Nigerian Navy | |
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Founded | 1956 |
Country | Nigeria |
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 |
Website | http://www.navy.mil.ng/ |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Muhammadu Buhari |
Chief of Naval Staff | Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo |
Insignia | |
Naval ensign | |
Naval ensign (1960–1998) | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Lynx[source?] |
Reconnaissance | Aerostar |
Trainer | AgustaWestland AW109 |
The Nigerian Navy (NN) is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the largest navies on the African continent, consisting of numerous thousand personnel, including those of the Coast Guard.[1][2]
The Nigerian Navy originated from the Nigerian Marine. Southern Nigerian Marine was formed in 1893. A Northern Nigeria Marine was formed in 1900. They merged in 1900.
The NN currently has 9 Branches at the Naval Headquarters, 5 commands and a number of autonomous units.
The 5 commands are made up of 3 operational commands:
There is also Training and Logistics Commands.[3]
The Special Boat Service is a special operations unit of the Nigerian Navy.
Nigerian Navy ships has four main departments: operations, marine engineering, weapon engineering, and logistics.[4]