Royal Thai Navy

Royal Thai Navy
Royal Thai Navy
กองทัพเรือ
	Emblem of the Royal Thai Navy
Founded	20 November 1906 (119 years)
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Marine Corps; Air and Coastal Defence Command;
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	69,850 active personnel ; 241 ships ; 302 Aircraft
Part of	Royal Thai Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Sattahip Naval Base (Main base), Sattahip, Chonburi; Bangkok Noi, Bangkok (Headquarters);
Nicknames	"ทร." "Thor raw" Abbreviation of Navy; "ราชนาวี" "Raj Navy" Royal Navy
Motto	ร่วมเครือนาวี จักยลปฐพีไพศาล ('Join the Navy to see the world')
Colours	Navy blue
March	เพลงราชนาวี ('Navy March'); เพลงดอกประดู่ ('Dok Pradu Song');
Engagements	Franco-Siamese crisis Paknam incident; ; World War I Western Front; Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I; ; French-Thai War Battle of Koh Chang; ; World War II Greater East Asia War; ; Palace Rebellion; Manhattan Rebellion; Cold War Korean War; Vietnam War; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Communist insurgency in Malaysia; Vietnamese border raids in Thailand; ; Persian Gulf War; 1999 East Timorese crisis International Force East Timor; ; War on terror Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa; Anti-Piracy operation in Gulf of Aden; ; Anti-Piracy in strait of Malacca; Southern Insurgency; 2003 Phnom Penh riots; 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis; Operation Sahayogi Haat; Tham Luang cave rescue; Cambodian–Thai border dispute 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes; ;
Battle honours	Battle of Ko Chang
Website	navy.mi.th
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	Admiral Pairote Fuengchan
Insignia
Flag
Naval jack and unit colour
Naval ensign
Fin flash

The Royal Thai Navy (Abrv: RTN, ทร.; Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, RTGS: kong thap ruea thai) is the naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval fleet, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Air and Coastal Defence Command. The RTN headquarters is at Sattahip Naval Base.

The navy operates three naval area commands (NAC): Northern Gulf of Thailand (First NAC); Southern Gulf of Thailand (Second NAC); and the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) (Third NAC). RTN also has two air wings and one flying unit on its aircraft carrier.