and was awarded the Distinguished Coast Guard Battle "E" Ribbon. Nigerian service In 2011, Chase was decommissioned and donated to the Nigerian Navy, which commissioned her as a frigate, NNS Thunder. Thunder was commissioned into Nigerian service on January 23, 2012. In March 2012, Thunder collided with a vessel owned by Total S.A. on the Bonny River.Thunder was the sole vessel from Africa at the 2013 International Fleet Review in Sydney. It was her longest voyage. NNS Thunder'' is confirmed to be operational due to its recent patrol of Nigerian waters early 2019 after being grounded since 2016 due to failure of its critical components and machinery. References External links Chase history page https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2090238/chase-1968-whec-718/ Hamilton-class cutters 1967 ships Hamilton-class cutters of the Nigerian Navy Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana