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NIGERIA
COASTAL FORCES
OGOJA large patrol craft (1942/1963)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogoja (ex-Queen Wilhelmina, ex-PC468) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 1.1942 | 30.4.1942 | 6.1942 // 7.1963 | wrecked 10.1969 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 280 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 335 |
| Length, m | 51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.06 |
| Draught, m | 2.36 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2880 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 49 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 5 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | SO radar, QHA sonar |
| Complement | 59 |
Standard scale images
Ogoja 1965
Project history
PC-type patrol craft, transferred by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt to Queen of the Netherlands as a gift and lent later to Nigeria. Later transferred permanently.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Ogoja wrecked in October 1969 off Brass (Niger Delta) during the civil war.
