Libyan Navy
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The Libyan Navy is the maritime force of Libya.
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[edit] Background
The Libyan Navy was established in November 1962.
The first warship was delivered in 1966.
The Navy has always been the least of the services and has always been dependent on foreign sources for equipment, spare parts, and training.
The navy's primary mission is to defend the coast.
The previously separate customs and harbour police were joined with the navy in 1970.
Thus the mission was extended to include anti-smuggling and customs duties.
The Navy is a fairly typical small navy with few missile frigates, corvettes and patrol boats as the "fist" to defend a coastline. But as normal they have a very limited self defence capability.
The total personnel of the navy is about 8000.
[edit] Actions
The only hostile action has been the encounter with the American fleet in March 1986 in which one missile boat and a corvette were destroyed and others possibly damaged.
[edit] Ships (2004 est)
[edit] Submarines
Type: F class (Foxtrot, Type 641)
Operational:0
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons): 91/2,475
Non-operational: 2
Armament:
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- 10x533mm torpedoes
- 44 mines
[edit] Missile frigates
Type: Koni class (Type 1159)
Operational:2
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons): 96.4/1,440
Armament:
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- 4xSS-N-2C Styx SSMs
- 2xSA-N-4 SAMs
- 4x76mm guns
- 4x30mm guns
- 4x406mm torpedoes
- 1xRBU 6000 A/S mortar
- 20 mines
[edit] Missile corvettes
Type: Nanuchka class
Operational:2
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons): 59.3/660
Armament:
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- 4xSS-N-2C Styx SSMs
- 2xSA-N-4 SAMs
- 2x57mm guns MFPBs
[edit] MFPBs
[edit] Combattante II
Operational: 8
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons): 49.0/311
non-operational: 1
Armament:
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- 4xOtomat SSMs
- 1x76mm gun
- 2x40mm guns
[edit] Osa II
Operational: 6
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons): 38.6/245
non-operational: 6
Armament:
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- 4xSS-N-2C Styx SSMs
- 4x30mm guns
[edit] Mine warfare vessel
Type: Natya class minesweepers (Type 266ME)
Operational: 5
Length(meters)/Displacement(tons):61.0/804
non-operational: 4
Armament:
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- 4x30mm guns
- 4x25mm guns
- 2xRBU 1200 A/S mortars
- 10 mines
- Acoustic & Magnetic sweep
In addition several auxiliary and landing craft.
[edit] Naval Infrastructure
[edit] Naval bases
[edit] Ship maintenance and repair facilities
Facilities at Tripoli with foreign technicians for repair of vessels of up to 6,000 dwt; a 3,200-ton lift floating dock; floating docks at Benghazi and Tobruk
