High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Libyan Navy was the maritime force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, established in November 1962. It was a fairly typical small navy with a few missile frigates, corvettes and patrol boats to defend the coastline, but with a very limited self-defence capability. The Navy has always been the smallest of Libya`s services and has always been dependent on foreign sources for equipment, spare parts, and training.