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Liberian Coast Guard

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Coast Guard image by Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024
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The Liberian National Coast Guard, was established in 1959. In 1984 the Liberian National Coast Guard contained about 450 personnel. The Coast Guard was retitled the Liberian Navy in 1986 through the passage of The Liberian Navy Act of 1986. However, as a result of the first and second Liberian civil wars, the navy lost control of its bases and was reduced to an insignificant force. The Coast Guard was reactivated in 2010, with an initial strength of 40 personnel who had been trained in the United States.

While the Coast Guard has only six small boats, so the naval jack and masthead pennant likely are not used.

Flag of Coast Guard is blue flag with its badge.

Images of flag:
https://mod.gov.lr/armed-forces-of-liberia-bids-farewell-to-lt-col-trish-a-basile-of-the-us-army/
https://mod.gov.lr/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/COAST-GUARD-COMMANDER.jpg
https://www.facebook.com/photo/

Badge:
https://mod.gov.lr/the-forces/the-liberian-coast-guard

Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024


Coast Guard - Navy Division

Coast Guard - Navy Division image by Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024

In February 2013, the U.S. Ambassador recommended that the Liberian Government consider creating a Navy and an Air Force to defend the country’s long coastline and air space, respectively. This page soverview the process and activities of re-establishment forces, and also depicts a possible ensign of the Navy:
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/liberia/navy.htm

I don’t know whether this flag was the ensign of short-lived Liberian navy or this is a proposal only of newly re-establishing naval force.
I haven’t found any pictorial evidence of existence or real use.

Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024