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The '''Tongan Maritime Force''' is the naval arm of [[ His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)|His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga]].
 
==History==
The 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 wascommissioned were {{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Koula|P301P101|6}}, followed(P101) byand {{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Siliva|P102|6}} - the names(P102), meanmeaning ''Golden Arrow'' and ''Silver Arrow'', respectively.<ref name="Janes" /> They were crewed by volunteers, butand are no longer in service.<ref name="Janes" />
 
In subsequent years, additional vessels were added to the fleet, including:
 
* {{ship|VOEA|Savea|P203|6}}: A Pacific-class patrol boat, commissioned in 1989, provided by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.
* {{ship|VOEA|Pangai|P202|6}}: A Pacific-class patrol boat, also part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program, commissioned in 1989.
* {{ship|VOEA|Neiafu|P201|6}}: Another Pacific-class patrol boat, which was commissioned alongside VOEA Pangai in 1989.<ref name="Nautilus2" /><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 newer vessels.
 
== 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
|1989
|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
|{{flag|Tonga}}
|Unknown
|{{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Koula|P101|6}}
|P101
|1973
|Unknown
|-
|
|[[Patrol boat]]
|Unknown
|{{flag|Tonga}}
|Unknown
|{{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Siliva|P102|6}}
|P102
|1973
|Unknown
|}
 
=== Royal yacht ===
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|Touliki Base, [[Nukuʻalofa]]
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*
 
=== Patrol Boat Flotilla ===
The PacificGuardian-class patrol craft were provided to Tonga by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program. The main base for [[ His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)|His Majesty's Armed Forces]] is [[Touliki Base]], in [[Nuku'alofa]].<ref name="Janes" /> {{Asof|September 2021}}, it has two patrol vessels:
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|{{sclass2|Guardian|patrol boat|4}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
|325 tonnes
▲|
|{{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Koula|P301|6}}
|P301
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|{{sclass2|Guardian|patrol boat|4}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
|325 tonnes
▲|
|{{ship|VOEA|Ngahau Siliva|P302|6}}
|P302
|2021
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| align=center | {{flag|Australia}}
| align=center | 113<br />tonnes
| align=center | {{ship|VOEA|Late|C315|6}}
| align=center | C315
| align=center |
| align=center | [[Nukuʻalofa]]
▲|-
|}
 
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