Royal Malaysian Navy

Royal Malaysian Navy
Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia
تنترا لاءوت دراج مليسيا
Crest of the Royal Malaysian Navy
Founded27 April 1934; 90 years ago (1934-04-27)
Country Malaysia
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size
  • 18,000 personnel[1][2]
  • 2 Submarine
  • 2 Frigate + (5 u/c)
  • 6 Corvette + (3 u/c)
  • 10 Offshore patrol vessel
  • 19 Fast attack craft
  • 42 Fast interceptor craft
  • 4 Minesweeper
  • 2 Multi-role support ship
  • 2 Auxiliary ship
  • 3 Training ship
  • 1 Submarine rescue ship
  • 5 Hydrographic survey vessel
  • 12 Helicopter
  • 18 Unmanned aerial vehicle
Part of Malaysian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQRMN Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Perak
Nickname(s)TLDM (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia)
PatronHM The King of Malaysia
Motto(s)Sedia Berkorban
("Ready to Sacrifice")
MarchSamudera Raya
("Great Ocean")
Anniversaries27 April
Engagements
Battle honours
Websitenavy.mil.my
Commanders
Captain-in-ChiefHRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor
Chief of NavyAdmiral Datuk Abdul Rahman Ayob
Deputy Chief of NavyVice Admiral Dato' Sabri bin Zali
Insignia
Commissioning pennant
Ensign
Jack
Roundel

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: تنترا لاءوت دراج مليسيا) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defence operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,210 square kilometers covering the country's coastal areas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). RMN also bears the responsibility of controlling the country's main Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) such as the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore and also monitors national interests in areas with overlapping claims such as in Spratly.

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 271. ISBN 978-1000910704.
  2. ^ Shahryar Pasandideh (24 August 2015). "The Royal Malaysian Navy: An Assessment". NATO (The Atlantic Council of Canada). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.