Nigerian Navy

The Nigerian Navy (NN) 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. It's motto is "Onward Together".
 Nigerian Navy

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 Bola
Tinubu

Chief of Defence General Lucky Irabor

Staff

Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Awwal

Zubairu Gambo

Insignia
Naval ensign

Aircraft flown
Attack Lynx
Reconnaissance Aerostar
Trainer AgustaWestland
AW109

History
The Nigerian Navy owes its origin to the
Nigerian Marine. Formed in 1914 after the
amalgamation of the then Northern and
Southern Nigeria, the Nigerian Marine, as it
became known after 1914, was a quasi-
military organization. This force expanded
to become the Southern Nigerian Marine in
1893. A Northern Nigeria equivalent was
formed in 1900. The two Marines were
merged in 1914.Responsibilities included
administration of the ports and harbours,
dredging of channels, buoyage and
lighting. It also operated ferry services,
touring launches, and other small craft
that plied the various creeks and other
inland waterways.[1]

The first of these new organizations was

the Nigerian Ports Authority, which was
charged with the running of ports and
ensuring safe navigation. The second
organisation was the Inland Waterways
Department (https://niwa.gov.ng/) , which
took over the running of ferries and touring
launches. The third organisation was the
Nigerian Naval Force (https://www.navy.mi
l.ng/history/) , made up mostly of reserve
Royal Navy officers and ex-Service
personnel who had been transferred to the
Nigerian Ports Authority from the defunct
Nigerian Marine. Its primary responsibility
was to train the personnel and set up the
appropriate infrastructure necessary for
the planned Navy. The first basic training
establishment for the future Navy—the
HMNS Quorra—was started on 1
November 1957 with 60 junior ratings, who
underwent a 6-month basic seamanship
course.[2]

In July 1959, the Nigerian Naval Force was

transformed into a full-fledged Navy when
Queen Elizabeth II granted permission for
it to use the title "Royal Nigerian Navy".
The title was changed to the "Nigerian
Navy" in 1963 after Nigeria became a
republic. The constitutional task of the
Navy was expanded in 1964 after the
repeal of the 1958 Ordinance. The new
law, known as the Navy Act of 1964, for
the first time tasked the Navy with the
"naval defence of Nigeria". Other tasks
assigned to the Navy by the 1964 Act were
essentially coast guard duties, namely
assisting in the enforcement of customs
laws, making hydrographic surveys, and
training officers and men in naval duties.[2]
These tasks were essentially routine
functions of any navy. Consequently, the
naval leadership began to mount pressure
on the political leadership to re-define the
constitutional role of the navy. In 1993, this
pressure yielded the desired result and
under a new law, Armed Forces Decree
105 (now known as the Armed Forces
Act), was incorporated as part of the 1999
Constitution (http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natle
x/natlex4.detail?
p_lang=en&p_isn=54097) . The Nigerian
Navy was given expanded military and
constabulary roles, especially in the oil and
gas sectors of the Nigerian maritime
economy.[3]
Command structure
The NN is currently structured into 9
Branches at the Naval Headquarters, 5
commands and a number of autonomous
units. The 5 commands are made up of 3
operational commands – Western Naval
Command, Central Naval Command and
Eastern Naval Command with
headquarters located at Apapa, Yenagoa
and Calabar- as well as the Training and
Logistics Commands with headquarters at
Apapa and Oghara respectively. Each of
the 5 commands is headed by a Flag
Officer of the rank of Rear Admiral. The NN
autonomous units include:
Naval Ordnance Depot (NOD)
Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre
(NDAC)
Navy Holdings Limited (NHL) and 9
subsidiary companies.
Naval Dockyard Limited (NDL)
Naval Shipyard Limited (NSYL)
Naval Building & Construction
Company Limited (NBCCL)
Navy Hotels & Suites Limited
(NHSL)
Navy Micro Finance Bank Limited
(NMFBL),
Navy Maritime Services Limited
(NMSL)
 Naval Exchange (NAVEX)
Naval Engineering Services Limited
(NESL)
Navy Clearing and Forwarding
Services Limited (NCFSL).
The autonomous units and support
facilities enable the NN to maintain the
fleet and personnel for sustained
operations. The NN has also, recently,
established a Project Implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate at
the NHQ for better management of NN
projects.[1]

Naval Headquarters
The Naval Headquarters is the
administrative and policy-making organ of
the Nigerian Navy. At its head is the Chief
of the Naval Staff, who exercises full
command of the Nigerian Navy. The Chief
of Naval Staff has seven staff branches in
addition to the Office of the Navy
Secretary. The branches are: Policy and
Plans, Training and Operations (http://ww
w.nimasaelibrary.com/PDFs/1332113285
99067.pdf) , Administration, Naval
Engineering, Logistics, Accounts and
Budget (http://defence.gov.ng/navy-affair
s/) , and Safety and Standards. (http://ww
w.navy.mil.ng/organization/) These
branches are headed by Principal Staff
Officers of flag rank.[4]

Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff is the highest

ranking military officer of the Nigerian
Navy.[5]
The position is often occupied by
the most senior commissioned officer
appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces of Nigeria.The Chief of
the Naval Staff reports to the Chief of
Defence Staff, who also reports to the
Defence Minister.[6]
The Statutory duty of
the Officer is to formulate and execute
policies towards the highest attainment of
National Security and operational
competence of the Nigerian Navy.[7]
The
current Chief of Naval Staff is Vice Admiral
Awwal Zubairu Gambo, who was
appointed on 26 January 2021, by
President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed
Ibok Ekwe Ibas.[8][9]

Directly under the Naval Headquarters are

three operational commands (Western
Naval Command, Eastern Naval
Command, and Central Naval Command),
one training command, one logistics
command, and several autonomous units.

Western Naval Command

The Western Naval Command
Headquarters is located at Apapa in
Lagos. It covers the sea and coastal areas
from the Nigeria/Benin border at Long
002o 49’ E to Long 005o E in Delta State,
from the Nigerian coastline to the limit of
the nation's exclusive economic zone.[10]
The command has the following units
under its jurisdiction:

Headquarters, Western Naval Command

Western Fleet at Apapa.
NNS Beecroft, an operations base at
Apapa.
Naval Air Base, Ojo, Lagos.
Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo,
Lagos.
Fleet Support Group (West) at Apapa.
NNS WEY, a maintenance unit at Navy
Town, Ojo.
Forward Operating Bases Igbokoda and
Badagary in Ondo and Lagos states,
respectively.
Nigerian Navy Secondary School,
Abeokuta.
Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo.
Nigerian Navy Secondary School,
Ogbomoso.
Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Imeri,
Ondo State.
The Western Naval Command Also
maintains presence at Tongegi Island in
Ondo State.

The Western Command is headed by a

Flag Officer Commanding who is of the
rank of Rear Admiral. The previous Flag
Officers Commanding are Rear Admiral RO
Osondu, Rear Admiral FD Bobai, Rear
Admiral SAG Abbah, Rear Admiral OH
Ngalabak.,[11] Rear Admiral Oladele
Bamidele Daji and Rear Admiral
Barabutemegha Jason Gbassa. The
current Flag officer commanding is Rear
Admiral Yakubu Bala Wambai.
Eastern Naval Command

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.[12] The headquarters is at
Calabar. The Command has the following
units under its jurisdiction:

NNS Victory, an operations base at

Calabar.
NNS Pathfinder, an operations base at
Port Harcourt.
NNS Jubilee, an operations base at Ikot
Abasi.
Eastern Fleet at Calabar.
Naval Air Station, Calabar (to be
constructed)
Forward Operating Bases Bonny and
Ibaka in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States
respectively.
Naval Outpost at Ikuru in Rivers State.
Fleet Support Group (East) at Calabar.
Navy Hospitals at Calabar and Port
Harcourt.
 Nigerian Navy Secondary Schools at
Calabar and Port Harcourt.
Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital
Calabar.

Central Naval Command

The Central Naval Command is the third

operations command of the Nigerian Navy.
The headquarters is in Yenagoa in Bayelsa
State. Its area of responsibility stretches
from the Benin River entrance (Long 0050
00'E) to the Santa Barbara River entrance
(Long 0060 30'E), encompassing the
coastal states of Bayelsa, Delta, and Edo,
and the landward states, including Kogi.[4]
The command has the following units
under its jurisdiction:

NNS Delta, an operations base in Warri,

Delta State
Naval Air Station, Effurun-Warri, Delta
State
Navy Hospital, Warri, Delta State
Forward Operating Bases Escravos and
Formoso in Delta and Bayelsa states,
respectively.
NNS Lugard, an inland operations base
on the River Niger at Lokoja, Kogi State.
Naval Outposts at Idah and Onitsha in
Kogi and Anambra States respectively.
 Nigerian Navy Secondary School Okura-
Olafia, Kogi State
Onward Together from the right*

Naval Training Command

The main functions of the Naval Training

Command are the coordination and
harmonization of training doctrines and
standards for all local training in the
Nigerian Navy, as evolved by the Naval
Headquarters. The Command is headed by
the Flag Officer Commanding, who is
assisted by nine principal staff officers,
namely: the Command Staff Officer, the
Command Technical Training Officer,
Command Logistic Training Officer, and
Command Medical Training Officer. Others
are the Command Academic Training
Officer, CABO, CAO, CINTO and CPM.[13][14]
The units under the Naval Training
Command are:

Sea Training Unit at Victoria Island,

Lagos. It is responsible for Basic
Operations Sea Training, Safety
Operations Sea Training, and
Consolidated Operations Sea Training of
all Nigerian Navy ships when assigned.
It also conducts harbour and ship
acceptance trials of vessels after major
refits.
NNS Quorra at Apapa, which provides
various professional courses for officers
and ratings.
Nigerian Naval Engineering College
(NNEC) Sapele, which provides technical
training for all Nigerian Navy technical
personnel.
The Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistic
College at Owerrinta.
Nigerian Naval College and the Nigerian
Navy Basic Training School, which are
co-located at Onne, Port Harcourt. The
two establishments conduct basic
training for officers and ratings
respectively.
 Other professional schools, including
the Nigerian Navy College of Health
Sciences at Offa in Kwara State and the
Nigerian Navy School of Music Ota in
Ogun State, and the Hydrographic
School in Port Harcourt, the Naval
Provost and Regulating School in Benue
State, the Nigerian Navy School of
Armament Technology, The Nigerian
Navy Center of Education Training and
Technology and the Physical Training
School, both at Apapa, Lagos.

Logistics Command

The Logistics Command is headed by a

Flag Officers Commanding of Rear Admiral
rank. The permanent headquarters is at
Oghara, Delta State. However, the Nigerian
Navy Order establishing the Logistics
Command has been released and the
command has since started operation.
The order stipulates the organization and
responsibilities of the command.[15]

Autonomous units

The autonomous units are those units

which require prudent management and
high-level control that need not be
duplicated or represented at the lower
hierarchy. Though small in size, they report
directly to the Chief of the Naval Staff.
Prominent among the autonomous units is
the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, located in
Victoria Island, Lagos. Hitherto, third line
maintenance had been carried out either in
foreign dockyards or private ones in
Nigeria, at very high cost. The Naval
Dockyard in Lagos, which was
commissioned on 27 August 1990, now
takes care of high level maintenance, such
as major overhaul of ships engines,
additions and alterations, and modification
of designs. The Naval Shipyard in Port
Harcourt was also acquired in 1990 from
Messrs Witt and Bush. Smaller ships of
the Nigerian Navy and merchant ships are
repaired there. The shipyard has built and
delivered some tugboats and barges to
some private organizations.

Nigerian Navy Air Arm

The 101 Squadron was established in

1985, based at Navytown, near Ojo. It
operated AgustaWestland Lynx helicopters
for anti-submarine warfare and search and
rescue (SAR) operations from the Meko
class frigate NNS Aradu. For quite some
time, the Squadron has operated Agusta
109 Helicopters from Warri Naval Base on
anti-smuggling and oil protection
duties.[16][15]
Organization on Nigerian
Navy ships
There are four main departments on
Nigerian Navy ships. These are operations,
marine engineering, weapon engineering,
and logistics. An officer, who is referred to
as the head of department, is in charge of
each department. He reports directly to
the commanding officer on operational
matters or through the Executive Officer
on all administrative matters. The
Executive Officer is the second in
command on all naval ships, as well as
being the head of the Operations
Department on smaller ships. On larger
ships the Executive Officer remains the
second in command, but the Principal
Warfare Officer is the leg of the Operations
Department. In the ratings cadre, the most
senior seaman rating is referred to as the
Coxswain. The Coxswain (E.M.T) more like
M.P, is responsible for organizing the
ratings for work and discipline.[17]

Special Boat Service

A member of the Nigerian Special Boat Service conducting Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training with United States
Coast Guard personnel.
The Special Boat Service is a special
operations unit of the Nigerian Navy. It is a
male only outfit fashioned after the Royal
Navy's Special Boat Service. It is
predominantly focused on, but not
restricted to; littoral and riverine
operations, including reconnaissance and
surveillance; covert beach reconnaissance
in advance of an amphibious assault;
recovery or protection of ships and oil
installations subject to hostile state or
non-state action; maritime counter-
terrorism; and offensive action.[18]

On 21 April 2020, ten SBS commandos

boarded the Tommi Ritscher (https://www.v
esseltracker.com/en/Ships/Tommi-Ritscher
-9656137.html) , a container ship captured
by pirates off the shore of Benin.[19] Benin
authorities gave the SBS commandos a
letter of commendation.

Nigerian Navy fleet

revitalization
On 3 September 2018, in an official
ceremony held at the Naval Dockard in
Lagos, the Nigerian Navy commissioned
six new Ocea fast patrol boats and ten
new small boats.[20] The patrol boats
include two FPB 110 MKII hulls – Nguru (P
187) and Ekulu (P 188) delivered[21] earlier
this year by France's Ocea Shipbuilding
company – and four smaller FPB 72 MKII
hulls – Shiroro (P 185), Ose (P 186),
Gongola (P 189), and Calabar (P 190). All
vessels were delivered between late 2017
and April 2018.

The six new Ocea fast patrol boats came

on the heels of a Two new Ocea FPB 110
MK II Fast Patrol Boats delivered [21] to the
Nigerian Navy. Ocea has previously
delivered 7 units of the FPB 72 MK II boats
in three batches: three in 2012, one FPB 98
in 2013, two in 2017 and two in January of
this year. The FPB 72 and FPB 98 were
ordered by the Nigerian Port Authority but
handed over to the Nigerian Navy.

On October, Paramount Maritime Holding,

a South African-based defense company
revealed that the Nigerian Navy has placed
an order for 15 new build Rigid Hull
Inflatable Boats (RHIB). The order which
comprises 8.5 metre and 9.5 metre
Guardian fast patrol boats amongst others
would also includes training for the
Nigerian Navy and maritime personnel.[22]

On 8 September 2018, the Nigerian

Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency handed over its AgustaWestland
AW139 Search and Rescue helicopter to
the Nigerian Navy.[23]

On 10 December 2021, Nigeria's President

Muhammadu Buhari commissioned 118
newly acquired ships and boats, including
a helicopter, as part of his administration's
drive to boost the capacity of the Nigerian
Navy.[24]

Equipment

Frigates

The Nigerian Navy possesses one MEKO

360 Type H1 frigate, NNS Aradu, which just
completed a refit in 2020 and now awaits
for a new role as a combat training ship
for Nigeria's plan to buy new frigates.[25]

Nigeria's mid- and long-term acquisition

plans aim to fill some of these capability
gaps.[26] For example, the keel for a
Damen LST-100 class landing ship for
amphibious operations and force
projection has been laid.[27]

Ship name and

Photo Class Origin Notes
Pennant no.

MEKO 360 Type H1

NNS Aradu (F89)  Germany Grounded[28]
frigate

Long Range Patrol Cutters

Hamilton-class  United
NNS Thunder (F90) Active
cutter/OPV States

Hamilton-class  United
NNS Okpabana (F93) Active
cutter/OPV States
Offshore patrol vessels
Ship name and pennant no. Photo Class Country Notes

NNS Centenary (F91) P18N class  China Active

NNS Unity (F92) P18N class  China Active

Fast attack craft / Patrol boats

Ship name and
Photo Class Origin Notes
Pennant no.

Commissioned in
NNS Andoni (P100) Seaward Defence Boat 1  Nigeria
2012

Commissioned in
NNS Karaduwa (P102) Seaward Defence Boat 2  Nigeria
2016

Commissioned in
NNS Oji (P275) [29] Seaward Defence Boat 3  Nigeria
2021

NNS SDBIV Seaward Defence Boat 4  Nigeria Under construction

NNS SDBV Seaward Defence Boat 5  Nigeria Under construction

Luerssen FPB57 Fast Patrol

NNS Ekpe (P178)
Boat  Germany

Luerssen FPB57 Fast Patrol

NNS Damisa (P179)
Boat  Germany

Luerssen FPB57 Fast Patrol

NNS Agu (P180)
Boat  Germany

NNS Dorina (P101) Ocea FPB 98 MKII  France

Combattante IIIB Fast Attack

NNS Siri (P181)  France
Craft

Combattante IIIB Fast Attack

NNS Ayam (P182)  France
Craft

Combattante IIIB Fast Attack

NNS Ekun (P183)  France
Craft

 Sri
Wave Rider Class
Lanka

NNS Nguru OCEA Patrol Craft  France

NNS Ekulu OCEA Fast Patrol Craft  France

NNS Aba OCEA Fast Patrol Craft  France

NNS Sokoto OCEA Fast Patrol Craft  France

Fast Patrol Craft China Gifted by China in

NNS Sagbama
2012
TBD Gifted by China in
2022

NNS Zaria (P173) Sea Eagle Fast Patrol Craft

 Singapore

NNS Burutu (P174) Sea Eagle Fast Patrol Craft

 Singapore

Patrol buoy Tenders

Ship name and Pennant no. Photo Class Origin Notes

NNS Kyanwa (http://cimsec.org/wp-

Class
content/uploads/2016/04/Kyanwa-
C, buoy  United ex USCGC Sedge (WLB-402)[30]
edit-e1461894203360-1038x576.j
tender States
pg) (A 501)

NNS Ologbo (http://www.shipspotti Class

ex
ng.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=10 A, buoy  United
USCGC Cowslip (WLB-277).[31]
45498) (A 502) tender States

Class
ex
NNS Nwamba (A 503) C, buoy  United
USCGC Firebush (WLB-393)[32]
tender States

Class
ex
NNS Obula (A 504) C, buoy  United
USCGC Sassafras (WLB-401).[33]
tender States

Inshore patrol craft

 In
Type Photo Origin Notes
service

Shaldag MK2 Class Fast Patrol

5[34]  Israel
Boat

Manta Class Patrol Boat 22[34]  Singapore

 United
Defender Class Boat (RB-S) 15
States

Cedric-class patrol boat 9[35]  Sri Lanka

Epenal security patrol boat 30[35]  Nigeria

Minesweepers
Ship name and Pennant no. Photo Class Origin Notes

NNS Ohue (M371) Lerici-class minehunter  Italy

NNS Barama (M372) Lerici-class minehunter  Italy

Amphibious warfare ships

Ship name and Pennant
Photo Class Origin Notes
no.

NNS Kada (Damen Landing Ship, Tank  United Arab Arrived Nigeria in
LST100)[36] (LST) Emirates 2022[37][38]

Auxiliary vessels
Ship name and
Class Origin Notes
Pennant no.

Presidential yacht and

NNS Amariya
training ship[39]

NNS Argungu (P
Argungu Class  Germany
165)

NNS Yola (P 166) Argungu Class  Germany

NNS Brass (P 169) Argungu Class  Germany

NNS Epe (P 170) Argungu Class  Germany

NNS Makurdi (P  United

Makurdi Class
167) Kingdom

NNS Hadejia (P  United

Makurdi Class
168) Kingdom

 United
NNS Jebba (P 171) Makurdi Class
Kingdom

 United
NNS Oguta (P 172) Makurdi Class
Kingdom

NNS Prosperity Emer Class OPV  Ireland Training ship

NNS Okpoku
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2013[40]
(P175)

NNS Bomadi
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2013[40]
(P176)

NNS Badagry
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2013[40]
(P177)

NNS Shiroro
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2017[41][42]
(P185)

NNS Ose (P186) Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2017[41][42]

NNS Gongola
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2018[42]
(P189)

NNS Calabar
Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2018[42]
(P190)
NNS Osun Ocea FPB 72 Fast Patrol Boat  France delivered in 2020

Ocea OSV 190 Hydro-graphic [44] delivered on the 15th

NNS Lana (-)  France
Survey Vessel[43] of April 2021

Aircraft
In
Aircraft Photo Type Origin Notes
service

Anti-Submarine
 United
Westland Lynx Warfare (ASW) 3
Kingdom
helicopter

3 on order from
AgustaWestland
Light utility helicopter  Italy 12 Leonardo
AW109
helicopters

AW139 Utility helicopter  Italy 2[45] 3 more on order

AR-500B rotorcraft UAV China 4

.[46]

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