FANK Navy
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The FANK Navy was the maritime branch of Cambodia’s Khmer National Armed Forces during the Lon Nol regime in the early 1970s, tasked with riverine and coastal defense operations in the Cambodian Civil War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
naval branch ⓘ |
| allegiance | Khmer Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Khmer Republic Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marine Royale Khmère (post‑1970 republican usage sometimes retained French term) ⓘ |
| branchColor | naval blue ⓘ |
| conflictSide | pro‑government forces in Cambodian Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | fall of Phnom Penh in April 1975 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Khmer Rouge regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementType |
amphibious support operations
ⓘ
convoy escort on rivers and coastal routes ⓘ river patrol operations ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
coastal patrol vessels
ⓘ
landing craft ⓘ patrol boats ⓘ riverine craft ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Phnom Penh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ream Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti‑communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuringConflict | Cambodian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Khmer Rouge forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Cong forces in Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationType | armed forces of the Khmer Republic ⓘ |
| partOf | Khmer National Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royal Khmer Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
coastal defense
ⓘ
maritime security ⓘ riverine defense ⓘ |
| receivedSupportFrom |
South Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageOfCommand |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| task |
interdiction of communist supply lines on waterways
ⓘ
logistical transport on rivers and coastal routes ⓘ protection of coastal shipping ⓘ protection of inland waterways ⓘ support of ground operations along rivers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Lon Nol regime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedInTheatre |
Bassac River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonlé Sap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Khmer National Armed Forces