The Royal Cambodian Navy (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k; lit. 'Naval Force') is the naval warfare service branch of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces 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]
| Royal Cambodian Navy | |
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| កងទ័ពជើងទឹក Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k | |
 Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Navy | |
| Founded | 1 March 1954 |
| 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 | Admiral Tea Vinh |
| Insignia | |
| Naval jack | .svg) |
History
editThe 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 as ground support for internal security operations. By 1967, it had a strength of about 1400 officers & men including 200 men of the Naval Infantry Force.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
The Royal Cambodian Navy also has many plans to strengthen their naval fleet with assistance from China, Germany, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan.
Bases
editNaval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy include the following:
- Naval Headquarters located in Chroy Changvar
- Ream Naval Base
Fleet
editVessels stationed at The Naval Headquarters
edit| Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Notes |
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| Small Patrol Craft | |||
| ASPB | Unknown | 2903 2904 2905 |
Inherited from the KPRN.[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 the KPRN. Decommissioned by 2015.[8][9] |
| Small Landing Craft | |||
| LCM-6 | Unknown | 2402 2406 |
Inherited from the KPRN.[10] |
Vessels stationed at Ream Naval Base
edit| Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Notes |
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| Small Patrol Craft | |||
| Koh Yor-class | Koh Yor Koh Tunsay |
1101 1102 |
Project 1400ME-class inherited from the KPRN.[11][12] |
| Koh Pothi-class | Koh Pothi Koh Seh |
1103 1104 |
Swift-class Mk. III inherited from the KPRN.[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 from China.[15] |
| Large Patrol Craft | |||
| Shershen-class | Unknown | 1123 1124 |
Project 206-class aid from Vietnam, 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 the KPRN.[18][19] |
| Koh Svay-class | Koh Svay Koh Kras Koh Krasar Koh Tbal |
1141 1142 1143 1144 |
Aid from China.[20] |
| Large Landing Craft | |||
| Yuch'in-class | Unknown | 1401 | Type 069-class Aid from China.[21] |
| LCM-8 | ???? | Inherited from the KPRN.[22] | |
Under construction
edit| Corvette | ||
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| Type 056 corvette | 2 | Donated by China[23] |
Navy ranks and insignia
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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| នាយចក្របាលឯក Néay châkrâbal êk |
នាយចក្របាលទោ Néay châkrâbal toŭ |
ចក្របាលឯក Châkrâbal êk |
ចក្របាលទោ Châkrâbal toŭ |
ចក្របាលត្រី Châkrâbal trei |
ចក្របាលរងឯក Châkrâbal rông êk |
ចក្របាលរងទោ Châkrâbal rông toŭ |
នាវិកឯក Néavĭk êk |
នាវិកទោ Néavĭk toŭ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Committee for Maritime Security (NCMS)
editThe 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.[24] 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 neighbouring countries and allies, including China, Russia, Japan [25] and the USA.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ John Pike. "Royal Cambodian Navy". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Ministry of National Defense website, retrieved 16/11/08[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cambodia Navy - History
- ^ articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-Southeast-Asia/Navy-Cambodia.html
- ^ "Học Viện Hải Quân Nha Trang - Ngôi nhà của các chiến sĩ". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "ASPB".
- ^ "Koh Kong-class".
- ^ "Turya-class".
- ^ "Project 206M-class".
- ^ "LCM-6".
- ^ "Koh Yor-class".
- ^ "Project 1400ME-class".
- ^ "Koh Pothi-class".
- ^ "Koh Chhlam-class".
- ^ "Koh Ruesay-class".
- ^ "Shershen-class".
- ^ "Project 206-class".
- ^ "Koh Polowai-class".
- ^ "Project 02059-class".
- ^ "Koh Svay-class".
- ^ "Type 069 Yuch'in-class".
- ^ "LCM-8".
- ^ "China to supply warships to Cambodia as scrutiny over naval base heightens". South China Morning Post. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=42161
- ^ "Japanese navy plans Sihanoukville stop".