Yemeni Navy
| Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces | |
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| القوات البحرية اليمنية والدفاع الساحلي | |
Logo of the Yemeni Navy | |
| Active | 1990–present |
| Country | Yemen |
| Allegiance | Yemen |
| Branch | Navy |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Intelligence assessment Maritime patrol Maritime safety Maritime search and rescue Maritime security operations Minesweeping Naval warfare |
| Part of | Yemeni Armed Forces |
| Naval Headquarters | Aden |
| Colors | Black, white and gold |
| Anniversaries | 22 May 1990 |
| Equipment | 2 corvette 8 Missile boat 15 patrol craft 3 Minesweeper 5 landing craft |
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| Commanders | |
| Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Navy | Vice Admiral Abdullah Salim Al-Nakhei |
| Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces | Lieutenant General Sagheer Hamoud Aziz |
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| Flag of the Yemeni Navy | |
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The Yemeni Navy, officially the Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces, is the maritime component of the Yemeni Armed Forces. The navy was created in 1990 when North and South Yemen united.
The Yemeni Navy was initially a very small and virtually non-existent force, as it lacked a sufficient naval fleet and struggled to enforce the smuggling of drugs that entered Yemen by sea. In 2006, however, Yemen purchased 10 Bay-class patrol boats which became very effective at stopping drug trafficking to Yemen. The navy's Bay-class patrol boat fleet are currently being operated by the Yemeni Coast Guard.