Egyptian_Coast_Guard

Egyptian Coast Guard

Egyptian Coast Guard

Military unit


Egyptian Coast Guard, part of the Egyptian Army, is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. Currently consists of one hundred five ships and craft. The Egyptian Coast Guard has over 5,000 personnel.[2]

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Patrol boats

  • 22 Timsah I/II class
  • 12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class
  • 9 Swiftships class
  • 6 MV70 class
  • 5 P-6 (Project 183) class
  • 3 Textron class

Patrol crafts

  • 25 Swiftships 26m class
  • 16 SR.N6 class
  • 9 Type 83 class
  • 6 Crestitalia class
  • 12 Spectre class
  • 12 Peterson class
  • 5 Nisr class
  • 29 DC-30 class
  • 3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class[3][4]

See also


References

  1. Fagoyinbo, Joseph Babatunde (2013). The Armed Forces: Instrument of Peace, Strength, Development and Prosperity. Indiana, United States: AuthorHouse™ UK Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4772-1844-0.
  2. International Institute for Strategic Studies (3 Feb 2014). The Military Balance 2014. London: Routledge. pp. 315–318. ISBN 9781857437225.

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