Tongan Maritime Force
Appearance
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Tonga Royal Navy | |
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![]() The Tongan patrol boat VOEA Savea underway in Sydney Harbour in 2013. | |
Active | 10 March 1973 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Navy |
Role | Naval warfare |
Size | 140 personnel[1] |
Insignia | |
Naval Ensign | ![]() |
The Tonga Royal Navy is the naval arm of His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga.
History
[edit]The TDS was founded on 10 March 1973 by King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, who also commissioned the first craft on that date.[2] The first craft was VOEA Ngahau Koula, followed by VOEA Ngahau Siliva - the names mean Golden Arrow and Silver Arrow respectively.[2] They were crewed by volunteers, but are no longer in service.[2]
List of craft
[edit]Royal yacht
[edit]Type | Class | Origin | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Homeport | |
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Royal yacht | Titilupe | Touliki Base, Nukuʻalofa |
Patrol Boat Flotilla
[edit]The Pacific-class patrol craft were provided to Tonga by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program. The main base for His Majesty's Armed Forces is Touliki Base, in Nuku'alofa.[2] As of September 2021[update], it has two patrol vessels:
Type | Class | Origin | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Homeport | |
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Patrol boat | Guardian class | ![]() |
VOEA Ngahau Koula | P301 | 2019 | Nukuʻalofa | ||
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Patrol boat | Guardian class | ![]() |
VOEA Ngahau Siliva | P302 | 2021 | Nukuʻalofa |
Logistic Support Flotilla
[edit]Type | Class | Origin | Displacement | Name | Pennant number | Commissioned | Homeport | |
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Landing craft mechanized | LCM-8 | ![]() |
113 tonnes |
VOEA Late | C315 | Nukuʻalofa |
References
[edit]- ^ "His Majesty's Armed Forces Corporate Plan & Budget 2020–2023" (PDF). Government of Tonga. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Moore, John (1984). Jane's All The World's Fighting Ships. Jane's Publishing. p. 465. ISBN 0710607741.