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Nigeria 1977

Ships

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

Technical data

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

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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.