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202:Naval ensign
103:Part of
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2560:Ivory Coast
2196:"KDF Ranks"
1842:4 September
1717:No insignia
1624:Rank group
1606:Other ranks
1423:Rank group
1261:Simba Class
1026:Mamba Class
1002:Fincantieri
965:Nyayo Class
911:Harambee II
887:Built as a
643:1 Dec 2001
614:2 May 1998
592:1 May 1998
589:2 Apr 1988
567:1 Apr 1988
537:1 Nov 1972
512:2 Oct 1969
490:1 Oct 1969
487:1 Aug 1967
362:Eliud Mbilu
143:Engagements
35:Kenyan Navy
18:Kenyan Navy
2690:Categories
2635:Seychelles
2605:Mozambique
2590:Mauritania
2580:Madagascar
2540:The Gambia
2500:Cape Verde
2379:Leadership
2358:Kenya Navy
2344:Kenya Army
2260:Kenya Navy
2206:9 December
1759:References
1648:Kenya Navy
1593:Lieutenant
1447:Kenya Navy
1403:Royal Navy
1324:P3121 KNS
1318:P3123 KNS
1312:P3122 KNS
1280:P3112 KNS
1274:P3111 KNS
1267:P3110 KNS
1232:Royal Navy
1209:Royal Navy
1126:P101 Class
1020:P3100 KNS
978:P3127 KNS
972:P3126 KNS
949:P3130 KNS
943:P3129 KNS
901:P400 Class
833:incumbent
341:out at sea
327:Portsmouth
295:Tanganyika
232:Kenya Navy
161:Commanders
149:(2011-12)
2595:Mauritius
2470:of Africa
2386:President
2200:mod.go.ke
1913:Samwagik™
1900:See also
1633:Enlisted
1568:Brigadier
1150:These ex-
1101:Built by
988:Built by
926:La Rieuse
505:Commander
480:Commander
455:Commander
399:al-Shabab
345:In 1972,
315:Madaraka,
263:Msambweni
172:President
2665:Tanzania
2530:Ethiopia
2510:Djibouti
2495:Cameroon
2466:Current
2263:Archived
2129:Archived
2111:Archived
2093:Archived
2075:Archived
1807:Archived
1789:Archived
1744:Corporal
1739:Sergeant
1354:in 2002.
1352:Harambee
1350:and KNS
1344:Madaraka
1326:Madaraka
1320:Harambee
1238:Aberford
1207:via the
1073:L38 KNS
1067:L39 KNS
1006:Muggiano
859:and KNS
808:56 days
799:8 March
639:MGH, EBS
389:city of
339:Madaraka
323:Harambee
321:and KNS
299:Zanzibar
197:Insignia
131:Motto(s)
2675:Tunisia
2645:Somalia
2630:Senegal
2615:Nigeria
2610:Namibia
2600:Morocco
2575:Liberia
2525:Eritrea
2480:Algeria
1865:9 March
1749:Private
1588:Captain
1573:Colonel
1553:General
1348:Jamhuri
1314:Jamhuri
1061:(LSM) /
1057:medium
951:Shupavu
914:(P3134)
880:(P3124)
869:Jasiri,
769:8 March
391:Kismayo
319:Jamhuri
277:History
267:Malindi
259:Shimoni
251:Mombasa
244:Mombasa
234:is the
126:, Kenya
124:Mombasa
79:Country
69: (
61:Founded
2585:Malawi
2550:Guinea
2485:Angola
2468:navies
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1183:Ngamia
1075:Galana
994:Otomat
945:Shujaa
936:large
877:Jasiri
857:Shujaa
387:Somali
271:Kilifi
88:
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2570:Libya
2565:Kenya
2545:Ghana
2535:Gabon
2515:Egypt
2490:Benin
2422:Other
2018:Kenya
1825:>.
1583:Major
1391:Ranks
1336:Mamba
1309:(UK)
1296:Simba
1282:Ndovu
1269:Simba
1222:Nyati
1168:Cowes
1128:IPVs
1047:Mamba
1039:Mamba
1022:Mamba
980:Umoja
974:Nyayo
861:Nyayo
842:Fleet
801:2024
772:2024
423:Name
325:left
308:Kenya
236:naval
90:Kenya
2670:Togo
2231:ISBN
2208:2022
1921:2020
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1844:2012
1614:and
1276:Chui
1236:HMS
1220:KNS
1181:KNS
1143:P947
1140:P946
1137:P945
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875:KNS
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430:Ref.
337:KNS
317:KNS
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