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THUNDER class

Country of Origin: Nigeria


 2 THUNDER-class FRIGATES (FF) (ex-USCGC HAMILTON class)

 Name       Pendant    Launched        Commissioned    Status
 THUNDER    F-90       May 20, 1967    March 1, 1968   Active
   (ex-USCGC CHASE, WHEC-718)
 OKPABANA   F-93       Nov. 18, 1967   Dec. 20, 1968   Active
   (ex-USCGC GALLATIN, WHEC-721)

These are former U.S. Coast Guard HAMILTON-class high-endurance cutters. The THUNDER-class ships are the second-largest in Nigerian naval service.

The warships are...

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