nigeria as a purpose-built flagship from Wilton-Fijenoord in the Netherlands [2] at a cost of £3,500,000. [1] This was part of an expansion practice which sought to use new ships to balance out the Nigerian Navy's older acquisitions and give the force seagoing capabilities. [3]
NNS Aradu (F89) (meaning "thunder" in Hausa) is a Nigerian Navy frigate. She is the first of the MEKO 360 general purpose frigates built by the German company, Blohm + Voss . The 125.6-metre (412 ft 1 in) ship is the largest in the Nigerian Navy .
Ships of the Nigerian Navy (4 C, 5 P) F. Frigates of Nigeria (1 C, 1 P) M. ... Pages in category "Naval ships of Nigeria" This category contains only the following page.
The chief of the naval staff (CNS) is the military head and highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Navy. [1] The chief of the naval staff is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the Nigerian Armed Forces unless the chief of defence staff is a naval officer.
NNS Andoni (P-100) is a seaward defense boat of the Nigerian Navy.It is the first of 3 vessels in its class, with each vessel a larger variant of the previous one. Its armament includes a manned 30mm main gun, two 12.7mm and two 40mm AGL.
The Nigerian Navy (NN) is the sea branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Nigerian Navy command structure today consists of the Naval Headquarters in Abuja as well as three other operational commands with headquarters in Lagos, Calabar and Bayelsa. The training command headquarters are located in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, but ...
Nigerian Civil War Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey (6 March 1918 – 12 December 1991) [ 1 ] was a Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral who served as head of the Nigerian Navy (i.e. Chief of Naval Staff ), [ 2 ] acting foreign minister , [ 3 ] and chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters, [ 4 ] making him the de facto vice president of Nigeria during Yakubu ...