1976 NNS ENYIMIRI and NNS
ERINOMI delivered to NN (MK 9 Corvettes).
1978 NNS AMBE and OFION
(LSTs) delivered to NN
10 Jul 81 NNS BECROFT (the
first Nigerian Naval Base) renamed NNS OLOKUN. The “bee”
symbol on the logo changed to “mermaid”
1981 NN Barracks (Navy Town)
Ojo commissioned
25 Sep 81 NNC ONURA commissioned
for the training of naval cadets alongside NDA
02 Jul 82 12 Pioneer students
of Naval Faculty, Course, Command and Staff College, Jaji
graduated
1982 NNS ARADU and the Fast
Attack Crafts (NNS AGU, DAMISA, EKPE, AYAM, EKUN and SIRI)
delivered to NN
22 Feb 83 Commandant, US
Coast Guard addressed a 2-day NN Workshop on “Smuggling
and Coastal Piracy in Nigeria”
11 Jun 83 First Regular
Course Cadets of NNC ONURA passed out.
19 Dec 84 First Batch of
Mechanicians (54 in number) trained locally at NN Technical
School in Port Harcourt passed out.
01 Feb 85 NNS QUORRA commissioned
as a comprehensive professional school
31 Mar – 09 Apr 85
Operation SEADOG (Joint training exercise in which 10 naval
ships participated)
29 Apr – 05 May 85
First International Naval Equipment Exhibition held at NNS
QUORRA
01 May 86 Naval Air Station
(NAS) Ojo commissioned
09 May 86 NNS OMALOKUN Warri
(now NN DELTA) commissioned
1986 Mine Counter Measure
Vessel (NNS BARAMA and OHUE) delivered to the NN |