During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 ...

On Saturday the new gunboat Spyrea made her official trial trip, which proved very satisfactory to all concerned. This vessel is a sister vessel to the Hybiscus, now at the navy-yard. These ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has tasked the Nigerian Navy to effectively deploy the gunboats provided by his administration to secure oil installations and tackle sea piracy to ...

the Union navy waged a nasty war against southerners who supported the insurgents. Piecing together this fragmentary material, I created a database of 559 separate episodes where gunboats attacked ...

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers state will provide six gunboats to the navy for patrols as part of efforts to help combat oil theft, which has plagued the ...

Nigeria's Rivers State Pledges Gunboats to Navy in Fight Against Oil Theft By Camillus Eboh PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers state will provide six gunboats to the navy ...

Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has handed six gunboats to the Nigerian Navy to enhance the security of oil installations and tackle sea piracy along the waterways. Fubara said that ...

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship-Delta Gunboat Team have intercepted and arrested a barge and two trucks loaded with suspected stolen crude oil at the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority ...