The recapture of the Ibadan leaves Biafra without a navy.
He said two bodies were found on board the minesweeper, one no more than a skull. The leader of the Federal operation, Lieutenant Commander Akin Aduwo, told newsmen yesterday (Sunday) that when his ships finally gained access to Bonny, the Biafrans on board the Ibadan jumped overboard and swam away. The Federal Navy recaptured the Ibadan during two grim days of fighting at the port of Bonny, in Biafra. The Ibadan, which is armed with 40mm guns and depth charges, was hijacked by its crew of Ibo officers who defected with it to Biafra. It was one of three such vessels, built in 1950, sold to Nigeria from Britain's "mothball fleet." The minesweeper Ibadan went into service with the Nigerian Navy in October last year. All rights reservedīackground: A Nigerian Navy ship which was hijacked when the Eastern Region broke away and called itself Biafra is now back at the Federal navy base in Lagos - that is, what remains of the ship. While on patrol the ship and crew engaged the enemy in a ship-to-shore fire-fight that resulted in the crewmembers being awarded the Combat Action Medal.Ship in dock name on stern men work on deck skull Lieutenant Commander Aduwo talks to newsmen on board. They used electromagnetic cables to set off mines or other cables to cut their mooring lines, and various magnetic and acoustical devices to set off mines. The Aggressive-class minesweepers used AN/SQQ-14 mine hunting sonar to locate moored or bottom mines. The Guide returned to the waters off Viet Nam for additional patrols in late 1969 and early 1970. Minesweepers were greatly admired by their peers because of their bravery. The hull classification symbol for this type of ship was 'DMS.
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She opened for general visiting 25–28 October and contributed books and food to assist in America's people-to-people program of international friendship. Destroyer minesweeper was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high-speed ocean-going minesweepers for service during World War II. Following a liberty call at Hong Kong, she paid a 2-day visit to Iloilo City, Panay, Republic of the Philippenes. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on July 22 that the Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS). Subsequent patrols were carried out 25 July-12 August 1965 and 18 September-5 October 1965. Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. She arrived off the coast of Vietnam 1 June to begin the first of three periods of "Operation Market Time" anti-infiltration patrols to deny movement of war supplies to the Viet Cong. The Guide underwent a 3-week upkeep period at Guam. Toward the end of their use, the class also employed remote submersibles like Super Sea Rover to locate mines. Minesweepers were greatly admired by their peers because of their bravery. This practice was dangerous not only from the risk of missing and detonating a mine, but also because the enemy would be making the task harder for the sweepers by keeping them under constant, heavy fire.
Minesweepers have been in operation since World War I and originally involved a simple metal detector, which sailors used to locate naval mines.
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