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HMS Gifford was one of 23 boats of the Ford class of patrol boats built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s. Gifford was launched on 30 June 1954. In 1968 the vessel was sold to Nigeria and renamed NNS Bonny. Bonny took part in the Nigerian Civil War and was decommissioned in 1983. Bonny is preserved at the Nigerian War Museum in Umuahia.
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Name | HMS Gifford |
Builder | Scarr |
Launched | 30 June 1954 |
Commissioned | 30 June 1954 |
Identification | Pennant number: P3111 |
Fate | Sold in 1968 to Nigeria |
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Name | NNS Bonny |
Acquired | 1968 |
Decommissioned | 1983 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ford-class seaward defence boat |
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Length | 117 ft 3 in (35.74 m) |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Armament |
Gifford was a Ford-class seaward defence boat constructed for the Royal Navy. The names of the class ships were all chosen from villages ending in "-ford". This boat was named after Gifford.[lower-alpha 1] She was launched on 30 June 1954 and sold to Nigeria in 1968. Renamed NNS Bonny,[1] she fought in the Nigerian Civil War against Biafra. She was decommissioned in 1983.[1]
NNS Bonny is preserved in the Nigerian War Museum at Umuahia as a museum exhibit.[2]
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