In a move to consolidate the gains of building the first indigenous warship in Africa, the Nigerian Navy is to commence the construction of a new 38 metre Seaward Defence Boat (SDB). The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dele Ezeoba has given his consent for the commencement of the warship. In the same vein, the design for the project has been approved by the Naval Headquarters.
Rear Admiral James Boer, who made the disclosure of this tremendous feat yesterday at the NNS BEECROFT parade ground, during the first anniversary of NNS ANDONI- the first indigenous warship built by the navy-said the international certifications by relevant agencies have begun. It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had on June 1 2012 commissioned a 31metre Seaward Defence Boat at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos.
Admiral Boer, who is the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Limited, added that NDL was in the fore front of technological breakthroughs and innovations in the Nigerian Navy. He further stressed that NDL is diversifying efforts into various aspects of activities that would include marine construction and fabrications in the maritime sector and the offshore operations of the oil and gas industry.
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