Lebanese Navy

Lebanese Navy القوات البحرية اللبنانية
Flag of the Lebanese Navy
Active	1950 - present
Country	Lebanon
Type	Navy
Size	5000 personnel 65 vessels
Part of	Lebanese Armed Forces
Headquarters	Beirut Naval Base
Engagements	1958 Lebanon crisis The War over Water Six-Day War Lebanese Civil War Battle of the Hotels Hundred Days' War Multinational Force in Lebanon 1982–1984 Mountain War War of the Camps Operation Dinnieh Global War on Terrorism (2001- Present) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–present) January 2015 Shebaa farms incident Operation Benin 2006 Lebanon War Operation Nahr el Bared 2008 conflict in Lebanon 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash 2013 Sidon clash Hanikra border clash Battle of Arsal North Lebanon Clashes (2014) Islamic State Attacks On Lebanese Army on Ras Baalbak
Website	lebarmy.gov.lb
Commanders
Commander	Rear-Admiral Majed Alwan
Insignia
Emblem

The Lebanese Navy (Arabic: القوات البحرية اللبنانية‎‎ Al-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya), literally "the Lebanese Sea Forces" is the Navy of the Lebanese Armed Forces. It was formed in 1950 and based in Beirut Naval Base, Lebanon’s first naval base. The navy, which currently lacks the proper number of equipment, has a number of approximately 65 vessels of various sizes and roles; however, the navy is trying to modernize itself, and increase its size. The flag of the Lebanese navy depicts a Phoenician ship with the Lebanese Cedar tree, positioned on an anchor above the Arabic inscription of the navy's name.

The Lebanese government approved on January 16, 2009 a request by the Lebanese Ministry of Defense to build a new naval base on the shores of Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

In Lebanon, marine conservation, marine pollution response and implementation of the international maritime conventions such as the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships are the concern of the Lebanese navy, since it is the only state authority that can enforce the maritime law in both Lebanese exclusive economic zone and territorial waters.
For the reason that:

Lebanese Navy undergoes difficulties in accomplishing its enduring roles in maritime safety, security and marine environment stewardship.

°LANDING CRAFTS

On February 19, 2015 the Saudi press agency quoted on a Saudi official, that Saudi Arabia halted the $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon. Lebanese navy does not have any vessel operational and maneouvrable in difficult weather conditions and undergoes diffuculties in accomplishing its mission in Search and rescue, Marine safety, Marine environmental protection, Maritime law enforcement, and controlling illegal migrants fleeing to Europe and suffering casualties. Also, Lebanon intends to provide protection for the future natural gas installations and enforce the law and the State authority in Lebanese Territorial Waters. Lebanon count on the US military aid to be equipped with a multi-function vessel with a wide range of capabilities such as the RiverHawk OSV 60.