Editing Armed Forces of Senegal (section)

== Navy ==
[[File:Fouladou Senegal Patrol.jpg|thumb|The Senegalese [[patrol boat]] ''Fouladou'']]
[[File:US Navy 090808-G-3885B-136 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), left, patrols along side the Senegalese Navy vessel, Poponquine, during joint operations as part of the Africa Partnership Station.jpg|thumb|{{ship|Senegalese patrol vessel|Poponquine}} training with a [[United States Coast Guard]] vessel off the coast of Senegal]]
The navy ({{lang|fr|marine}}), also known as the {{lang|fr|Armée de mer}}, is of small size and is commanded by a [[ship-of-the-line captain]]. It is responsible for securing Senegal's {{convert|286|nmi|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} Atlantic coastline which is strategically located on the extreme west of the African continent. The coastline is divided in two by [[The Gambia]]. The navy was created in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Flor |title=U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy |url=https://www.africom.mil/media-room/Article/32559/u-s-africa-command-continues-to-develop-senegals-enlisted-development-strategy |access-date=24 May 2020 |agency=United States Africa Command |date=28 January 2020}}</ref> The Navy operates two bases, one at Dakar and the other at Elinkine. The navy also patrols the {{convert|12|nmi|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} territorial waters as well as a declared {{convert|200|nmi|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[exclusive economic zone]].{{sfn|Gardiner|Chumbley|Budzbon|1995|p=330}}{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=717}}

The Navy is divided into three branches known as "groupings":<ref>Bryden & N'Diaye (eds), 'Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa, DCAF, 2011, 207.</ref>

* The Operational Naval Grouping ({{lang|fr|Groupement Naval Opérationnel}}), which is divided into three flotillas and one group:
** The High Seas Patrol Boats ({{lang|fr|Patrouilleurs de Haute Mer}}),
** The Coastal Surveillance Vessels ({{lang|fr|Bâtiments de Surveillance Côtière}}),
** The Fast Coastal Boats ({{lang|fr|Vedettes Côtières Rapides}}) and
** The Transport Group ({{lang|fr|groupe de transport}}).
* The Naval Support Grouping ({{lang|fr|Groupement de Soutien de la Marine}}) responsible for ports, repairs, training, and logistics.
* The [[Fluvial]]-Maritime Surveillance Grouping.