China delivers patrol ship to Nigeria after sea trials

China has delivered a new-type of stealth patrol ship to Nigeria after completing sea trials. It's the first patrol ship China has exported to West Africa.

The patrol ship is 95 meters long and is equipped with two diesel master engines. It has a top speed of about 40 kilometers per hour. The 1,800 ton stealth ship will have a radar detection area of a ship of about 500 tons. It can be discovered only when it is very close to the radar of an enemy.

The patrol ship has been named "the Century" by the Nigerian Navy. Its major missions will include patrol and guard duties along the coastline, protecting the exclusive maritime economic areas, carrying out marine search and rescues, and preventing marine pollution.

The patrol ship will travel more than 18 thousand kilometers to get to Nigeria. In the following 50 days, it will go on a friendly visit to a number of countries.