Royal Cambodian Navy

Royal Cambodian Navy Marine royale du Cambodge
Seal of the RCN
Active	1953 - Present
Country	Kingdom of Cambodia
Allegiance	Kingdom of Cambodia
Type	Navy
Size	12,400 personnel
Part of	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Phnom Penh
Motto	Defending the Kingdom of Cambodia
Anniversaries	9 November 1953
Commanders
Vice-Admiral	Tea Vinh

The Royal Cambodian Navy (Kangtorp Cheung Tuk) is part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The navy employs 12,400 people, including its marines. It is commanded by Admiral Tea Vinh and sails under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence. ^[1]

Equipment

The navy possesses fifteen patrol craft and a further two patrol craft of the "fast attack" variety. There are also about 170 motorized and manual canoes.

The country's seagoing capability was boosted in August 2005 when China handed over six patrol boats. In 2007 a further 9 were handed over worth $60,000,000. 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 marines.

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Fleet

Vessel Type	Quantity
Fast Attack Craft	2
Patrol Craft	15
motorized and manual boats	170

Bases

Naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy include the following:

• Ream (ocean)
• Sihanoukville (civil)
• Phnom Penh (river)

See also

• Ministry of Defence, Cambodia
• Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
• Royal Cambodian Army
• Royal Cambodian Air Force

References

1. ^ Ministry of National Defense website, retrieved 16/11/08[1]