Khmer National Navy

Khmer National Navy
កងទ័ពជើងទឹកជាតិខ្មែរ (Khmer)
Marine nationale khmère (French)
Khmer National Navy officer and petty officer's cap badge
Founded1 March 1954 (1954-03-01) as the Royal Khmer Navy
9 October 1970 (1970-10-09) as the Khmer National Navy
Country First Kingdom of Cambodia
Khmer Republic (Cambodia)
Allegiance1st Kingdom of Cambodia (1954-1970)
Khmer Republic (1970-1975)
TypeNavy
Size16,500 men, 178 ships, boats and other vessels (at height in 1974)
Part ofRoyal Khmer Armed Forces (1954–1970)
Khmer National Armed Forces (1970–1975)
Garrison/HQChrui Changwar Naval Base (Main base)
Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh (Headquarters)
NicknameMNK
ColoursNavy blue, Pale stone
Anniversaries1 March – MRK Day
9 October – MNK Day
EngagementsCambodian Civil War
Vietnam War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vong Sarendy
Insignia
MNK Naval ensign (1970–1975)

The Khmer National Navy (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹកជាតិខ្មែរ; French: Marine nationale khmère, MNK) was the naval component of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK), the official military of the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War between 1970 and 1975.