Royal Bahrain Naval Force
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| Royal Bahrain Naval Force | |
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 RBNF sailors conduct a boarding exercise in the port of Manama in May 2008. |
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| Active | ? - Present |
| Country |  Bahrain |
| Branch | Naval Force |
| Size | 1770 (Navy and Coastguard) |
| Part of | Ministry of Defense Bahrain Defense Force |
| Nickname | RBNF |
| Engagements | Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of Navy | Yusuf al-Maluallah |
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| Coat of Arms |  |
The Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) (previously known as Bahrain Defense Force, Naval Branch), is the maritime branch of the Bahrain Defense Force. The Commander of the Navy is Lieutenant Commander Yusuf al-Maluallah. The navy consists of 11 combat vessels, 22 patrol craft and over 700 personnel. The Fleet is based at Mina Sulman Naval Base and has a flight wing which can operate off the corvettes, consisting of two MBB BO-105 helicopters.
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[edit] Fleet
| Type/Class | Quantity | Origin | In service | Details |
| OHP-Class Frigate (RBNS Sabha) | 1 |  United States |
1981 - Present | 4 Harpoon SSMs, 1 MBB BO-105 shipboard helicopter, and SM-1MR SAMs. |
| Victory class corvette | 2 |  Germany |
1987–1988 | 4 MM40 Exocets, and 1 MBB BO-105 shipboard helicopter. |
| Al Riffa Lürssen TNC-45 | 4 | Germany |
1984–1989 | 4 MM40 Exocets. |
| Al Riffa Lürssen FPB 38 | 2 | Germany |
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| Al Jarim Swift FPB-20 | 2 | United States |
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| Wasp-11 | 2 | |||
| Wasp-20 | 2 | |||
| Wasp-30 | 1 | |||
| VT-Halmatic 20 | 4 |  Qatar |
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| VT-Halmatic 160 | 6 | Qatar |
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| Fairey Marine Swordsman | 4 |  United Kingdom |
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| LCU-1486 | 4 | United States |
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| Fairey Marine LCU | 1 | United Kingdom |
[edit] Bases
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- Mina Salman Naval Base is a facility currently shared with the United States Navy and is used as a ship and submarine logistic support base for the entire US Fifth Fleet. It was opened in the 1980s as cargo facility and is now solely used as a naval port.
- Manama Naval Base is another key US Navy installation and formerly home to HMS Juffair. It is not used by RBNF.
- RBNF also operates a shipyard that is shared with several other neighbouring countries.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Media related to Mina Sulman Naval Base at Wikimedia Commons
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