Nigerian Navy

The Nigerian Navy is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is among the largest navies on the African continent, consisting of 25,000 personnels as at 2021. Wikipedia

• Founded:  1956
• Type:  Navy
• Role:  Naval warfare
• Part of:  Nigerian Armed Forces
• Motto(s):  "Onward Together"
• Fleet:  1 landing ship tank, 1 frigate, 2 offshore patrol vessels, 2 minesweepers, 9 fast patrol boats, 2 patrol cutters, 16 inshore patrol crafts
• Engagements:  Nigerian Civil War, First Liberian Civil War, Sierra Leone Civil War, Conflict in the Niger Delta, Boko Haram insurgency, Invasion of the Gambia
• Commander-in-Chief:  President Muhammadu Buhari
• Chief of Defence Staff:  General Lucky Irabor
• Chief of Naval Staff:  Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo
• Attack:  Lynx
• Reconnaissance:  Aerostar
• Trainer:  AgustaWestland AW109
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo