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Myanmar Navy | |
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![]() Emblem of the Myanmar Navy | |
Founded | 24 December 1947 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Navy |
Size | 25000 personnel[1] |
Part of | ![]() |
Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
Colours | Navy blue, White, Black (for Myanmar Navy Seals) |
Equipment | List of equipment in the Myanmar Navy |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Armed Forces | ![]() |
Minister of Defence | ![]() |
Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy | ![]() |
Chief of Naval Staff | Major General Htein Win[3] |
Commander of the Engineering Section | Commodore Aung Thu Soe |
Insignia | |
Ensign | ![]() |
Pennant | ![]() |
former Ensign (1948 - 1974) | ![]() |
former Ensign (1974 - 1994) | ![]() |
The Myanmar Navy (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ); [taʔmədɔ̀ jè]) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 16,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 227 vessels.[4] Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counter-insurgency operations was smaller than those of the army and the air force. The navy has since been expanded to take on a more active role in defense of Myanmar's territorial waters.
Myanmar's regime appointed Major General Htein Win as its navy commander-in-chief following the alleged interrogation of his predecessor, according to a Naypyitaw source.