| Photographer: | Rogério Cordeiro [View profile] | Title: | NNS NWAMBA A503 | Added: | Jul 03, 2008 | | Captured: | | IMO: | Unavailable | Hits: | 1,046 | | Photo Category: |
Patrol forces | | Description: | Flag: Nigeria
Call sign: NRXD
Ex-names: USCG Firebush WLB-393
Type/class: patrol ship
Built by: Zenith Dredge Corporation - Duluth, MN (USA) in 1944
Photo location: inbound Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) - during the Parade in homage of the bi-centenary birth of Admiral Tamandaré, protector of the Brazilian Navy, and also homenage of the Brazil Independence Day (7th September 1822)
Date: 07/09/2007
Observations: curiosity, the Nigerian shipmate said the meaning of the word NWAMBA means "CAT".
Photo by my friend Edson Lucas 8-) |
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