Um Al Maradim La Combattante-class missile-attack-craft Al Fahaheel (P3721) in May 2013Kuwait Naval Force Chief Combat CommanderMajor General Al-Mulla conducts a troop inspection during a full honor welcome ceremony on board the Washington Navy Yard on February 15, 2005
Kuwait's navy was established in 1961[3] shortly after Britain ended the country's protectorate status following Operation Vantage.
During the Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait's navy was almost completely destroyed.[4][5] At the start of the invasion, the Iraqi Navy captured and sank five Kuwaiti Lürssen TNC-45 type fast attack craft (missile) and one Lürssen FPB-57 type fast attack craft (missile).[6] Kuwait Naval Forces also lost 20 other ships to Iraq during the war.[7]
On 11 November 2008, Kuwait Naval Base was the location of the historic signing of the non-legally binding maritime Khawr Abd Allah Protocols otherwise known as the KAA Protocols. The signing of the KAA Protocols by the then respective heads of the Kuwaiti Naval Force and the Iraqi Navy was the first formal and successful maritime bilateral military agreement for the co-ordinated and de-conflicted use of the Khawr Abd Allah waterway since before the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The protocols were developed and mediated by Major David Hammond RM, a British Royal Navy barrister in 2008 and they were subsequently ratified by both the Kuwaiti and Iraqi governments before the 11 November 2008 signing. They were subsequently reported to the US Congress within the December 2008 'Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq' report and the text of which have since become public knowledge following leaks in US diplomatic notes.[8]
Landing craft, the procurement programme for the Kuwait Navy included the acquisition of two 64 m landing craft, one 42 m landing craft and five 16 m composite landing craft; all will be built at ADSB’s facilities in the Mussafah industrial area (UAE) all delivered except one 64 m landing craft to be delivered in 2017.[9]
^http://www.moi.gov.kw/kcg/ Official Website Sector of the General Department of the Coast Guard, Kuwait Ministry of Interior, (in Arabic)
^Naval forces: over 2,200 people (excluding 500 in coastguard)
^"Kuwait – Regional and National Security Considerations". Country Studies. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
^. CNN. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
^"Kuwait Navy". List of Ships in Kuwait Naval Force History
^"Saddam's Navy". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
^"Kuwait Navy".List of Ships in Kuwait Naval Force History
^. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^"IHS Events, Webinars, Training and User Groups".
Referencesedit
Article on Kuwaiti Military
Globalsecurity.org report on the Iraqi navy
Ships of the Kuwait Navy, past and present
Um Al Marradim Class description
Summary of Kuwait military power
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
External linksedit
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kuwait, naval, force, arabic, القوة, البحرية, الكويتية, romanized, quwwat, bahriyah, kuwaitiyah, based, component, kuwait, armed, forces, headquarters, sole, naval, base, mohammed, ahmad, kuwait, naval, base, consists, over, officers, enlisted, personnel, excl. The Kuwait Naval Force Arabic القوة البحرية الكويتية romanized Al Quwwat Al Bahriyah Al Kuwaitiyah is the sea based component of the Kuwait Armed Forces The headquarters and sole naval base is Mohammed Al Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base The Kuwait Naval Force consists of over 2 200 officers and enlisted personnel excluding about 500 coast guard personnel The Coast Guard a Border Security Directorate of the Kuwait Ministry of Interior 1 2 Kuwait Naval Forceالقوة البحرية الكويتيةFounded1961 63 years ago 1961 Country KuwaitBranchMilitary of KuwaitTypeNavySize4 000 personnelPart ofKuwait Armed ForcesGarrison HQMohammed Al Ahmad Kuwait Naval BaseNickname s His Highness Sea VanguardMotto s لله والوطن والامير God Country amp The EmirColorsGreen amp RedAnniversariesNational and Liberation Day 25 and 26 February EngagementsIran Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Operation Desert Storm War on Terror Iraq WarCommandersCommanderBrig general Hazza Mutlaq AlalatiUm Al Maradim La Combattante class missile attack craft Al Fahaheel P3721 in May 2013 Kuwait Naval Force Chief Combat Commander Major General Al Mulla conducts a troop inspection during a full honor welcome ceremony on board the Washington Navy Yard on February 15 2005 Contents 1 History 2 Structure and Organization 2 1 Part of the present fleet 2 2 List of Missile Fast Patrol Boats MFPB 2 3 List of Patrol Fighting Vessels 2 3 1 List of Amphibious Vessels and Landing Craft 2 4 List of Supply Vessels 3 Future ships 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editKuwait s navy was established in 1961 3 shortly after Britain ended the country s protectorate status following Operation Vantage During the Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm Kuwait s navy was almost completely destroyed 4 5 At the start of the invasion the Iraqi Navy captured and sank five Kuwaiti Lurssen TNC 45 type fast attack craft missile and one Lurssen FPB 57 type fast attack craft missile 6 Kuwait Naval Forces also lost 20 other ships to Iraq during the war 7 On 11 November 2008 Kuwait Naval Base was the location of the historic signing of the non legally binding maritime Khawr Abd Allah Protocols otherwise known as the KAA Protocols The signing of the KAA Protocols by the then respective heads of the Kuwaiti Naval Force and the Iraqi Navy was the first formal and successful maritime bilateral military agreement for the co ordinated and de conflicted use of the Khawr Abd Allah waterway since before the 1991 Persian Gulf War The protocols were developed and mediated by Major David Hammond RM a British Royal Navy barrister in 2008 and they were subsequently ratified by both the Kuwaiti and Iraqi governments before the 11 November 2008 signing They were subsequently reported to the US Congress within the December 2008 Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq report and the text of which have since become public knowledge following leaks in US diplomatic notes 8 Structure and Organization editKuwait Naval Warships Kuwait Marine Corps Kuwait Commando Marine Units Part of the present fleet edit List of Missile Fast Patrol Boats MFPB edit Class Units Note Istiqlal German FPB 57 1 410 tons full load 4 MM 40 SSM commissioned 1983 Al Sanbouk German TNC 45 1 255 tons full load 4 MM 40 SSM commissioned 1984 Um Al Maradim Combattante P37 BRL 8 245 tons full load 4 Sea Skua SSM commissioned 1998 2000 List of Patrol Fighting Vessels edit Class Units Note Intisar Australian OPV 310 4 Al Shaheed FPB 100K 3 Subahi FPB 115 10 Kassir Inshore Patrol Craft 3 Victory Team P 46 16 Inshore Patrol Crafts 50 Mark V Special Operations Craft 10 List of Amphibious Vessels and Landing Craft edit Class Units Note Al Tahaddy LCU 2 Safar Loadmaster LCU 1 LCU ST Marine 1 Saffar L 6401 2 64m Landing craft built by ADSB in UAE Sabhan L 4201 1 42m landing craft built by ADSB in UAE Sea Keeper 5 16m fast landing craft built by ADSB in UAE Air cushioned landing craft 2 List of Supply Vessels edit Class Units Note Sawahil Dorrar Support Ship 1 Nautilus Swiftship 176 SDV 2Future ships edit1 DSV Diving Support Vessel Landing craft the procurement programme for the Kuwait Navy included the acquisition of two 64 m landing craft one 42 m landing craft and five 16 m composite landing craft all will be built at ADSB s facilities in the Mussafah industrial area UAE all delivered except one 64 m landing craft to be delivered in 2017 9 See also editChief of the General Staff Kuwait Ministry of Defense Kuwait Military ranks of KuwaitNotes edit http www moi gov kw kcg Official Website Sector of the General Department of the Coast Guard Kuwait Ministry of Interior in Arabic Naval forces over 2 200 people excluding 500 in coastguard Kuwait Regional and National Security Considerations Country Studies Retrieved 17 November 2010 Anniversary of Iraqi invasion finds Kuwait free its neighbor contained CNN Archived from the original on 24 March 2007 Kuwait Navy List of Ships in Kuwait Naval Force History Saddam s Navy Globalsecurity org Retrieved 17 November 2010 Kuwait Navy List of Ships in Kuwait Naval Force History 09KUWAIT465 PROTOCOLS ASSIST IRAQI AND KUWAITI NAVIES IN Archived from the original on 14 February 2015 Retrieved 3 March 2016 IHS Events Webinars Training and User Groups References editArticle on Kuwaiti Military Globalsecurity org report on the Iraqi navy Ships of the Kuwait Navy past and present Um Al Marradim Class description Summary of Kuwait military power Measuring Stability and Security in IraqExternal links editUNIKOM nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuwaiti Navy Kuwait Navy buys gun system from Rheinmetall 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kuwait Naval Force amp oldid 1193473444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
