List of navies

This is a list of navies, present and historical.

Current naval status, by country

Navies for all present countries are shown below. Countries without navies are also indicated.

Country Navy Founded Endonym Ref.
 Abkhazia  Abkhazian Navy 1992 Военно-морские силы Республики Абхазия
 Afghanistan None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Albania  Albanian Naval Force 1925 Forcat e Mbrojtes Detare Shqipetare [1]
 Algeria  Algerian National Navy 1962 البحرية الوطنية الجزائرية
 Andorra None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Angola  Angolan Navy 1977 Marinha de Guerra Angolana [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard 1981
 Argentina  Argentine Navy 1810 Armada de la República Argentina
 Armenia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Republic of Artsakh None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Australia  Royal Australian Navy 1911 [3]
 Austria None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Navy 1918 Azərbaycan hərbi dəniz qüvvələri
 Bahamas  Royal Bahamas Defence Force 1980
 Bahrain  Royal Bahrain Naval Force 1969 البحرية الملكية البحرينية
 Bangladesh  Bangladesh Navy 1971 বাংলাদেশ নৌ বাহিনী
 Barbados  Barbados Coast Guard 1979
 Belarus None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Belgium  Belgian Navy 1937 Marinecomponent/Composante Marine
 Belize Belize Coast Guard Service 1978 [4]
 Benin  Benin Navy 1960 Forces Navales Beninois
 Bhutan None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Bolivia  Bolivian Naval Force (Landlocked country) 1826 Fuerza Naval Boliviana
 Bosnia and Herzegovina None N/A N/A
 Botswana None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Brazil  Brazilian Navy 1822 Marinha do Brasil
 Brunei  Royal Brunei Navy 1965 Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei [5]
 Bulgaria  Bulgarian Navy 1899 Български Военноморски Сили [6]
 Burkina Faso None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Burundi None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Navy 1953 កងទ័ពជើងទឹកកម្ពុជា
 Cameroon  Cameroon Navy 1960 Marine nationale
 Canada  Royal Canadian Navy 1910 Marine royale canadienne [7]
 Cape Verde  Cape Verde Navy 1975 Guarda Costeira
 Central African Republic None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Chad None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Chile  Chilean Navy 1817 Armada de Chile
 People's Republic of China  People's Liberation Army Navy 1950 中国人民解放军海军
Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn
 Colombia  Colombian National Navy 1810 Armada Nacional de Colombia
 Comoros  Comorian Navy 1997 Garde-côtes
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960 Marine Nationale
 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Congolese Navy 1960 Marine Nationale
 Costa Rica  Civil Guard (Costa Rica) 1949 Guardia Civil
 Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Ivorian Navy 1960 Marine Nationale
 Croatia  Croatian Navy 1991 Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica
 Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Navy 1895 Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria
 Cyprus  Cyprus Navy 1964 Ναυτική Δυναμή Κύπρου
 Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus Navy of Northern Cyprus 1976
 Czech Republic None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Denmark  Royal Danish Navy 1510 Søværnet [8]
 Djibouti  Djiboutian Navy 1979 Garde-Cotes
 Dominica None N/A N/A
 Dominican Republic  Dominican Navy 1844 Marina de Guerra Dominicana
 Donetsk People's Republic None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 East Timor East Timor East Timorese Navy 2001 Marinha de Guerra de Timor-Leste
 Ecuador  Ecuadorian Navy 1832 Armada del Ecuador
 Egypt  Egyptian Navy 1800 البحرية المصرية
 El Salvador  Navy of El Salvador 1842 Fuerza Naval de El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea  Navy of Equatorial Guinea 1968 Marina de guerra
 Eritrea  Eritrean Navy 1961
 Estonia  Estonian Navy 1918 Merevägi
 Ethiopia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Fiji  Fijian Navy 1970
 Finland  Finnish Navy 1918 Suomen merivoimat, Finländska marinen
 France  French Navy 1624 Marine Nationale [9]
 Gabon  Gabon Navy 1960 Marine Nationale
 Gambia  Gambian Navy 1965 Marine Nationale
 Georgia  Georgian Navy 1998 საქართველოს სამხედრო საზღვაო ძალები
 Germany  German Navy 1956 Deutsche Marine [10]
 Ghana  Ghana Navy 1959
 Greece  Hellenic Navy 1828 Πολεμικό Ναυτικό Polemikó Nautikó
 Grenada  Coast Guard of Grenada 1974
 Guatemala  Guatemalan Navy 1964 Armada de Guatemala
 Guinea Guinea Navy of Guinea-Conakry 1958 Marine de guerre
 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinean Navy 1973
 Guyana Guyana Guyanan Coast Guard 1966
 Haiti Haitian Coast Guard 2011
 Honduras  Honduran Navy 1976 Fuerza Naval de Honduras
 Hungary None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Iceland  Icelandic Coast Guard 1920 Landhelgisgæsla Íslands
 India  Indian Navy 1612 भारतीय नौ सेना
Bhāratīya Nau Senā		 [11]
 Indonesia  Indonesian Navy 1945 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut
 Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 1923 نیروی دریایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
 Iran Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1985
 Iraq  Iraqi Navy 1937 البحرية العراقية
 Ireland  Irish Naval Service 1946 Serbhís Cabhlaigh na hÉireann
 Israel  Israeli Navy 1948 חיל הים הישראלי Heil HaYam HaYisraeli
 Italy  Marina Militare 1946 Marina Militare
 Jamaica  Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard 1962
 Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1954 海上自衛隊
 Jordan  Royal Jordanian Navy 1920 القوة البحرية الاردنية
 Kazakhstan  Kazakh Naval Forces (Landlocked country) 2003 Военно-морские силы Казахстана
 Kenya  Kenya Navy 1964
 Kiribati None N/A N/A
 North Korea  Korean People's Army Naval Force 1946 조선인민군 해군
 South Korea  Republic of Korea Navy 1945 대한민국 해군
 Kosovo None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Kuwait  Kuwait Navy 1961 القوة البحرية الكويتية
 Kyrgyzstan None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Laos  Lao People's Navy (Landlocked country) 1955
 Latvia  Latvian Naval Forces 1919 Latvijas Jūras Spēki
 Lebanon  Lebanese Navy 1950 القوات البحرية اللبنانية
 Lesotho None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Liberia Liberia Liberian National Coast Guard 1908
 Libya  Libyan Navy 1962 البحرية الليبية
 Liechtenstein None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Lithuania  Lithuanian Naval Force 1935 Lietuvos Karinės Jūrų Pajėgos [12]
 Luhansk People's Republic None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Luxembourg None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Macedonia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Madagascar Madagascar Malagasy Navy 1960 Tafika andranomasina
 Malawi Malawi Malawi Navy (Landlocked country) 1970
 Malaysia  Royal Malaysian Navy 1934 Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia
 Maldives Maldives Maldivian Coast Guard 1980
 Mali None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Malta  Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta 1970 Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta
 Marshall Islands None N/A N/A
 Mauritania  Mauritanian Navy 1966 القوات البحرية
 Mauritius  National Coast Guard of Mauritius 1968 marine mauricienne
 Mexico  Mexican Navy 1821 Armada de México
 Micronesia None N/A N/A
 Moldova None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Monaco None N/A N/A
 Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian Navy (Landlocked country) 1930 [13][14]
 Montenegro  Montenegrin Navy 2006 Mornarica Vojske Crne Gore [15]
 Morocco  Royal Moroccan Navy 1960 البحرية الملكية المغربية
 Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique Navy 1994
 Myanmar  Myanmar Navy 1947 တပ်မတော် (ရေ)
 Namibia  Namibian Navy 2004
 Nauru None N/A N/A
   Nepal None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 The Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Navy 1488 Koninklijke Marine [16]
 New Zealand  Royal New Zealand Navy 1941 Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa
 Nicaragua  Nicaraguan Navy 1979 La Marina de Guerra
 Niger None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Nigeria  Nigerian Navy 1956
 Norway  Royal Norwegian Navy 1814 Sjøforsvaret [17]
 Oman  Royal Navy of Oman 1907 بحرية عمان السلطانية
 Pakistan  Pakistan Navy 1947 پاک بحریہ
 Palestine None N/A N/A
 Palau None N/A N/A
 Panama None N/A N/A
 Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea Maritime Element 1973
 Paraguay  Paraguayan Navy 1961 Armada Paraguaya
 Peru  Peruvian Navy 1821 Marina de Guerra del Perú
 Philippines  Philippine Navy 1898 Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas
Armada Filipina
 Poland  Polish Navy 1918 Marynarka Wojenna RP
 Portugal  Portuguese Navy 1317 Marinha Portuguesa
 Qatar  Qatari Emiri Navy 1971 البحرية القطرية
 Romania  Romanian Naval Forces 1860 Forţele Navale Române
 Russia  Russian Navy 1696 Военно Морской Флот
Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii		 [18]
 Rwanda None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic None N/A N/A
 Samoa None N/A N/A
 San Marino None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome and Principe Navy 1968 Guarda Costeira
 Saudi Arabia  Royal Saudi Navy 1796 البحرية الملكية السعودية
 Senegal Senegal Senegalese Navy 1961 Armée de mer
 Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles Coast Guard 1992
 Serbia  Serbian River Flotilla (Landlocked country) 1833 Речна Флотила
 Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Navy 1961
 Singapore  Republic of Singapore Navy 1967 Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura
 Slovakia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Slovenia  Slovenia Navy 1991 Slovenska Mornarica
 Solomon Islands None N/A N/A
 Somalia  Somali Navy 1952 Ciidamada Badda Soomaliyeed
 Somaliland Somaliland Somaliland Navy 2009
 South Africa  South African Navy 1851 Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot
 South Ossetia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 South Sudan None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Spain  Spanish Navy 1479 Armada Española
 Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka Navy 1950 ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව
Sri Lanka Navika Hamudawa		 [19]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard 1896
 Saint Lucia None N/A N/A
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines None N/A N/A
 Sudan  Sudanese Navy 1962 الحرس الجمهوري
 Suriname Suriname Suriname Navy 1977
 Swaziland None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Sweden  Swedish Navy 1522 Marinen [20]
  Switzerland Switzerland Swiss Navy (Landlocked country)
?
 Syria  Syrian Arab Navy 1946 البحرية العربية السورية
 Republic of China (Taiwan)  Republic of China Navy 1924 中華民國海軍 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn
 Tajikistan None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Tanzania  Tanzania Naval Command 1971 Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini
 Thailand  Royal Thai Navy 1887 กองทัพเรือ [21]
 Togo Togo Togolese Navy 1960 Marine Nationale
 Tonga  Tongan Maritime Force 1973
 Transnistria None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard 1962
 Tunisia  Tunisia Navy 1959 Marine nationale tunisienne
 Turkey  Turkish Naval Forces 1920 Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri [22]
 Turkmenistan  Turkmen Naval Forces (Landlocked country) 1992 Türkmenistanyň Harby-deňiz Güýçleriis
 Tuvalu None N/A N/A
 Uganda None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Ukraine  Ukrainian Navy 1992 Військово-Морські Сили України
 United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Navy 1971 البحرية الإماراتية
 United Kingdom  Royal Navy 1546 [23]
 United States  United States Navy 1775 [24]
 Uruguay  National Navy of Uruguay 1817 Armada Nacional de Uruguay
 Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan Naval Forces (Landlocked country) 1992
 Vanuatu None N/A N/A
  Vatican City None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Venezuela  Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela 1811 Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela [25]
 Vietnam  Vietnam People's Navy 1955 Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
 Yemen  Yemeni Navy 1990 القوات البحرية اليمنية
 Zambia None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A
 Zimbabwe None (Landlocked country) N/A N/A

Historical navies

Country Navy Period
 Albanian Kingdom  Royal Albanian Navy 1914 - 1939
 Australia Colonial navies of Australia 19th Century-1901
 Austria-Hungary  Austro-Hungarian Navy 1867–1919
 Margraviate of Brandenburg  Brandenburg Navy 16th Century-1701
 Empire of Brazil  Imperial Brazilian Navy 1822-1889
Bulgarian Empire Medieval Bulgarian navy 11th Century-12th Century
 Byzantine Empire  Byzantine navy 330–1453
 Canada Canada Provincial Marine 1796-1910
Chola Empire Chola Navy 3rd century-12 century
 Confederate States of America  Confederate States Navy 1861–1865
 Independent State of Croatia  Navy of the Independent State of Croatia 1941-1945
 Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakian Naval Forces (Landlocked country) 1918-1959
 Denmark–Norway  Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy 1509–1814
 East African Community Royal East African Navy 1952-1962
Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Navy ?-?
Fatimid Caliphate Fatimid navy 909-1171
 Kingdom of England  Navy Royale/Royal Navy c.1000–1707
 Ethiopian Empire  Imperial Ethiopian Navy 1955–1974
 Ethiopia  Ethiopian Navy 1974–1996
 Free France  Free French Naval Forces 1940–1945
 German Confederation  Reichsflotte 1848-1852
 North German Confederation  North German Federal Navy 1867-1871
 German Empire  Imperial German Navy 1871–1919
 Weimar Republic  Reichsmarine 1919–1935
 Nazi Germany  Kriegsmarine 1935–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany German Mine Sweeping Administration 1945-1948
 German Democratic Republic Main Administration Sea Police 1950-1956
 German Democratic Republic  Volksmarine 1956–1990
 Republic of Genoa  Genoese Navy 1005-1815
 Kingdom of Greece Greek People's Liberation Navy 1942-1945
 India  Royal Indian Navy 1612-1950
 Kingdom of Italy  Regia Marina 1861–1946
 Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Italian Co-belligerent Navy 1943-1946
 Italian Social Republic  Marina Nazionale Repubblicana 1943-1945
 Khmer Republic  Khmer National Navy 1970-1975
 Joseon Joseon Navy 1419-1895
 Korean Empire  Imperial Korean Navy (대한제국 해군) 1895-1905
 Empire of Japan  Imperial Japanese Navy (大日本帝國海軍) 1869–1947
 Kingdom of Laos  Royal Lao Navy (Landlocked country) 1955-1975
 Manchukuo  Manchukuo Imperial Navy (満州帝國海軍) 1932–1945
 Maratha Empire  Maratha Navy 1650-1750
 Batavian Republic  Batavian Republic Navy 1795-1806
Netherlands Netherlands East Indies Government Navy 1861-1949
 New Zealand New Zealand Naval Forces 1913-1921
 New Zealand New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy 1921-1941
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Sovereign Military Order of Malta Navy of the Order of Saint John c.1291–1798
 Ottoman Empire  Ottoman Navy c.1300–1923
 Papal States  Papal Navy 840s-1878
 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy ?-1637
 Prussia  Prussian Navy 1701–1867
 Qing Dynasty  Imperial Chinese Navy (北洋艦隊) 1871–1895
Roman Republic / Roman Empire Roman Navy (Classis) 311 BC–476 AD
 Russian Empire  Imperial Russian Navy 1696-1917
Sasanian Empire Sasanian navy ?-651
 Kingdom of Scotland  Royal Scots Navy Middle Ages –1707
 Soviet Union  Soviet Navy (Военно-морской флот СССР) 1920–1991
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Royal Yugoslav Navy 1918–1941
 SFR Yugoslavia  Yugoslav Navy 1946–1991
 Serbia and Montenegro  Navy of Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006
 South Vietnam  Republic of Vietnam Navy 1952–1975
 Spanish Republic  Spanish Republican Navy 1931-1939
 Tamil Eelam Sea Tigers 1984-2009
 Republic of Texas  Texas Navy 1835-1846
 Two Sicilies  Real Marina of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ?-1861
 Ukrainian People's Republic  Navy of the Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1921
United States United States of America Continental Navy 1775–1785
 United States United States Union Navy 1861-1865
 Republic of Venice  Venetian Navy 8th Century-1797

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Commander Sixth Fleet Attends 35th Angolan Navy Celebration". Navy.mil. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "About the Royal Australian Navy". navy.gov.au. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Channel 5 Belize (28 November 2005). "Belizean Coast Guard hits the high seas". Channel 5 Belize. Great Belize Productions. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Royal Brunei Navy. "Royal Brunei Navy History". Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "About Navy". mod.bg. Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Naval Service of Canada 1910-2010". canada.ca. The Government of Canada. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Navy's History". forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Genesis of Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "History". Lithuanian Armed Forces. Ministry of National Defence. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Dan (12 March 2014). "Mongolia's Strange and Unnecessary (and Really Small) Navy". Now I Know.
  14. ↑ Farrier, John (5 July 2010). "Landlocked Navies of the World". Neatorama. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Pike, John (28 November 2011). "Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Geschiedenis marine". defensie.nl. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  17. ↑ The Norwegian Armed Forces Museum (28 June 2016). "Our History". forsvaret.no. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "History of the Navy". Russian Federation Defence Ministry. Russian Federation Defence Ministry. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  19. ↑ Directorate of Naval Information Technology. "History". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  20. ↑ Hårdstedt, Martin (27 July 2010). "The Swedish Navy". Popular Historia (in Swedish). Bonniers Kundtjänst. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  21. ↑ Naval Secretariate Department (21 June 2012). "History of the Royal Thai Navy". Royal Thai Navy. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  22. ↑ History of Turkish Naval Forces (Official Turkish Naval Forces website)
  23. ↑ Tittler, Robert; Jones, Norman L. (Apr 15, 2008). A Companion to Tudor Britain. John Wiley & Sons. p. 193. ISBN 9781405137409.
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