page_title: Kenya Navy
section_title: Current Vessels
hierarchical_section_title: Kenya Navy / Fleet / Current Vessels
caption_attribution_description: English: Kenyan Navy vessels KNS Shujaa and KNS Nyayo represent some of the 19 naval forces participating in India’s International Fleet Review.
context_page_description: Kenya Navy is the naval branch of Kenyan military forces. It is headquartered in Mombasa.
  Kenya Navy has Mtongwe base in Mombasa, Shimoni, Msambweni, Malindi, Kilifi and since 1995 another base located in Manda.
context_section_description: Jasiri Class survey ship and offshore patrol vessel, Gondan shipyard Spain.
  P3124 KNS Jasiri
  Built as an oceanographic survey vessel but latter fitted with armament at the navy's Mkunguni dock yard. Commissioned into the navy on 29 August 2012. It currently is the largest vessel in the fleet. It is 85 meters long, displaces 1400 tonnes, and has a maximum crew of 81.
  P400 Class offshore patrol vessel
  P3134 KNS Harambee II
  Former French P400 class patrol vessel La Rieuse. Donated by France for anti-piracy patrols .
  Shupavu Class large patrol boats, Gondan shipyard Spain.
  P6129 KNS Shujaa
  P6130 KNS Shupavu
  Built to civilian standards in 1997 and entered service in 1997. Armed with a 76mm and a 30mm gun in Kenya.
  Nyayo Class missile boats
  P3126 KNS Nyayo
  P3127 KNS Umoja
  Built by Vosper Thornycroft, these are similar to the Omani Province class, and were delivered in 1987. Armed with 4 Otomat SSM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 dual 30 mm AA, 2 20 mm machine guns From March 2009 to July 2011 these ships underwent an extensive refit at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard in northern Italy, during which their surface-to-surface missile (SSM) systems were removed, effectively reducing the vessels to an OPV configuration. Ships of this class are 57 meters long, displace 450 tonnes and have a crew of 45.
  Madaraka Class small missile boats
  P3100 KNS Mamba – classed as Mamba Class
  (For three other boats see retired Madaraka Class boats below)
  Delivered from 1974–1976 (Mamba was delivered in 1976) and built by Brooke Marine along with three others of the class. KNS Mamba has a non-functioning missile system and is currently used as an OPV. Remainder of the class decommissioned and placed in reserve status. Formerly armed with 4 Gabriel SSM, 1 dual 30 mm AA.
  Galana Class/River Class medium landing ship (LSM) /coastal logistics ships
  L39 KNS Tana
  L38 KNS Galana
  Built by Construnaves-CEN, Gondan, Spain and delivered in December 1993 from Spain and entered service in 1994. Used for logistics. These ships are unarmed and used for amphibious warfare.
  Archangel class RHIB (jet boat)
  1 – 12-metre IPV
  Built by SAFE Boats International and donated by the USA in 2006 to reduce gun and drug running.
  USGS Defender Class RHIB with outboard motors
  5 – 7-metre IPVs were built by SAFE Boats International and donated by the USA in 2006 to reduce gun and drug running.
  P101 Class IPVs
  P943
  P944
  P945
  P946
  P947
  These ex-Spanish Navy patrol boats were built by ARESA (Arenys del Mar, Barcelona) from 1978 to 1982 and procured by Kenya in 1995. Each is 12m long, with a top speed of 16kts, and armed with a 12.7mm machine gun.
  Personnel Tenders
  Two built by Cowes in 1998. Each can carry 136 passengers.
  YTB Harbour Tug
  KNS Ngamia
  Built by James Lamont, Port Glasgow in 1969 for Mombasa Port Authority and transferred to the navy in 1983.
  Four 10 Meter Metal Shark RHIBs powered by twin 300 horsepower Yamaha outboard engines. Donated by US Navy in June 2015.
caption: KNS Shujaa and KNS Nyayo during India's International Fleet Review.
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