Madagascar Navy

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Madagascar Navy
RC Trozona (24455744860).jpg
RC Trozona
Active1960–present
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Type Navy
Size500 personnel
Part of Madagascar Armed Forces
Equipment7 Watercraft
Insignia
Ensign Flag of Madagascar.svg

The Madagascar Navy (French : Marine de Madagascar) is the maritime component of the Madagascar Armed Forces. The Madagascar Navy is under-equipped and undergoes difficulties in accomplishing its mission of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and controlling the illegal fishing in the Malagasy exclusive economic zone.

Contents

Current fleet list

ClassTypeOriginIn ServiceNotesPhoto
Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars
(LOA 59,00 Meters)
Landing craftFlag of France.svg  France Aina Vao VaoArmed with 2 x 20 mm cannons and 81 mm mortar gun EDIC Sabre.JPG
Chamois class patrol boat
(LOA 41.0 metres)
Supply tug / coastal utilityFlag of France.svg  France MatsiloArmed with 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns / Currently nonoperational
30 metres tugboat [1] Offshore patrol vesselFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar RC TrozonaArmed with 12.7 mm machine guns RC Trozona (24455744860).jpg
26 metres patrol boat [2] Coastal patrol vesselFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 units:
  • Tselatra
  • Malaky
Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun
SAR boat 44 ft (13 m)Patrol launchFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States V11-16Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun
Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat 38 ft (12 m) [3] SpeedboatFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Akioaverage speed 40 mph (35 kn; 64 km/h)

Bases

The main base of the Malagasy Navy is Antsiranana, that served already as a base to the colonial French Navy. Naval detachments are also found in Nosy-Be, Mahajanga, Ile Sainte-Marie and in Fort-Dauphin. [4]

References

  1. "French cooperation with the Malgasy navy" (in French). French embassy in Madagascar. March 7, 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. "China donate 2 coastal patrol boats to the Malgasy navy" (in French). : l'actualite Madagascar. September 16, 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. "USA donate Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat to the Malgasy navy". : U.S. Embassy in Madagascar & Comoros. February 24, 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. Réflexions sur la non-politique navale de Madagascar