List of navies

This is a list of navies by country.

Country Navy Founded Endonym Ref.
Abkhazia  Abkhazian Navy 1992; 33 years ago (1992) Abkhaz: Военно-морские силы Республики Абхазия, romanized: Voyenno-morskiye sily Respubliki Abkhaziya
Albania  Albanian Naval Force 1925; 100 years ago (1925) Albanian: Forcat e Mbrojtes Detare Shqipetare
Algeria  Algerian National Navy 1963; 62 years ago (1963) Arabic: البحرية الوطنية الجزائرية, romanizedalbahriat alwataniat aljazayiria
Angola  Angolan Navy 1977; 48 years ago (1977) Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra Angolana
Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard 1981; 44 years ago (1981)
Argentina  Argentine Navy 1810; 215 years ago (1810) Spanish: Armada de la República Argentina
Australia  Royal Australian Navy 1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Navy 1919; 106 years ago (1919) Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan hərbi dəniz qüvvələri
Bahamas  Royal Bahamas Defence Force 1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Bahrain  Royal Bahraini Naval Force 1969; 56 years ago (1969) Arabic: البحرية الملكية البحرينية, romanizedalbahriat almalakiat albahraynia
Bangladesh  Bangladesh Navy 1971; 54 years ago (1971) Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌ বাহিনী, romanizedBānlādēśa naubāhinī
Barbados  Barbados Coast Guard 1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Belgium  Belgian Navy 1831; 194 years ago (1831) Dutch: Marinecomponent
French: Composante Marine
Belize Belize Coast Guard 2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Benin  Benin Navy 1978; 47 years ago (1978) French: Forces navales béninoises
Bolivia  Bolivian Navy 1963; 62 years ago (1963) Spanish: Fuerza Naval Boliviana
Brazil  Brazilian Navy 1822; 203 years ago (1822) Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil
Brunei  Royal Brunei Navy 1965; 60 years ago (1965) Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei
Bulgaria  Bulgarian Navy 1899; 126 years ago (1899) Bulgarian: Военноморски сили на Република България, romanizedVoennomorski sili na Republika Balgariya
Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Navy 1953; 72 years ago (1953) Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanized: Kângtoăp Cheung Tœ̆k
Cameroon  Cameroon Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine nationale
Canada  Royal Canadian Navy 1910; 115 years ago (1910) French: Marine royale canadienne
Cape Verde  Cape Verdean Coast Guard 1975; 50 years ago (1975) Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Cayman Islands  Cayman Islands Coast Guard 2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Chile  Chilean Navy 1817; 208 years ago (1817) Spanish: Armada de Chile
 People's Republic of China  People's Liberation Army Navy 1949; 76 years ago (1949) Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn
 Republic of China (Taiwan)  Republic of China Navy 1924; 101 years ago (1924) Chinese: 中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn
Colombia  Colombian National Navy 1823; 202 years ago (1823) Spanish: Armada Nacional de Colombia
Comoros  Comorian Navy 1997; 28 years ago (1997) French: Garde-côtes
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Republic of the Congo Congolese Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Costa Rica  Costa Rican Coast Guard 1949; 76 years ago (1949) Spanish: Guardia Civil
Côte d'Ivoire Ivorian Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Croatia  Croatian Navy 1991; 34 years ago (1991) Croatian: Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica
Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Navy 1963; 62 years ago (1963) Spanish: Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria
Cyprus  Cyprus Navy 1964; 61 years ago (1964) Greek: Ναυτική Διοίκηση Κύπρου, romanizedNaftikí Dioíkisi Kýprou
Turkish: Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri
Northern Cyprus TRNC Coast Guard Command 1978; 47 years ago (1978) Turkish: KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı
Denmark  Royal Danish Navy 1510; 515 years ago (1510) Danish: Søværnet
Djibouti  Djiboutian Navy 1979; 46 years ago (1979) French: Garde-Cotes
Dominican Republic  Dominican Navy 1844; 181 years ago (1844) Spanish: Armada de República Dominicana
East Timor East Timorese Navy 2002; 23 years ago (2002) Portuguese: Componente Naval das F-FDTL
Ecuador  Ecuadorian Navy 1832; 193 years ago (1832) Spanish: Armada del Ecuador
Egypt  Egyptian Navy 1967; 58 years ago (1967) Arabic: البحرية المصرية, romanizedEl-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya
El Salvador  Navy of El Salvador 1951; 74 years ago (1951) Spanish: Fuerza Naval de El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea  Navy of Equatorial Guinea 1968; 57 years ago (1968) Spanish: Marina de guerra
Eritrea  Eritrean Navy 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Estonia  Estonian Navy 1918; 107 years ago (1918) Estonian: Merevägi
Ethiopia  Ethiopian Navy 1955; 70 years ago (1955)
Fiji  Republic of Fiji Navy 1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Finland  Finnish Navy 1918; 107 years ago (1918) Finnish: Suomen merivoimat
Swedish: Finländska marinen
France  French Navy 1624; 401 years ago (1624) French: Marine Nationale
Gabon  Gabonese Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Gambia  Gambian Navy 1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Georgia  Coast Guard of Georgia 1998; 27 years ago (1998) Georgian: საქართველოს სანაპირო დაცვა, romanized: sakartvelos sanap'iro datsva
Germany  German Navy 1956; 69 years ago (1956) German: Deutsche Marine
Ghana  Ghana Navy 1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Greece  Hellenic Navy 1828; 197 years ago (1828) Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, romanizedPolemikó Naftikó
Grenada  Coast Guard of Grenada 1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Guatemala  Guatemalan Navy 1959; 66 years ago (1959) Spanish: Armada de Guatemala
Guinea Navy of Guinea-Conakry 1958; 67 years ago (1958) Spanish: Marine de guerre
Guinea-Bissau Guinean Navy 1973; 52 years ago (1973) Portuguese: Marinha Nacional Popular
Guyana  Guyanese Coast Guard 1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Haiti Haitian Coast Guard 2011; 14 years ago (2011) French: Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d'Haïti
Honduras  Honduran Navy 1976; 49 years ago (1976) Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Honduras
Hungary  Hungarian River Guard 1945; 80 years ago (1945) Hungarian: Folyamőr Ezred
Iceland  Icelandic Coast Guard 1926; 99 years ago (1926) Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands
India  Indian Navy 1612; 413 years ago (1612) Hindi: भारतीय नौसेना, romanized: bhaarateey nausena
Indonesia  Indonesian Navy 1945; 80 years ago (1945) Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut
Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 1923; 102 years ago (1923) Persian: نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanizedNiru-ye Daryâ'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân
Iran  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy 1985; 40 years ago (1985) Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanizedniru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi
Iraq  Iraqi Navy 1937; 88 years ago (1937) Arabic: البحرية العراقية, romanizedalbahriat aleiraqia
Ireland  Irish Naval Service 1946; 79 years ago (1946) Irish: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh
Israel  Israeli Navy 1948; 77 years ago (1948) Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי, romanizedḤeil HaYam HaYisraeli
Italy  Italian Navy 1861; 164 years ago (1861) Italian: Marina Militare
Jamaica  Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard 1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1954; 71 years ago (1954) Japanese: 海上自衛隊, romanizedKaijō Jieitai
Jordan  Royal Jordanian Navy 1951; 74 years ago (1951) Arabic: القوة البحرية الاردنية, romanizedalquat albahriat alardinia
Kazakhstan  Kazakh Naval Forces 1993; 32 years ago (1993) Kazakh: Қазақстан Әскери-теңіз күштері, romanizedQazaqstan Äskeri-teñız küşterı
Kenya  Kenya Navy 1964; 61 years ago (1964) Swahili: Jeshi la Wanamaji
North Korea  Korean People's Navy 1946; 79 years ago (1946) Korean: 조선인민군 해군, romanizedChosŏn-inmingun Haegun
South Korea  Republic of Korea Navy 1945; 80 years ago (1945) Korean: 대한민국 해군, romanizedDaehan-minguk Haegun
Kuwait  Kuwait Navy 1961; 64 years ago (1961) Arabic: القوة البحرية الكويتية, romanizedAl-Quwwat Al-Bahriyah Al-Kuwaitiyah
Laos Lao People's Navy 1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Latvia  Latvian Naval Forces 1919; 106 years ago (1919) Latvian: Latvijas Jūras Spēki
Lebanon  Lebanese Navy 1950; 75 years ago (1950) Arabic: القوات البحرية اللبنانية, romanizedAl-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya
Liberia Liberian National Coast Guard 1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Libya  Libyan Navy 1962; 63 years ago (1962) Arabic: القوات البحرية الليبية, romanizedalquaat albahriat alliybia
Lithuania  Lithuanian Naval Force 1935; 90 years ago (1935) Lithuanian: Lietuvos Karinės Jūrų Pajėgos
Madagascar  Madagascar Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) Malagasy: Tafika andranomasina
French: Marine de Madagascar
Malawi Malawi Marine Unit 1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Malaysia  Royal Malaysian Navy 1934; 91 years ago (1934) Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia
Maldives  Maldivian Coast Guard 1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Malta  Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta 1970; 55 years ago (1970) Maltese: Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta
Mauritania  Mauritanian Navy 1966; 59 years ago (1966) Arabic: القوات البحرية, romanizedalquaat albahria
Mauritius  National Coast Guard of Mauritius 1968; 57 years ago (1968) Morisyen: Gad Kòt Nasyonal
French: Marine Mauricienne
Mexico  Mexican Navy 1821; 204 years ago (1821) Spanish: Armada de México
Montenegro  Montenegrin Navy 2006; 19 years ago (2006) Montenegrin: Mornarica Vojske Crne Gore
Morocco  Royal Moroccan Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) Arabic: البحرية الملكية المغربية, romanizedalquaat albahriat almalakiat almaghribia
Mozambique Mozambique Navy 1994; 31 years ago (1994) Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra de Moçambique
Myanmar  Myanmar Navy 1947; 78 years ago (1947) Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ), romanizedTapma.tau (ray)
Namibia  Namibian Navy 2004; 21 years ago (2004)
The Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Navy 1488; 537 years ago (1488) Dutch: Koninklijke Marine
Dutch Caribbean Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard 1996; 29 years ago (1996) Dutch: Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied
New Zealand  Royal New Zealand Navy 1941; 84 years ago (1941) Māori: Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa
Nicaragua  Nicaraguan Navy 1980; 45 years ago (1980) Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua
Nigeria  Nigerian Navy 1956; 69 years ago (1956)
North Macedonia Macedonian Lake Patrol Police 1991; 34 years ago (1991) Macedonian: Македонска езерска полиција
Norway  Royal Norwegian Navy 1814; 211 years ago (1814) Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret
Oman  Royal Navy of Oman 1970; 55 years ago (1970) Arabic: بحرية عمان السلطانية, romanizedbihriat euman alsultania
Pakistan  Pakistan Navy 1947; 78 years ago (1947) Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ, romanizedPākistān Bāhrí'a
Palestine Palestinian Naval Police 1995; 30 years ago (1995) Arabic: الشرطة البحرية, romanizedalshurtat albahria
Panama National Aeronaval Service 2008; 17 years ago (2008) Spanish: Servicio Nacional Aeronaval
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea Maritime Element 1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Paraguay  Paraguayan Navy 1811; 214 years ago (1811) Spanish: Armada Paraguaya
Peru  Peruvian Navy 1821; 204 years ago (1821) Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú
Philippines  Philippine Navy 1898; 127 years ago (1898) Tagalog: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas
Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Filipinas
Poland  Polish Navy 1918; 107 years ago (1918) Polish: Marynarka Wojenna RP
Portugal  Portuguese Navy 1317; 708 years ago (1317) Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa
Qatar  Qatari Emiri Navy 1971; 54 years ago (1971) Arabic: البحرية الأميري القطرية, romanizedAl-Bahriyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah
Romania  Romanian Naval Forces 1860; 165 years ago (1860) Romanian: Forţele Navale Române
Russia  Russian Navy 1696; 329 years ago (1696) Russian: Военно-морской флот Российской Федерации, romanizedVoyenno-morskoy flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard 1968; 57 years ago (1968) Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Saudi Arabia  Royal Saudi Navy 1957; 68 years ago (1957) Arabic: البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanizedAl-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah
Senegal Senegalese Navy 1975; 50 years ago (1975) French: Armée de mer
Seychelles  Seychelles Coast Guard 1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Serbia  Serbian River Flotilla 1915; 110 years ago (1915) Serbian: Речна флотила, romanizedRečna flotila
Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Navy 1981; 44 years ago (1981)
Singapore  Republic of Singapore Navy 1967; 58 years ago (1967) Malay: Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura
Slovenia  Slovenia Navy 1993; 32 years ago (1993) Slovene: Slovenska Mornarica
Somalia  Somali Navy 1964; 61 years ago (1964) Somali: Ciidamada Badda Soomaaliyeed
Somaliland Somaliland Coast Guard 1995; 30 years ago (1995) Somali: Ciidanka Badda Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland
South Africa  South African Navy 1922; 103 years ago (1922) Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot
Spain  Spanish Navy 1479; 546 years ago (1479) Spanish: Armada Española
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka Navy 1950; 75 years ago (1950) Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Navika Hamudawa
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard 1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard 1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Sudan  Sudanese Navy 1962; 63 years ago (1962) Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري, romanizedalharas aljumhuriu
Suriname Suriname Navy 1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Sweden  Swedish Navy 1522; 503 years ago (1522) Swedish: Kungliga flottan
 Switzerland Swiss Lakes Flotilla 1941; 84 years ago (1941) German: Motorbootkompanie
Syria  Syrian Navy 1950; 75 years ago (1950) Arabic: الْبَحْرِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanizedal-Baḥrīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah
Tanzania  Tanzania Naval Command 1971; 54 years ago (1971) Swahili: Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini
Thailand  Royal Thai Navy 1887; 138 years ago (1887) Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, romanized: kong thap ruea thai
Togo Togolese Navy 1960; 65 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Tonga Tongan Maritime Force 1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard 1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Tunisia  Tunisian National Navy 1956; 69 years ago (1956) French: Marine nationale tunisienne
Turkey  Turkish Navy 1920; 105 years ago (1920) Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri
Turkmenistan  Turkmen Naval Forces 1992; 33 years ago (1992) Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Harby-deňiz Güýçleriis
Ukraine  Ukrainian Navy 1992; 33 years ago (1992) Ukrainian: Військово-морські сили Збройних сил України, romanizedViysʹkovo-morsʹki syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Navy 1971; 54 years ago (1971) Arabic: البحرية الامارات العربية المتحدة, romanizedal-Baḥrīyah alamarat alearabiat almutahida
United Kingdom  Royal Navy 1546; 479 years ago (1546)
United States  United States Navy 1775; 250 years ago (1775)
Uruguay  National Navy of Uruguay 1817; 208 years ago (1817) Spanish: Armada Nacional de Uruguay
Uzbekistan  Uzbek River Force 1992; 33 years ago (1992) Uzbek: Amudaryo daryo floti
Venezuela  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela 1811; 214 years ago (1811) Spanish: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela
Vietnam  Vietnam People's Navy 1955; 70 years ago (1955) Vietnamese: Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
Yemen  Yemeni Navy 1990; 35 years ago (1990) Arabic: القوات البحرية اليمنية, romanizedalquaat albahriat alyamania

See also

  • Command of the sea
  • Coast guards
  • Maritime republics
  • Maritime power
  • Thalassocracy
  • List of militaries by country
  • List of armies by country
  • List of aircraft carriers
  • List of air forces
  • List of space forces, units, and formations
  • List of gendarmeries
  • List of submarine classes in service
  • List of naval ship classes in service
  • Navies of landlocked countries
  • List of countries by level of military equipment

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