Royal Bahrain Naval Force
| Royal Bahrain Naval Force القوات البحرية الملكية البحرينية | |
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Flag of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force | |
| Active | ? - Present |
| Country |
 Bahrain |
| Branch | Naval Force |
| Size | 1770 (Navy and Coastguard) |
| Part of |
Ministry of Defense Bahrain Defense Force |
| Nickname | RBNF |
| Engagements |
Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of Navy | Yusuf al-Maluallah |
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| Coat of Arms |
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The Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) (previously known as Bahrain Defense Force, Naval Branch), is the maritime branch of the Bahrain Defense Force. The Commander of the Navy is Lieutenant Commander Yusuf al-Maluallah. The navy consists of 11 combat vessels, 22 patrol craft and over 700 personnel. The Fleet is based at Mina Sulman Naval Base and has a flight wing which can operate off the corvettes, consisting of two MBB BO-105 helicopters. The flagship of the RBNF is the vessel RBNS Sabha, an American-built missile frigate given to the state as a gift in 1996.
Fleet
| Type/Class | Quantity | Origin | In service | Details |
| Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate (RBNS Sabha) | 1 | United States | 1981 - Present | 4 Harpoon SSMs, 1 MBB BO-105 shipboard helicopter, and SM-1MR SAMs.[1] |
| Al-Manama class Lürssen FPB 62 Guided-Missile Patrol Combatants | 2 | Germany | 1988 - Present | 4 MM40 Exocets.[1][2] |
| Ahmed Al Fateh class Lürssen TNC 45 Guided-Missile Patrol Craft | 4 | Germany | 1984 - Present | [1] |
| Al Riffa class Lürssen FPB 38 Patrol Craft | 2 | Germany | 1982 - Present | [1] |
| Al Jarim Swiftships 65 Patrol Boat | 2 | United States | 1982 - Present | [1] |
| Wasp-11 | 2 | |||
| Wasp-20 | 2 | |||
| Wasp-30 | 1 | |||
| VT Group VT-Halmatic 20 | 4 | Qatar | ||
| VT Group VT-Halmatic 160 | 6 | Qatar | ||
| Fairey Marine Swordsman | 4 | United Kingdom | ||
| 42-metre steel landing craft | 4 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| LCU-1466 | 4 | United States | ||
| Fairey Marine LCU | 1 | United Kingdom | ||
Bases
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RBNS Sabha in April 2008.
- Mina Salman Naval Base is a facility currently shared with the United States Navy and is used as a ship and submarine logistic support base for the entire US Fifth Fleet. It was opened in the 1980s as cargo facility and is now solely used as a naval port.
- Manama Naval Base is another key US Navy installation and formerly home to HMS Juffair. It is not used by RBNF.
- RBNF also operates a shipyard that is shared with several other neighbouring countries.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mina Sulman Naval Base. |
- Haze Gray Bahrain Navy
- INSS Bahrain Navy
- 掲示板 インターネット日韓文化交流 - KJCLUB - KJLAND: Photos of surface vessels of the RBNF (Japanese)
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