| Madagascar Navy | |
|---|---|
 RC Trozona | |
| Active | 1960–present |
| Country |
 Madagascar |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 500 personnel |
| Part of | Madagascar People's Armed Forces |
| Equipment | 7 Watercraft |
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The Madagascar Navy (French) is the maritime component of the Madagascar People's 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.
Current fleet list[]
| Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
|
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) |
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Bases[]
The main base of the Malagasy Navy is Antsiranana, that served already as a base to the colonial French Navy. Naval detachements are also found in Nosy-Be, Mahajanga, Ile Sainte-Marie and in Fort-Dauphin.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "French cooperation with the Malgasy navy" (in French). French embassy in Madagscar. March 7, 2017. https://mg.ambafrance.org/Operation-de-cooperation-au-profit-des-Forces-navales-malgaches-a-la-Reunion. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ↑ "China donate 2 coastal patrol boats to the Malgasy navy" (in French). : l'actualite Madagascar. September 16, 2017. https://www.lactualite.mg/madagascar/politique/183-securite-maritime-cinq-navires-surveiller-1-200-000-km2/. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ↑ "USA donate Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat to the Malgasy navy" (in English). : U.S. Embassy in Madagascar & Comoros. February 24, 2017. https://mg.usembassy.gov/38-metal-shark-boat-malagasy-navy/. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ↑ Réflexions sur la non-politique navale de Madagascar
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