Royal Cambodian Navy
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| កងទ័ពជើងទឹកកម្ពុជា | |
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| Founded | 1953 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Allegiance | HM The King |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 2,800 personnel, including marines [1] |
| Part of | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Phnom Penh |
| Motto(s) | Defending the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Anniversaries | 9 November 1953 |
| Commanders | |
| Admiral | Tea Vinh |
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The Royal Cambodian Navy (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹកកម្ពុជា, Kangtorp Cheung Teuk) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Cambodia and one of the three uniformed services of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It has an estimated of 4,000 active personnel and operates 228 boats/ships in active service. It is commanded by Admiral Tea Vinh and sails under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.[2]
History
Equipment
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The navy possesses fifteen patrol craft and a further five patrol craft of the "fast attack" variety. There are also about 200 motorised and manual canoes.[3]
The country's seagoing capability was boosted in August 2005 when China handed over 5 patrol boats. In 2007 a further 10 were handed over worth $100,000,000. The craft were donated to Cambodia by China to help counter piracy, transnational crime, smuggling and to safeguard future oil installations.
In 2007, Cambodia reported that it was increasing the strength of its navy from 1,000 to 3,000 sailors, apart from creating a force of 2,000 Marine infantry.
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Many officers of the Royal Cambodian Navy received their training at the Vietnam Naval Academy.[4]
Fleet
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| Photo | Vessel Type | Builder | Quantity | Number |
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Turya class torpedo patrol fast attack craft[5] |  Soviet Union[6],[7]
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5 | 1121-1125 |
| Stenka class patrol fast attack craft | 5 | 1131-1135 | ||
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Shershen class patrol fast attack craft | 1 | 1115 | |
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Fast Patrol Craft[8] |  China
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15 | 1141-1145, 1101-1109 |
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Landing Craft Utility | 1 | 1401[citation needed] |
Bases
Naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy include the following:
- Ream Naval Base
- Sihanoukville (civilian port)
- Phnom Penh (river base formerly of the Khmer Rouge)
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| នាយឧត្តមនាវី Néay Ŭtdâmnéavi |
ឧត្តមនាវីឯក Ŭtdâmnéavi Êk |
ឧត្តមនាវីទោ Ŭtdâmnéavi Toŭ |
ឧត្តមនាវីត្រី Ŭtdâmnéavi Trei |
វរនាវីឯក Vôrnéavi Êk |
វរនាវីទោ Vôrnéavi Toŭ |
វរនាវីត្រី Vôrnéavi Trei |
អនុនាវីឯក Ânŭnéavi Êk |
អនុនាវីទោ Ânŭnéavi Toŭ |
អនុនាវីត្រី Ânŭnéavi Trei |
នាយចំណង់ Néay Châmnáng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| នាយចក្របាលឯក Néay châkrâbal êk Warrant Officer |
នាយចក្របាលទោ Néay châkrâbal toŭ Junior Warrant Officer |
ចក្របាលឯក Châkrâbal êk Master Chief Petty Officer |
ចក្របាលទោ Châkrâbal toŭ Chief Petty Officer |
ចក្របាលត្រី Châkrâbal trei Petty Officer 1st Class |
ចក្របាលរងឯក Châkrâbal rông êk Petty Officer 2nd Class |
ចក្របាលរងទោ Châkrâbal rông toŭ Petty Officer 3rd Class |
នាវិកឯក Néavĭk êk Seaman 1st Class |
នាវិកទោ Néavĭk toŭ Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Committee for Maritime Security (NCMS)
The NCMS was established in December 2010 on the initiative of Prime Minister Hun Sen and with support from international security partners. Part of its role is focusing on fighting against terrorism, piracy, human trafficking, cross-border crimes, drug trafficking as well as on preserving natural resources and conducting emergency rescue works.[9] It is overseen by Admiral Tea Vinh and has bases in Sihanoukville, Ream and Phnom Penh, working with and for the Royal Cambodian Navy.
NCMS is also responsible for the security of visiting navy's ships and personnel from neighboring countries and allies, including China, Russia, Japan [10] and the USA.
See also
- Ministry of Defense, Cambodia
- Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- Royal Cambodian Army
- Royal Cambodian Air Force
References
- ^ John Pike. "Royal Cambodian Navy". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Ministry of National Defense website, retrieved 16/11/08
- ^ articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-Southeast-Asia/Navy-Cambodia.html
- ^ http://www.truongsongroup.com.vn/dao-tao/nhip-buoc-hanh-quan-2011/560-gii-thiu-hc-vin-hi-quan-nha-trang
- ^ "Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Cambodia Military". Archived from the original on 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Cambodia Military". Archived from the original on 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Cambodia Military". Archived from the original on 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-Southeast-Asia/Navy-Cambodia.html
- ^ http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=42161
- ^ .http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-navy-plans-sihanoukville-stop
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