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Line 1: {{use dmy dates\|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox military unit \| unit_name = ~~Tonga~~Tongan ~~Royal~~Maritime ~~Navy~~Force \| native_name = \| image = VOEA Savea (P203) - RAN-IFR 2013 D3 75.jpg Line 47 ⟶ 46: }} The '''~~Tonga~~Tongan ~~Royal~~Maritime ~~Navy~~Force''' is the naval arm of [[ His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)\|His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga]]. ==History== The ~~TDS~~Tongan Maritime Force was founded on 10 March 1973 by King [[Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV]], who also commissioned the first craft on that date.<ref name="Janes">{{cite book \| title=Jane's All The World's Fighting Ships \| publisher=Jane's Publishing \| last=Moore \|first=John \| year=1984 \| page=465 \| isbn=0710607741}}</ref> The first craft ~~was~~commissioned were {{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Koula\|~~P301~~P101\|6}}, ~~followed~~(P101) byand {{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Siliva\|P102\|6}} ~~- the names~~(P102), ~~mean~~meaning ''Golden Arrow'' and ''Silver Arrow'', respectively.<ref name="Janes" /> They were crewed by volunteers, ~~but~~and are no longer in service.<ref name="Janes" /> In subsequent years, additional vessels were added to the fleet, including: ~~==Royal yacht ==~~ * {{ship\|\|Titilupe}}, Touliki Base * {{ship\|VOEA\|Savea\|P203\|6}}: A Pacific-class patrol boat, commissioned in 1989, provided by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.<ref name="Janes" /> It was decommissioned in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2019-04-16 \|title=VOEA Savea’s final voyage from Tonga \|url=https://matangitonga.to/2019/04/16/voea-savea-s-final-voyage-tonga \|access-date=2024-08-12 \|website=Matangi Tonga \|language=en}}</ref> ~~==Patrol Boat Flotilla ==~~ ~~The~~* {{ship\|VOEA\|Pangai\|P202\|6}}: A Pacific-class patrol ~~craft were~~boat, ~~provided to Tonga by Australia as~~also part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program~~. The TDS' main base~~, ~~is [[Touliki Base]],~~commissioned in ~~[[Nuku'alofa]].~~1990<ref name="Janes" />. It was decommissioned in 2020.<ref>{{~~Asof\|September~~Cite ~~2021}},~~web it\|date=2020-04-27 ~~has~~\|title=Navy ~~two~~farewells ~~patrol~~VOEA ~~vessels~~Pangai \|url=https://matangitonga.to/2020/04/27/navy-farewells-voea-pangai \|access-date=2024-08-12 \|website=Matangi Tonga \|language=en}}</ref> * {{ship\|VOEA\|Neiafu\|P201\|6}}: Another Pacific-class patrol boat, which was commissioned alongside VOEA Pangai.<ref name="Janes" /> It was decommissioned in 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|date=15 September 2020 \|title=VOEA Neiafu arrives in Australia \|url=https://www.looptonga.com/tonga-news/voea-neiafu-arrives-australia-94610 \|access-date=18 September 2021 \|publisher=Loop Tonga}}</ref> These ships were vital for Tonga's maritime security and law enforcement until they were decommissioned and replaced by the newer vessels, {{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Koula\|P301\|6}} (P301)<ref name=":0" /> and {{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Siliva\|P302\|6}} (P302).<ref name=matangitonga2021-01-27> {{cite news \| url = https://matangitonga.to/2021/01/27/king-tupou-vi-commissions-new-patrol-boat \| title = King Tupou VI commissions new patrol boat \| work = [[Matanga Tonga]] \| date = 2021-01-28 \| location = [[Nuku'alofa, Tonga]] \| archiveurl = \| archivedate = \| accessdate = 2021-01-27 \| quote = HM King Tupou VI commissioned the Tonga Navy's VOEA Ngahau Siliva patrol boat at the Masefield Base, Touliki, today. }} </ref> == List of craft == === Decommissioned Ships === The following ships have been decommissioned from active service: {\| class="wikitable" ! ! width="85"\|Type ! width="90"\|Class ! width="90"\|Origin ! [[Displacement (ship)\|Displacement]] ! width="125"\|Name ! width="35"\|[[Pennant number]] ! width="40"\|[[Ship commissioning\|Commissioned]] ! [[Ship decommissioning\|Decommissioned]] \|- \|[[File:VOEA Neiafu (P201).jpg\|140px]] \|[[Patrol boat]] \|{{sclass2\|Pacific\|patrol boat\|4}} \|{{flag\|Australia}} \|162 tonnes \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Neiafu\|P201\|6}} \|P201 \|Unknown \|2020 \|- \| \|[[Patrol boat]] \|{{sclass2\|Pacific\|patrol boat\|4}} \|{{flag\|Australia}} \|162 tonnes \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Pangai\|P202\|6}} \|P202 \|1990 \|2020 \|- \|[[File:VOEA Savea (P203) - RAN-IFR 2013 D3 75.jpg\|140px]] \|[[Patrol boat]] \|{{sclass2\|Pacific\|patrol boat\|4}} \|{{flag\|Australia}} \|162 tonnes \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Savea\|P203\|6}} \|P203 \|1989 \|2019 \|- \| \|[[Patrol boat]] \|Unknown \| \|Unknown \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Koula\|P101\|6}} \|P101 \|1973 \|Unknown \|- \| \|[[Patrol boat]] \|Unknown \| \|Unknown \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Siliva\|P102\|6}} \|P102 \|1976 \|Unknown \|} === Royal yacht === {\| class="wikitable" ! ! width="85" \|Type ! width="90" \|Class ! width="90" \|Origin ! [[Displacement (ship)\|Displacement]] ! width="125" \|Name ! width="35" \|[[Pennant number]] ! width="40" \|[[Ship commissioning\|Commissioned]] ! Homeport \|- \|[[File:Titilupe Tonga yacht.png\|140px]] \|[[Royal yacht]] \| \| \| \|[[Titilupe]] \| \| \|Touliki Base, [[Nukuʻalofa]] \|} === Patrol Boat Flotilla === The Guardian-class patrol craft were provided to Tonga by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.<ref name="Janes" /> {{Asof\|September 2021}}, the Tongan Maritime Force has two patrol vessels: {\| class="wikitable" Line 73 ⟶ 179: \|{{sclass2\|Guardian\|patrol boat\|4}} \|{{flag\|Australia}} \|325 tonnes \| \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Koula\|P301\|6}} \|P301 Line 83 ⟶ 189: \|{{sclass2\|Guardian\|patrol boat\|4}} \|{{flag\|Australia}} \|325 tonnes \| \|{{ship\|VOEA\|Ngahau Siliva\|P302\|6}} \|P302 \|2021 Line 90 ⟶ 196: \|} === Logistic Support Flotilla === {\| class="wikitable" ! Line 108 ⟶ 213: \| align=center \| {{flag\|Australia}} \| align=center \| 113<br />tonnes \| align=center \| {{ship\|VOEA\|Late\|C315\|6}} \| align=center \| C315 \| align=center \| \| align=center \| [[Nukuʻalofa]] \|- \| ~~\| align=center \| [[Tanker (ship)\|Tanker]]~~ ~~\| align=center \|~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{flag\|France}}~~ ~~\| align=center \| 4,000<br />tonnes~~ ~~\| align=center \| {{ship\|VOEA\|Lomipeau}}~~ ~~\| align=center \| A301~~ ~~\| align=center \| 1995~~ ~~\| align=center \| [[Nukuʻalofa]]~~ \|} ~~==Marine Battalion==~~ ~~The Royal Tongan Marines is a single Battalion with a HQ and Support Company and 3 Light Infantry Companies, based at Fuaʻamotu.~~ ~~==Maritime Aviation==~~ ~~Maritime Aviation Wing based at [[Fuaʻamotu International Airport]].~~ ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|Aircraft~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|Origin~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|Type~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|Versions~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|In service~~ ~~! style="text-align: left;"\|Notes~~ \|- ~~\| [[Beechcraft Model 18\|Beechcraft G.18S]]~~ ~~\| {{flag\|USA}}~~ ~~\| Search and rescue~~ ~~\|SNB-1 Kansan~~ ~~\| 1~~ \| \|- ~~\| [[American Champion Citabria]]~~ ~~\| {{flag\|USA}}~~ ~~\| Maritime patrol~~ ~~\|7KCAB~~ ~~\| 1~~ \| \|- \|} == References == {{Reflist}} {{~~Template:~~His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)}} [[Category:Military of Tonga]]