Royal Cambodian Navy

Royal Cambodian Navy
កងទ័ពជើងទឹក
Kâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Navy
Founded1 March 1954; 70 years ago (1954-03-01)
Country Cambodia
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size4,800 personnel, including marines [1]
Part ofRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQPhnom Penh
Motto(s)"ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer)
("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia")
Commanders
CommanderAdmiral Tea Vinh
Insignia
Naval jack

The Royal Cambodian Navy (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanizedKâng Toăp Cheung Tœ̆k; lit.'Naval Force') is the naval warfare service branch of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and one of the three uniformed services of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It has an estimated of 4,000 active personnel and operates 228 boats/ships in active service. It is commanded by Admiral Tea Vinh and sails under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.[2]

  1. ^ John Pike. "Royal Cambodian Navy". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ Ministry of National Defense website, retrieved 16/11/08[permanent dead link]