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The Kuwaiti Navy , or Kuwait Naval Force ( Arabic : القوة البحرية الكويتية), is the sea-based component of the Military of Kuwait . The headquarters and sole naval base is Mohammed Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base . The Kuwait Naval Force consists of over 2,200 officers and enlisted personnel, excluding approximately 500 coast guard ; which are part of General Department of the Coast Guard under the Border Security Directorate of the Kuwait Ministry of Interior .
Kuwait's Navy was established in 1961 shortly after Britain ended the country's protectorate status following Operation Vantage .
During the Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm , Kuwait's navy was almost completely destroyed. At the start of the invasion, the Iraqi Navy captured and sunk 5 Kuwait Lurssen TNC 45 type fast attack craft (missile) and 1 Lurssen FPB 57 type fast attack craft (missile) and Kuwait Naval Forces also lost 20 other ships to Iraq during the war.