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Historic African Vessels

Explore Africa’s maritime past and present through the vessels that shaped it. From lake ferries and royal barges to warships and working cargo ships. Each one tells a story of movement, memory, and resilience across the continent’s waters.

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NNS Erinomi
Operational
NNS Erinomi
Nigeria
Type Patrol boat
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Launched 1977
Service 1977 - Present
Service Timeline 1977 - Present
1900 1980

NNS Erinomi is a patrol boat owned and operated by the Nigerian Navy, commissioned in 1977 to enhance Nigeria's maritime security in the Atlantic Ocea

36.0m 30 crew
Patrol boat
Patrol boat
Operational
NNS Enyimiri
Nigeria
Type Patrol boat
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Launched 1977
Service 1977 - Present
Service Timeline 1977 - Present
1900 1980

NNS Enyimiri is a patrol boat owned and operated by the Nigerian Navy, commissioned in 1977 to enhance maritime security in Nigeria's territorial wate

35.0m 30 crew
HMS Gifford
Museum
HMS Gifford
Nigeria
Type Patrol boat
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Launched 1954
Service 1954 - 1983
Service Timeline 1954 - 1983
1900 1980

HMS Gifford was a British Ford-class patrol boat launched in 1954. It was sold to Nigeria in 1968 and renamed NNS Bonny, seeing action in the Nigerian

35.7m 19 crew
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