page_title: Iraqi Navy
section_title: Personnel
hierarchical_section_title: Iraqi Navy / Personnel
caption_attribution_description: English: Umm Qasr, Iraq (Sept. 30, 2004) - Iraqi sailors assigned to the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force (ICDF) celebrate as they get underway for the first time. The ICDF became operational Oct. 1, 2004, and is commanded by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph V. Medina, Commander, Task Force Five Eight (CTF-58)/Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3). The ICDF, along with coalition forces, will contribute to security and stability operations in Iraqi territorial waters and will include the protection of Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya oil terminals. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sonja L. Stone (RELEASED)
context_page_description: The Iraqi Navy is one of the components of the military of Iraq. Its primary responsibilities are the protection of Iraq's coastline and offshore assets. Initially called the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force, its official name was changed on 12 January 2005.
  As of February 2011, the navy had approximately 5,000 sailors and marines which form an Operational headquarters, five afloat squadrons, and two marine battalions.
  Headed by Rear Admiral Muhammad Jawad, the navy had plans to build six Al Uboor-class patrol boats in Baghdad, with the first of the boats to enter service in September 2005. This project however, was ultimately canceled. Additionally, two Assad-class corvettes built for Iraq in the 1980s by Italy were originally planned to be delivered sometime around 2006–2007. The ships however, were found to be in a worse state than originally believed, forcing the Iraqi navy to reconsider the deal and instead buy 4, newer, smaller modified-Diciotti class vessels. The 5 British corvettes and 1 Soviet patrol boat operated by the Saddam Hussein-era Iraqi Navy were destroyed in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, respectively.
context_section_description: 1,500 sailors and officers, in addition to 800 in the Iraqi Naval Battalion (marines) who guard the platforms and the port of Umm Qasr.
caption: Umm Qasr, Iraq (30 Sept. 2004), Iraqi sailors celebrate as they get underway for the first time.
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