Cyprus Navy
The Cyprus Naval Command (Greek: Διοίκηση Ναυτικού Κύπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri) (also known as the Cyprus Navy or Cypriot Navy) is the armed sea wing of the Cyprus National Guard. The Cypriot Navy has the primary mission of defending the maritime borders of the Republic of Cyprus, but is currently unable to access the waters around Northern Cyprus, which have been controlled by the Turkish Navy since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. This force does not possess any capital ships or other major warships, but is equipped with patrol boats, landing craft, surface-to-surface missile systems and integrated radar systems, as well as SEALs-type naval underwater demolitions units.
| Naval Command of Cyprus | |
|---|---|
| Διοίκηση Ναυτικού Κύπρου (Greek) Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish) | |
Cyprus Naval Command's emblem | |
| Founded | July 1964 |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Branch | Navy |
| Size | 462 personnel (2014) 10 warships: 6 patrol boats 2 attack craft 2 speedboats |
| Part of | Cypriot National Guard |
| Engagements | Battle of Tylliria (Cyprus 1964), Turkish invasion of Cyprus |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Rear admiral Charalambos Charalambous |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Eleftherios Tsomakis = Commodore Andreas Ioannidis |
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