Vosper Thornycroft MK9
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F83 Erinomi at Woolston
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Class overview | |
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Name | Vosper Thornycroft MK9 |
Builders | Vosper Thornycroft |
Operators | Nigerian Navy |
Preceded by | Vosper Thornycroft MK 3 |
Succeeded by | Qahir class |
Built | 1977-1978 |
In commission | 1979-present |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Cancelled | 0 |
Active | 0 |
Laid up | 2 |
Lost | 0 |
Retired | 0 |
Preserved | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vosper Thornycroft MK9 |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement | 850 tonnes full displacement |
Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) @ 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 87 plus 3 flag staff[clarification needed] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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The MK9 Corvette was ordered by the
Laid down in October 1975, NNS Erinomi was launched on 20 January 1977 and commissioned on 29 January 1980. She was given the pennant number F83. She stopped making patrols in 1993 due to constant breakdowns. In 1994-1995 she underwent a refit at Lagos which at least made her
Her sister ship, the NNS Enyimiri, was commenced in February 1977, launched on 9 February 1978 and commissioned on 2 May 1980. She was given the pennant number F84. She had ceased patrols in 1992 and by 1996 was in extremely bad shape. In 2000 a major repair effort allowed her to leave port again, although with most sensors and some weapons nonfunctional. In December 2004, the Enyimiri suffered a massive explosion resulting in crew fatalities and severe damage to the ship. She was decommissioned on 22 December 2004.[2]
Citations
- ^ Cowin p.138
- ^ "FFL Vosper Mk9 (Erinomi) class". Retrieved April 8, 2012.[dead link]
References
- Cowin, Hugh (1983), The New Observer's Book of Warships, London: Frederick Warne, ISBN 0-7232-1639-8