Royal Lao Navy
The Royal Lao Navy (Lao: ກອງທັບເຣືອພຣະຣາຊອານາຈັກລາວ; French: Marine Royale Laotiènne – MRL) was the naval component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR), the official military of the Royal Lao Government and the Kingdom of Laos during the Laotian Civil War between 1960 and 1975. == History == The Laotian Navy (Marine Laotiènne) was first formed on August 1, 1952, as the "naval" wing of the Laotian National Army (ANL) and designated the Lao River Squadron (Escadrille Fluviale Lao – EFL) or River Squadron (Escadrille Fluviale) for short.