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.
Madagascar Navy | |
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Active | 1960–present |
Country | Madagascar |
Type | Navy |
Size | 500 personnel |
Part of | Madagascar Armed Forces |
Equipment | 7 Watercraft |
Insignia | |
Ensign |
Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Notes | Photo |
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Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (LOA 59,00 Meters) |
Landing craft | France | Aina Vao Vao | Armed with 2 x 20 mm cannons and 81 mm mortar gun | |
Chamois class patrol boat (LOA 41.0 metres) |
Supply tug / coastal utility | France | Matsilo | Armed with 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns / Currently nonoperational | |
30 metres tugboat [1] | Offshore patrol vessel | Madagascar | RC Trozona | Armed with 12.7 mm machine guns | |
26 metres patrol boat [2] | Coastal patrol vessel | China | 2 units:
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Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | |
SAR boat 44 ft (13 m) | Patrol launch | United States | V11-16 | Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | |
Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat 38 ft (12 m) [3] | Speedboat | United States | Akio | average speed 40 mph (35 kn; 64 km/h) |
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]