The Royal Cambodian Navy ( km, កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF; km, កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ ) is Cambodia's national military force. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is King Norodom Sihamoni. Since 2018, General Vong Pisen has been ...

and one of the three uniformed services of the

Kingdom of Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

. 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.

History

Equipment

The navy possesses fifteen

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and a further five patrol craft of the "fast attack" variety. There are also about 200 motorised and manual

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s.articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-Southeast-Asia/Navy-Cambodia.html 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

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, 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. Many officers of the Royal Cambodian Navy received their training at the Vietnam Naval Academy. Royal Cambodian Navy also have many plans to strengthen their naval fleet with assistance from China,

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, and Japan.

Fleet

Vessels

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)

Navy ranks and insignia

National Committee for Maritime Security (NCMS)

The NCMS was established in December 2010 on the initiative of Prime Minister

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and ...

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. 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 and the USA.

References

{{Asia topic, Navy of, title=Navies of Asia Military of Cambodia Navies by country Military units and formations established in 1953