Back القوات البحرية الملكية السعودية Arabic القوات البحريه السعوديه ARZ Saúdské královské námořnictvo Czech Royal Saudi Navy German Βασιλικό Σαουδαραβικό Ναυτικό Greek Real Armada Saudita Spanish نیروی دریایی سلطنتی سعودی Persian Marine royale saoudienne French Saudijska ratna mornarica Croatian Regia marina saudita Italian
| Royal Saudi Naval Force | |
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| البحرية السعودية | |
 Emblem of the Royal Saudi Navy | |
| Founded | 1789 (historical)[1] 1960 (official)[2] |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 13,500 approx. (inc. 3,000 marines) [3][4] |
| Part of | Royal Armed Forces |
| Parent agency | Ministry Of Defense[6] |
| Colors | Blue white |
| Equipment | 7 frigates (4 u/c) 4 corvettes (5 u/c) 39 patrol vessels 3 minehunters 2 support ships 2 royal yachts |
| Engagements | List of wars involving RSNF |
| Decorations | .png){kind=small} Naval Forces Medal - 1st Class .png){kind=small} Naval Forces Medal - 2nd Class .png){kind=small} Naval Forces Medal - 3rd Class |
| Website | rsnf.gov.sa |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | V. Admiral Fahd al-Ghofaily |
| Notable commanders | Abu al-A'war Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami |
| Insignia | |
| Seal |  |
| Ensign |  |
| Jack |  |
| Flag |  |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | AS332 Super Puma |
| Utility helicopter | AS565 SA Dauphin Sikorsky MH-60R |
The Royal Saudi Navy (Arabic: البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah) or Royal Saudi Naval Forces (Arabic: القُوَّات البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah), is the maritime arm of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and one of the five service branches of the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia. Its primary role is monitoring and defending the Saudi territorial waters against military or economic intrusion, and participating in international naval alliances.
The Navy operates from multiple bases along the 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) Saudi coastline, with two fleets.
- The Eastern Fleet operates in the Persian Gulf from the King Abdulaziz Naval Base at Jubail.
- The Western Fleet operates in the Red Sea from the King Faisal Naval Base at Jeddah.
Each fleet has a full military capability including warships, support ships, administrative and technical support, naval aviation, marines and special security units.[7]
- ^ George Snavely Rentz (1948). The Beginnings of Unitarian Empire in Arabia. University of California, Berkeley. p. 213.
- ^ "Royal Saudi Naval Force". Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ IISS (2021). The Military Balance 2021. Routledge. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-032-01227-8.
- ^ CIA (2021). The CIA World Factbook 2021-2022. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 842. ISBN 978-1-5107-6381-4.
- ^ Gray, Matthew (2014). Global Security Watch—Saudi Arabia. ABC-CLIO. p. 41. ISBN 9780313387005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Bahrain – McGill School of Computer Science". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "sdarabia". sdarabia.com. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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