Royal Bahrain Naval Force

Royal Bahrain Naval Force
سلاح البحرية الملكية البحرينية
Active ? - Present
Country  Bahrain
Branch Naval Force
Size 1770 (Navy and Coastguard)
Part of Ministry of Defense
Bahrain Defense Force
Nickname(s) RBNF
Engagements Invasion of Kuwait
Gulf War
Commanders
Commander of Navy Yusuf al-Maluallah
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Naval Flag

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

RBNS Sabha in April 2008.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute guide to combat fleets of the world : their ships, aircraft, and systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9781591149552.
  2. ↑ The Naval Balance of Power: The Persian Gulf
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