History
The Eritrean Navy of today is said to have been an outgrowth of the Eritrean Liberation Front's sea transport operations early in the Eritrean War of Independence. This continued as a part of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) after the split of the organizations. After the Second Congress of the EPLF an offensive force was proposed and created with a base in Sudan.
These forces played a critical role at the Battle of Massawa when they sunk several Ethiopian warships in the harbor. At the close of the Eritrean War of Independence the balance of the Ethiopian Navy was inherited by this Naval force.
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