Royal Cambodian Navy

The Royal Cambodian Navy (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k; lit. 'Naval Army') 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
កងទ័ពជើងទឹក Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Navy
Founded	1 March 1954; 69 years ago (1954-03-01)
Country	Cambodia
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	2,800 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

History

Main article: Khmer National Navy § History

Equipment

 

Cambodian Navy officers stand in ranks with US Navy members.

 

Cambodian Navy saluting the flag.

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.^[3]

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.

 

USS Mustin (DDG-89) visits Cambodian Navy.

Many officers of the Royal Cambodian Navy received their training at the Vietnam Naval Academy.^[4]

Royal Cambodian Navy also have many plans to strengthen their naval fleet with assistance from China, Germany, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan.

Bases

Naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy include the following:

• Naval Headquarters located in Chroy Changvar
• Ream Naval Base

Fleet

Vessels stationed at The Naval Headquarters

Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Notes
Small Patrol Craft
ASPB	Unknown	2903 2904 2905	Inherited from the KPRN.^[5]
Koh Kong-class	Koh Kong Koh Sdach Koh Ampil	2101 2102 2103	Albatroz-class acquired by the RCN in 2015.^[6]
Large Patrol Craft
Turya-class	Unknown	1121 1122	Project 206M-class inherited from the KPRN. Decommissioned by 2015.^[7]^[8]
Small Landing Craft
LCM-6	Unknown	2402 2406	Inherited from the KPRN.^[9]

Vessels stationed at Ream Naval Base

Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Notes
Small Patrol Craft
Koh Yor-class	Koh Yor Koh Tunsay	1101 1102	Project 1400ME-class inherited from the KPRN.^[10]^[11]
Koh Pothi-class	Koh Pothi Koh Seh	1103 1104	Swift-class Mk. III inherited from the KPRN.^[12]
Koh Chhlam-class	Koh Chhlam Koh Rong	1105 1106	FPB 21-class acquired by the RCN in 1997.^[13]
Koh Ruesay-class	Koh Ruesay Koh Py Koh Krabey	1107 1108 1109	Aid from China.^[14]
Large Patrol Craft
Shershen-class	Unknown	1123 1124	Project 206-class aid from Vietnam, torpedo tubes removed. Decommissioned by 2015.^[15]^[16]
Koh Polowai-class	Koh Polowai Koh Tang Koh Pring Koh Via	1131 1132 1133 1134	Project 02059-class inherited from the KPRN.^[17]^[18]
Koh Svay-class	Koh Svay Koh Kras Koh Krasar Koh Tbal	1141 1142 1143 1144	Aid from China.^[19]
Large Landing Craft
Yuch'in-class	Unknown	1401	Type 069-class Aid from China.^[20]
LCM-8		????	Inherited from the KPRN.^[21]

Navy ranks and insignia

Main article: Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Royal Cambodian Navy v t e
			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			នាយចំណង់ Néay Châmnáng

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Royal Cambodian Navy v t e
	នាយចក្របាលឯក Néay châkrâbal êk Warrant Officer						នាយចក្របាលទោ Néay châkrâbal toŭ Junior Warrant Officer		ចក្របាលឯក Châkrâbal êk Master Chief Petty Officer		ចក្របាលទោ Châkrâbal toŭ Chief Petty Officer						ចក្របាលត្រី Châkrâbal trei Petty Officer 1st Class						ចក្របាលរងឯក Châkrâbal rông êk Petty Officer 2nd Class				ចក្របាលរងទោ Châkrâbal rông toŭ Petty Officer 3rd Class		នាវិកឯក Néavĭk êk Seaman 1st Class						នាវិកទោ Néavĭk toŭ Seaman

National Committee for Maritime Security (NCMS)

The 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.^[22] 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 ^[23] and the USA.

See also

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

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Cambodian Navy.

1. John Pike. "Royal Cambodian Navy". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
2. Ministry of National Defense website, retrieved 16/11/08
3. articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-Southeast-Asia/Navy-Cambodia.html
4. . Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
5. "ASPB".
6. "Koh Kong-class".
7. "Turya-class".
8. "Project 206M-class".
9. "LCM-6".
10. "Koh Yor-class".
11. "Project 1400ME-class".
12. "Koh Pothi-class".
13. "Koh Chhlam-class".
14. "Koh Ruesay-class".
15. "Shershen-class".
16. "Project 206-class".
17. "Koh Polowai-class".
18. "Project 02059-class".
19. "Koh Svay-class".
20. "Type 069 Yuch'in-class".
21. "LCM-8".
22. http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=42161
23. "Japanese navy plans Sihanoukville stop".