Congolese People's Navy

The Congolese People's Navy (French: Marine Populaire Congolais) is the maritime agency of the Congolese military. The navy has 1,500 members, of whom 1/3 are naval infantry. The navy also has a small aviation element. Due to the relatively small size of the country's Atlantic coast (206 km), Lake Tanganyika is the largest body of water that the navy patrols; hence, its primary mission is controlling illegal entry into the country. The navy also patrols lakes and rivers and conducts anti-smuggling patrols and search-and-rescue missions. The navy has bases in the following places: Madingo-Kayes, Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville, Banana, Boma, Matadi, Kinshasa, and Kalemie, (on Lake Tanganyika).
==Equipment==
===Fast patrol craft (inshore)===
* 2 Shanghai II PFI class patrol boats
* 4 Huchuan class patrol boats
===Torpedo boats===
* 3 P-4 class torpedo boats
===Hovercraft===
* 2 Bora class guided missile hovercraft
===Coastal patrol craft===
* 5 Bangaram class patrol craft
* 3 Sukanya Class patrol craft
===Mine warfare vessels===
* 1 Tripartite class minehunter
* 2 Pondicherry class minesweepers
===Aircraft===
* 2 Ilyushin Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft
* 3 Kamov Ka-25 naval helicopters
** 2 Ka-25F attack helicopters
** 1 Ka-25BShZ minesweeping helicopter
* 6 Mil Mi-14 transport helicopters
** 4 Mi-14BT Haze-B minesweeping helicopters
** 2 Mi-14PS Haze-C search-and-rescue helicopters
Navy, Congolese People's
Category:Navies