| Royal Cambodian Navy | |
|---|---|
| កងទ័ពជើងទឹក Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k | |
 Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Navy | |
| Founded | 1 March 1954; 71 years ago (1954-03-01) |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 4,800 personnel, including marines[1] |
| Part of | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Phnom Penh |
| Motto(s) | "ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer) ("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia") |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | AdmiralTea Vinh |
| Insignia | |
| Naval jack | .svg) |
TheRoyal Cambodian Navy (Khmer:កងទ័ពជើងទឹក,romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k;lit. 'Naval Force') is the naval warfare service branch of theRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces and one of the three uniformed services of theKingdom of Cambodia. It has an estimated of 4,000 active personnel and operates 228 boats/ships in active service. It is commanded byAdmiralTea Vinh and sails under the jurisdiction of theMinistry of National Defense.[2]
The Royal Khmer Navy (French: Marine royale khmère, MRK) was originally an extension of the Khmer Royal Army (French: Armée Royale Khmère – ARK) but officially became its own separate service in 1954. Its role initially was only relegated to coastal & riverine patrols as well asground support for internal security operations. By 1967, it had a strength of about 1400 officers & men including 200 men of theNaval Infantry Force.[3]
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The navy possesses fifteenpatrol craft and a further five patrol craft of the "fast attack" variety. There are also about 200 motorised and manualcanoes.[4]
The country's seagoing capability was boosted in August 2005, whenChina 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 counterpiracy,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 theVietnam Naval Academy.[5]
The Royal Cambodian Navy also has many plans to strengthen their naval fleet with assistance from China,Germany,Vietnam,Indonesia,South Korea, andJapan.
Naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy include the following:
| Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Patrol Craft | |||
| ASPB | Unknown | 2903 2904 2905 | Inherited from theKPRN.[6] |
| Koh Kong-class | Koh Kong Koh Sdach Koh Ampil | 2101 2102 2103 | Albatroz-class acquired by the RCN in 2015.[7] |
| Large Patrol Craft | |||
| Turya-class | Unknown | 1121 1122 | Project 206M-class inherited from theKPRN. Decommissioned by 2015.[8][9] |
| Small Landing Craft | |||
| LCM-6 | Unknown | 2402 2406 | Inherited from theKPRN.[10] |
| Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Patrol Craft | |||
| Koh Yor-class | Koh Yor Koh Tunsay | 1101 1102 | Project 1400ME-class inherited from theKPRN.[11][12] |
| Koh Pothi-class | Koh Pothi Koh Seh | 1103 1104 | Swift-class Mk. III inherited from theKPRN.[13] |
| Koh Chhlam-class | Koh Chhlam Koh Rong | 1105 1106 | FPB 21-class acquired by the RCN in 1997.[14] |
| Koh Ruesay-class | Koh Ruesay Koh Py Koh Krabey | 1107 1108 1109 | Aid fromChina.[15] |
| Large Patrol Craft | |||
| Shershen-class | Unknown | 1123 1124 | Project 206-class aid fromVietnam, torpedo tubes removed. Decommissioned by 2015.[16][17] |
| Koh Polowai-class | Koh Polowai Koh Tang Koh Pring Koh Via | 1131 1132 1133 1134 | Project 02059-class inherited from theKPRN.[18][19] |
| Koh Svay-class | Koh Svay Koh Kras Koh Krasar Koh Tbal | 1141 1142 1143 1144 | Aid fromChina.[20] |
| Large Landing Craft | |||
| Yuch'in-class | Unknown | 1401 | Type 069-class Aid fromChina.[21] |
| LCM-8 | ???? | Inherited from theKPRN.[22] | |
| Corvette | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type 056 corvette | 2 | Donated by China[23] |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royal Cambodian Navy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| នាយឧត្ដមនាវី Neay Utdamneavi | ឧត្ដមនាវីឯក Utdamneavi ek | ឧត្តមនាវីទោ Utdamneavi tou | ឧត្តមនាវីត្រី Utdamneavi trei | វរនាវីឯក Veareaneavi ek | វរនាវីទោ Veareaneavi tou | វរនាវីត្រី Veareaneavi trei | អនុនាវីឯក Anuneavi ek | អនុនាវីទោ Anuneavi tou | អនុនាវីត្រី Anuneavi trei | |||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royal Cambodian Navy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| នាយចក្របាលឯក Neay chakrabal ek | នាយចក្របាលទោ Neay chakrabal tou | ចក្របាលឯក Chakrabal ek | ចក្របាលទោ Chakrabal tou | ចក្របាលត្រី Chakrabal trei | ចក្របាលរងឯក Chakrabal rong ek | ចក្របាលរងទោ Chakrabal rong tou | នាវិកឯក Neavik ek | នាវិកទោ Neavik tou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The NCMS was established in December 2010, on the initiative of Prime MinisterHun 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.[24]It is overseen by Admiral Tea Vinh and has bases in Sihanoukville, Ream andPhnom Penh, working with and for the Royal Cambodian Navy.
NCMS is also responsible for the security of visiting navy's ships and personnel from neighbouring countries and allies, including China, Russia, Japan[25] and the USA.
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