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Gabon Navy

Important dates for the Navy:

1. November 1961, reception of the first building of the Navy, the river patrol, BOUET WILLAUMEZ
2. Incorporation of indigenous Gabonese sailors in the Navy:
3. The Ensign Cissé
4. The first master Navis Ndong Anguer.
5. District master of first class Aworet
6. The District of Petty Officer second class Mougnala
7. Implantation has Port Gentil (company LASPAFE)
8. 1963, first recruitment of the Gabonese sailors
9. 1967, simultaneous start of the construction work of the first Base of Port-Gentil and the first guard sides at the Casa in Libreville.
10. 18 January 1968, the reception of the coast guard said. It will have the name of the first President of the Republic: Léon MBA (the PLM).
11. End of 1968, the Navy leaves the dock and houses of ELF-Gabon, to take its own premises of the new Base.
12. Due to a very successful fishing surveillance mission, the Government is very sensitive to the protection of the fish fauna, buys a second coast guard called President Albert Bernard BONGO (PABB), built at the yards of the ESTEREL in Cannes in France which will arrive in Gabon in March 1972.
13. In 1972 also, the Cadet MBINI Jean Leonard, first Gabonese officer was recruited, and sent in training a naval school in France.
14. 1975, the Navy was placed under the command of the Land Forces and Naval. From this year, the Navy will know an extra evolution, both in terms of personnel and equipment.
15. 1975, also comes the NGUENE patrol boat built in the USA
16. 1976, acquisition of the BARGE to TRANSPORT MARITIME (CTM) MANGA, built in Senegal for amphibious operations.
17. 1977, arrived from the sides NGOLO guard built in Italy whose speed of 40 knots made him one of the main military speedboats of the continent.
18. 1978, arrival of the patrol boat fast missile President Albert Bernard BONGO (PARE) which was renamed in 1988 General BOULINGUI.
19. 1982, the Navy acquired the former Base SOCOBA EDTPL with existing infrastructure
20. February 1983, the Navy became autonomous by Decree No. 00921PR/NPN 7 three months later, an antenna is installed a Libreville to prepare the implementation of the future general staff who will be in practice, January 01, 1984.
21. 1984, arrival of the largest unit of the French Navy, the BATRAL (building of Transport Léger) specialized in the transport of troops, equipment, and amphibious operations.
22. 1984, creation of the Company of the Fusiliers Sailors (COFUSMA).
23. 1988, first recruitment of women has the Navy.
24. July 1989, arrival of the first P.400; General BA-OUMAR.
25. 1989, creation of the Naval Base of Mayumba pa