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Though it performed mostly coast guard functions, the Nigerian Marine saw action in the First World War as part of the British military offensive against German held Cameroon. The Royal Navy provided the necessary military security as part of its overall military defence of the British Empire. It also operated ferry services, touring launches and other small craft that plied the various creeks and other inland waterways. The responsibility of the Marine included administration of the ports and harbours, dredging of channels, bouyage and lighting. The 2 Marines were merged in 1914 after Nigeria came under a single colonial administration. A Northern Nigeria equivalent of the same name was formed in 1900. This Force later expanded to become the Southern Nigerian Marine in 1893. Its origin lay with the Lagos Marines, which was first established in 1887 by the British Colonial Government. Formed in 1914 after the amalgamation of the then Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria, the Nigerian Marine as it became known after 1914 was a quasi-military organization. The Nigerian Navy owes its origin to the Nigerian Marine.
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