Egyptian Navy
maritime warfare branch of Egypt's military
The Egyptian Navy is a branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy in the Middle East and Africa. It is also the sixth largest navy in the world by the number of vessels.[3] The navy aims to protect more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline. Its main mission is to support army operations. In 1989, the Egyptian Navy had 18,000 personnel and also 2,000 personnel in the Coast Guard.[4]
Egyptian Navy | |
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Active | 1800 - Present (224 years) |
Country | Egypt |
Branch | Egyptian Coast Guard Egyptian Navy Thunderbolt Egyptian Naval Aviation |
Type | Navy |
Size | 18,500 active (As of 2014[update])[1] 14,000 Reserve (As of 2014[update])[1] 32,500 Total (As of 2014[update])[1] 245 vessels (As of 2014[update])[2] |
Part of | Egyptian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Alexandria |
Colours | Blue, Red, White and Black |
Anniversaries | 21 October |
Equipment | Current Fleet |
Commanders | |
Commander in Chief of the Navy | Vice Admiral Ahmed Khaled Hassan Saeed |
Chief of Staff of the Navy | Rear Admiral Mohamed Abdel Aziz El Sayed |
Insignia | |
Ceremonial Flag | |
Insignia | Egyptian Navy ranks |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Rafale, F-16 |
Electronic warfare | Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye |
Fighter | Rafale, F-16 |
Chain of command
officers | ||||||||||||||
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Admirals | Senior officers | Junior officers | ||||||||||||
Shoulder straps | ||||||||||||||
Patches | ||||||||||||||
Title | Admiral فريق أول | Vice Admiral فريق | Rear Admiral لواء | Commodore عميد | Captain عقيد | Commander مقدم | Lieutenant Commander رائد | Lieutenant نقيب | Sub-lieutenant ملازم أول | Ensign ملازم | ||||
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 |
Under the officers and sailors | ||||||
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Patches | — | |||||
Title | Chief Petty Officer رقيب أول | Petty Officer رقيب | Leading Seaman عريف | Seaman جندي | ||
NATO code | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
Flags
Flag | Ceremonial Flag | Pennant |
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Ranks Flags
Vice-admiral | Rear-admiral | Senior on the roads |
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Related pages
References
Other websites
- Globalsecurity.org - egyptian navy
- armstrade.sipri.org Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
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