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and Libya. Other sources agreed after it was learnt that the ship took fifteen days to complete a voyage that normally would take eight days, the head of the Libyan minelaying division was on board, and that, when inspected by French officials in
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the aft door was damaged. Due to concerns about the safety and potential lost revenue from the canal, Egypt asked for assistance in sweeping the mines in a complex operation that involved
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from the French, British, Italian, Dutch, and US navies. The British located a Soviet-made mine, which was most likely sold to Libya after 1981 and was laid to cause problems for Egypt.
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for in-flight course correction) and modern artillery. They were less well-armed as anti-aircraft ships than the Nanuchkas but, with a displacement almost twice that of a typical
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The navy began the process of purchasing new vessels in May 2012, mainly fast patrol boats for surveillance and border protection, including the MRTP-20 fast attack boat.
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were amalgamated with the Navy in 1970, extending the Navy's mission to include anti-smuggling and customs duties. The total personnel of the Libyan Navy is about 8,000.
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and has always been dependent on foreign sources for equipment, spare parts, and training. Most of the Gaddafi-era fleet was destroyed in 2011. Since the start of the
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As of June 2012, the Libyan Navy has been headed by Commodore Hassan Ali Bushnak, Chief of Staff of the Libyan Naval Force. The British
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The Navy's primary mission is to defend the coast. A strengthening of the service was made in the 1970s; the Soviet Union sold six
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forces, including eight warships in the night before 20 May and one on 17 August. Two were also captured by the rebels at
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In 2021, the navy (except for Haftar's forces) will be under new leadership of the new Libyan President,
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along with the Libyan Navy held joint exercises at Dartmouth Naval College in the UK in June 2012.
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A starboard quarter view of a Libyan (Italian-built) Assad class missile corvette underway, 1982.
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Facilities at Tripoli with foreign technicians for repair of vessels of up to 6,000 tonnes
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Libyan Navy ships under the command of Rida Issa, loyal to the internationally recognized
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2 × 35 mm/90 Oerlikon (this system was remounted on a truck during the Civil War)
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aircraft. Unusually, some of these attacks were performed successfully, with
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in 1969. From this time, Libya started to buy armaments from Europe and the
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to defend the coastline, but with a very limited self-defence capability.
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1× a former trawler converted in the 1970 called Nour: (Stricken in 2002)
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Abandoned in Lithuania, towed to Russia and scrapped between 2011-2016
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Abandoned partially sunk in Al-khoms, undergoing scrapping as of 2024
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Abandoned partially sunk in Benghazi, undergoing scrapping as of 2024
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in the Mediterranean Sea. In the meantime, Libya bought four Russian
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Libya's Navy first saw military action during an encounter with the
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Libya celebrates 57th anniversary of the foundation of Libyan Navy
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took responsibility for the incident. However, Egypt's President
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and a corvette were destroyed, and other ships were damaged by
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several elements of the Libyan Navy were destroyed by
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Index


Libya
Government of National Unity
House of Representatives
Government of National Accord
Libyan Armed Forces
Navy
Tripoli
Libyan Army
Tobruk
Libyan National Army
frigate
corvette
missile boat
minesweepers
landing crafts
Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)
2011 Libyan civil war
Second Battle of Zawiya
Second Libyan Civil War
Battle of Sirte (2016)
2019-2020 Western Libya campaign
Commander-in Chief
Mohamed al-Menfi
Abdul Hakim Abu Hawliyeh
Faraj al-Mahdawi
Rida Issa


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