Uzbekistan Naval Forces

Uzbekistan Naval Forces
Active 1992 – present
Country  Uzbekistan
Branch Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Type Marine Force
Role Naval defense of Uzbekistan
Headquarters Tashkent
Colors      Black
Insignia
Patch

The Uzbekistan Naval Forces are the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

History

The naval development of the continental territory of Central Asia was started by the Russians back in the 19th century. During the period of the Russian Empire the Aral Flotilla of the Naval Department and the Amudarya River Flotilla of the Military Department operated between 1852 and 1917 in Uzbekistan.[1] During the Russian Civil War, Soviet Russia acquired military fleets. In the Aral Sea, a special division of ships near Uzbekistan functioned as part of the Caspian Fleet. In 1943, a Russian naval base was founded in Tashkent. After 1991, the base came under the jurisdiction of Republic of Uzbekistan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Флот Узбекистана: вчера, сегодня, завтра | Еженедельник «Военно-промышленный курьер»". vpk-news.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Флот Узбекистана: вчера, сегодня, завтра". flot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.