Madagascar Navy
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| Madagascar Navy | |
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RC Trozona
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| Active | 1960–present |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 500 personnel |
| Part of | Madagascar People's Armed Forces |
| Equipment | 7 Watercraft |
| Insignia | |
| Ensign |  |
The Madagascar Navy (French: Marine de Madagascar) is the maritime component of the Madagascar People's Armed Forces. The Madagascar Navy is under-equipped and undergoes difficulties in accomplishing its mission of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and controlling the illegal fishing in the Malagasy exclusive economic zone.
Current fleet list
| Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Notes | Photo |
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| Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (LOA 59,00 Meters) |
Landing craft |  France |
Aina Vao Vao | Armed with 2 x 20 mm cannons and 81 mm mortar gun |  |
| Chamois class patrol boat (LOA 41.0 metres) |
Supply tug / coastal utility | France |
Matsilo | Armed with 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns / Currently nonoperational | |
| 30 metres tugboat [1] | Offshore patrol vessel | Madagascar |
RC Trozona | Armed with 12.7 mm machine guns | 200x200px |
| 26 metres patrol boat [2] | Coastal patrol vessel |  China |
2 units:
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Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | |
| SAR boat 44 ft (13 m) | Patrol launch |  United States |
V11-16 | Armed with 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun | |
| Metal Shark Defiant Response Boat 38 ft (12 m) [3] | Speedboat | United States |
Akio | average speed 40 mph (35 kn; 64 km/h) |
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Bases
The main base of the Malagasy Navy is Antsiranana, that served already as a base to the colonial French Navy. Naval detachments are also found in Nosy-Be, Mahajanga, Ile Sainte-Marie and in Fort-Dauphin.[4]
References
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- ↑ Réflexions sur la non-politique navale de Madagascar
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