| Angolan Navy | |
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| Marinha de Guerra Angolana | |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Country |  Angola |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 1,000 Personnel [1] 40 Ships |
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The Angolan Navy (Portuguese : Marinha de Guerra Angolana) or MGA is the naval branch of the Angolan Armed Forces and is tasked with protecting Angola's 1,600 km long coastline. The Angolan Navy has approximately 1,000 personnel. [1]
The Angolan Navy was officially founded on 10 July 1976, though it traces its origins to 11 November 1975 when Angolans took over naval facilities abandoned by the Portuguese Navy. [2] Angolan Navy forces participated in the Angolan Civil War. [3]
Training and maintenance were largely dependent of the Soviet Union and Cuba, with some officers receiving training in the USSR. After the independence of Angola, a small team of Portuguese instructors remained in the country, while a Nigerian team cooperated with the Cuban and Soviet advisors in the late 1980s. [4]
In 1991, the Angolan Navy had 1,250 personnel plus ten fast attack craft, seven patrol craft, two coastal minehunters, thirteen landing craft and three auxiliary ships, most of the fleet was non-operational. While Angola had some minor repair facilities in Luanda and Lobito, maintenance was still dependent on Soviet-trained technicians. [5] In 1996, after the end of Soviet support, most ships were left in "various states of terminal decay" and as result, the fleet was reduced to four Spanish-built patrol boats, three French-built coastal patrol boats, and two ex-Soviet minehunters. The latter were only used for patrol duties. [6] In 2004, the Angolan Navy had only 800 personnel and no operational ships. [7]
In 2023, the Angolan Navy took possession of a new Portuguese-built naval base at Soyo. The base is larger than the Angolan Navy's primary facilities in Luanda. [8]
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Angola's oil wealth allowed it to rebuild its navy. It was reported in 2009 that Angola was hoping to sign a US$800m deal with Germany for 3 new border protection Fast Attack Craft, [9] probably Lurssen PV80's. They were still trying to complete the deal in 2011 [10] and there has been no word on it since.
In December 2013 it was reported that Angola would be buying a package of old ships from the Spanish Navy. Príncipe de Asturias (R11) a small (16,000t) Harrier carrier, to be transferred along with Pizarro (L42) a Newport class landing ship, Diana (F32) a Descubierta class corvette converted to minesweeper support ship, Chilreu (P61) lead ship of its class of ocean patrol vessels, and Ízaro (P27) an Anaga class patrol ship. [11] This deal never came to pass.
| Name | Builder | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol boat | |||
| Ngola Kiluange | Damen Shipyards Group [13] | 2 [14] | Used by the Ministry of Fisheries. [14] |
| Rei Bula Matadi | 5 [14] | Used by the Ministry of Fisheries. [14] | |
| HSI 32 | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) [15] | 3 [14] | |
| PVC-170 | Aresa Shipyard | 5 [14] | |
| Super Dvora Mk III | Israel Aerospace Industries [16] | 4 [14] | |
| Mandume | Bazán Shipyard [6] | 4 [14] | |
| Ocean Eagle 43 | CMN [17] | 1 [14] | |
| Comandante Imperial Santana | 5 [14] | Used by the Ministry of Fisheries. [14] | |
| Landing craft | |||
| RA 4 de Abril | CMN | 1 [14] | 1 on order. [18] |
| Auxiliary ship | |||
| Baía Farta | Damen Shipyards Group [19] | 1 [14] | Research vessel, used by the Ministry of Fisheries. [20] |
Former ships operated by the Angolan Navy includes: six ex-Soviet Osa II-class missile boats, four ex-Soviet Shershen-class torpedo boats, five ex-Portuguese Argos-class patrol boats, one ex-Soviet Zhuk-class patrol boat, two ex-Portuguese Jupiter-class patrol boats, two ex-Soviet Poluchat I-class patrol boats, four ex-Portuguese Bellatrix-class patrol boats, three French-built Patrulheiro-class patrol boats, three ex-Soviet Polnocny B-class landing ships, one ex-Portuguese Alfange-class landing ship, and two ex-Soviet Yevgenya-class minesweepers. [6] [21]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Angolan Navy [22] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| Almirante-da-Armada | Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra | Capitão-de-fragata | Capitão-de-corveta | Tenente-de-navio | Tenente-de-fragata | Tenente-de-corveta | |||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angolan Navy [22] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Sub-sargento | Cabo | Marinheiro | Grumete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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