| Tanzania Naval Command | |
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| Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini | |
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| Founded | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Part of | Tanzania People's Defence Force |
| Headquarters | Kigamboni,Dar es Salaam |
| Engagements | Uganda–Tanzania War Operation Democracy in Comoros |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Rear Admiral Ramson Godwin Mwaisaka |
| Insignia | |
| Ensign &Jack |  |
TheTanzania Naval Command (Swahili:Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini) is thenavalmilitary branch of theTanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF).[1] It was established in 1971 with assistance fromChina.[2]
In the years immediately followingindependence, Tanzania did not have a navy. Coastal patrols were performed by the Police Marine Unit, using four Type 368 craft lent by theWest German government. Cooperation ended abruptly following the recognition ofEast Germany by the Tanzanian government in February 1965.[3]Four Shanghai class boats were given to the Police by theGovernment of the People's Republic of China to replace the West German vessels. These were to later form the nucleus of the Tanzanian Naval Command.[4]
In 1968, the PRC reached an agreement to build a naval base for the TNC. Work on the facility began in January 1970, and was complete in December 1971.[4] Between August 16th and August 20th in 2017, a flotilla from thePeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) consisting of adestroyer, afrigate, and a supply vessel visited Dar es Salaam on 16–20 August.'[5] During the visit,Rear Admiral Makanzo said that Tanzania currently had two marine infantry companies, which were trained by the PLAN, and that there were plans to form a third company that would be trained with help Chinese military. The rear admiral also said that Tanzanian marines were deployed in peacekeeping missions in theCentral African Republic,Democratic Republic of the Congo, andSouth Sudan. In November of 2023, Tanzania MarineSpecial Forces concluded aJoint Combined Exchange Training with U.S. special operations forces in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[6]
As of 2016, the assets of the Tanzania Naval Command included:[7]
In 2015–6, Tanzania replaced the two landing craft with similar ChineseType 068 vessels. The new 28-metre vessels,Mbono andSehewa, took part in an amphibious operation demonstration on 30 September 2016. They unloaded infantry and Type 63A amphibious light tanks as part of the exercise. The landing craft were delivered to the naval base in Dar es Salaam by January 2016.[8]
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