Recently, the TBD234V12 diesel engine of Henan Diesel Engine Industry CO., LTD(HND) was successfully installed in the new coastal patrol ship, which is going to be exported to Nigeria. The delivery ceremony was held in Qingdong city, Jiangsu province at ten o ‘clock on November 27th, 2014. “This warship means a lot to Nigeria, it is like the ‘Liaoning aircraft carrier’ to China”, said by Xuejun Zhu, the chief engineer of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.
On November 27th, 2014, The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation delivered the warship to Nigeria navy, the director of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, the wife of Nigeria senate chairman and the chief of Nigeria navy had attended the delivery ceremony.
“This warship to Nigeria is like the ‘Liaoning aircraft carrier’ to our China.” said by Xuejun Zhu, the chief engineer of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.
Nigeria is biggest oil-producing country in Africa, it is the main oil stocking place in Guinea bay area, but the security problem in the place is very severe. This warship is custom-made to suit Nigeria navy’s requirements; it is going to be used in Oilfield guarding, anti-piracy operating, sea patrolling, fishing guarding, maritime supervising, rescuing and pollution controlling. This warship is going to be the biggest and the most modern warship in Nigeria navy.
This warship has been called “The Best Warship of the West Africa”, it is 95.5 meters long and 12.2 meters wide, the displacement is 1800 ton and it can carry 70 people. The maximum speed can be 22.48 knot, (that is 42 n miles per hour). The weapon system is equipped with the 76mm warship cannon and 30mm warship cannon. Other than these equipments, this warship also has an advanced radar and fire control equipment, to attack and air defense. This warship can also land a five ton helicopter.
This warship is the same as those warships of the same kind in developed countries, but the price is only 65-75% of those warships in developed countries, so this kind of warship will be required a lot in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. Lately, the second warship of this kind is ready to launch. What is more, some countries’ military are planning to place some bulk orders to the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, this shows that this kind of warship will become the most popular exporting warship.
