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Also known as Military-Maritime Fleet of the Russian Federation, Navy of the Russian Federation

maritime warfare branch of Russia's military

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It is catalogued under topics including 1992 establishments in Russia, Military of Russia and Military units and formations established in 1992.

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Key facts

Active
1696–1917 1992–present
Country
Russia
Branch
Navy
Size
160,000 active duty (2023) , c. 295+ warships (surface combatants, amphibious ships & submarines) & numerous auxiliaries
Part of
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Headquarters
Admiralty building , Saint Petersburg
Mottos
" С нами Бог и Андреевский флаг! " (God and St. Andrew's flag are with us!)
March
Quick – " Экипаж—одна семья " (English: The Crew—One Family ) Slow – " Гвардейский встречный марш Военно-морского флота " (English: Slow March of the Guards of the Navy )
Anniversaries
Navy Day (last Sunday in July), Submariner's Day (19 March), Surface Sailor's Day (20 October)
Fleet
c. 66 submarines; c. 230 surface warships; plus numerous auxiliaries See: List of active Russian Navy ships
Engagements
Since 1991: Russo-Georgian War Anti-piracy operation in Gulf of Aden Russo-Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea Russian invasion of Ukraine Syrian Civil War
Website
structure .mil .ru /structure /forces /navy .htm
Supreme commander in chief
President Vladimir Putin
Minister of defense
Andrey Belousov
Commander in chief
Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev
Chief of the main staff
Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
navy
Country
Russia
Founded by
Peter the Great
Location
Severomorsk
Military branch
navy
Image
Joint exercises of Northern and Black Sea fleets (2020-01-09) 02.jpg
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inception
1992-01-17
Commons category
Russian Navy
topic's main category
Category:Russian Navy
position held by head of the organization
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
watercraft prefix
RFS
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Encyclopedic overview

The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991).

The Imperial Russian Navy was established by Peter the Great (Peter I) in October 1696. The symbols of the Russian Navy, the St. Andrew's ensign, and most of its traditions were established personally by Peter I.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russian Navy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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