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Ghana Navy receives ex-German fast attack craft
The Ghana Navy has received early July 2012 two ex-German navy fast attack craft during a ceremony held at Neue Tadewerft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. They will arrive in Ghana in a few weeks’ time. The GNS Yaa Asantewaa and GNS Naa Gbewaa are Type 143A Gepard fast attack craft, reports the Ghana News Agency. In July 2010 Ghana announced the acquisition of the two decommissioned vessels, which are 58 metres long and weigh 398 tonnes. They were refurbished prior to being handed over. A statement released on Friday (July 6,2012) said that defence minister Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith (ret), accompanied by Rear Admiral M Quarshie, Chief of Naval Staff, received the vessels on behalf of Ghana. At the ceremony Smith commended the Ghanaian crewmembers for their service in Germany. There are 14 officers and 56 ratings in Germany for familiarisation training on the two ships.
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