Yemeni Navy

Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces
القوات البحرية اليمنية والدفاع الساحلي
Logo of the Yemeni Navy
Active1990–present
Country Yemen
AllegianceYemen
BranchNavy
TypeNavy
RoleIntelligence assessment
Maritime patrol
Maritime safety
Maritime search and rescue
Maritime security operations
Minesweeping
Naval warfare
Part ofYemeni Armed Forces
Naval HeadquartersAden
Colors    Black, white and gold
Anniversaries22 May 1990
Equipment2 corvette
8 Missile boat
15 patrol craft
3 Minesweeper
5 landing craft
Engagements
Commanders
Chief of Staff of the Yemeni NavyVice Admiral Abdullah Salim Al-Nakhei [1]
Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed ForcesLieutenant General Sagheer Hamoud Aziz
Insignia
Flag of the Yemeni Navy

The Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces is the maritime component of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Yemen's navy was created in 1990 when North and South Yemen united.

Yemen early on had problems with trying to keep drugs from entering Yemen by sea. In 2006, Yemen purchased 10 Bay-class patrol boats which were very effective at stopping smugglers from entering Yemen. The Bay patrol craft currently under construction are, however, for the Yemeni Coast Guard, not the Yemeni Navy. Likewise, the 10 Austal Patrol Craft belong to the Coast Guard, not the Navy.

Tarantul I class

In the Hanish Islands Crisis, Yemen prepared its navy for an assault on the Hanish Islands and on Eritrea. Eritrea accidentally destroyed a Russian ship, thinking it was a Yemeni ship. The invasion, however, never happened since Eritrea made agreements with Yemen.

  1. ^ "Defending Yemen's Coast".