Yugoslav Navy
The Yugoslav Navy (Serbo-Croatian: Југословенска ратна морнарица, Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica, lit. 'Yugoslav War Navy'), was the navy of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992. It was essentially a coastal defense force with the mission of preventing enemy landings along Yugoslavia's rugged 4,000-kilometer shoreline or coastal islands, and contesting an enemy blockade or control of the strategic Strait of Otranto.
| Yugoslav Navy | |
|---|---|
| Југословенска ратна морнарица Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica | |
Seal of the Yugoslav Navy | |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Disbanded | 27 April 1992 |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Coastal defence |
| Size | 11,000 personnel 90 vessels |
| Part of | Yugoslav People's Army |
| H/Q | Lora naval base, Split, SR Croatia (1945–1991) Kotor, SR Montenegro (1991–1992) |
| March | "More i mornari" ("Sea and Sailors") |
| Anniversaries | 10 September |
| Engagements | World War II Croatian War of Independence |
| Decorations | See article |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Navy | See list |
| Last commander | Miodrag Jokić |
| Insignia | |
| Ensign (1949–1992) | |
| Jack (1963–1992) | |
In 1990 it had 10,000 sailors (including 4,400 conscripts), including 2,300 in 25 coastal artillery batteries and 900 marines in one light naval infantry brigade. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the navy's equipment and watercraft were claimed by emergent Croatian Navy, Montenegrin Navy, Serbian River Flotilla, and Slovenian Navy.
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