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Lihnidosi Navy
Active	19th century - present
Country	Lihnidos
Allegiance	Stella II
Branch	Navy
Role	Naval warfare, power projection
Size	70,000 active duty personnel
Part of	Lihnidosi Armed Forces
Patron	Saint Erasmus
Motto(s)	Μέγα τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος "Great is the might of the sea"
Commanders
Empress	Stella II
Megas Droungarios	NV Panagiotis Panagos
Chief of the Navy General Staff	AV Aristidis Georgiou
Insignia
Identification symbol	AΛΠ
Naval Ensign
Naval Jack
Pennant

The Lihnidosi Navy is the naval force of Lihnidos and one of the four branches of the Lihnidosi Armed Forces. The Lihnidosi Navy was formed in the early nineteenth century following the collapse of the Lihnidos-Perateia personal union and declaration of the Lihnidosi Empire. During the early years of the navy, it was often referred to as the Imperial Navy, and while in the present day the navy is occasionally referred to as the Imperial Lihnidosi Navy, it is often shortened to simply the Lihnidosi Navy.

The Lihnidosi Navy has long been considered the most vital and prestigious branch of the Lihnidosi Armed Forces due to the island's long naval history and importance of keeping the shores of Lihnidos' islands and surrounding waterways safe. The navy receives a plurality of the country's defense budget and is often the first to be considered by the government when considering spending changes. The naval fleet is currently comprised of roughly 70,000 active duty personnel and operates approximately 200 vessels, including minor auxiliary vessels. The navy also operates numerous naval aviation units. Lihnidos' navy is one of the largest amoung the nations around the Periclean Sea.

The Lihnidosi Navy is considered to be a blue-water navy, however functionally it operates as a green-water navy as it rarely operates outside of the Periclean Sea.

Active fleet

Submarine fleet

Class	Picture	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Eirini class		Attack submarine	ILS Eirini ILS Triton ILS Proteus ILS Pontos ILS Kastellanos ILS Messenia ILS Gythaca ILS Raptis ILS Samos	1,830 tonnes
Poseidon class		Attack submarine	ILS Poseidon ILS Perseus ILS Euthymenes	2,200 tonnes	Two more under construction

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class	Picture	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Ikaria class		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	ILS Ikaria ILS Argyris	27,100 tonnes
Vasiliou class		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	ILS Vasiliou	38,000 tonnes	Under construction, expected commission 2022

Amphibious warfare

Class	Picture	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Ithaca class		Landing Platform Dock	ILS Ithaca ILS Stavros	8,000 tonnes
Pandora class		Landing Platform Dock	ILS Pandora ILS Pithos	25,500 tonnes

Major surface combatants

Class	Picture	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Arcadia class		Air-defence destroyer	ILS Arcadia ILS Pieria ILS Athanasios ILS Teresa ILS Samos ILS Hios	7,000 tonnes
Hydra class		General purpose frigate	ILS Hydra ILS Typhon ILS Echidna ILS Cyrelea ILS Iolcippia ILS Hyeligeneia ILS Elenae ILS Piraeus ILS Belisarius ILS Isidoros ILS Laganas ILS Savas	6,000 tonnes
Imperial class		Corvette	ILS Imperial ILS Anafi	1,840 tonnes
Pytheas class		Corvette	ILS Pytheas ILS Kos ILS Cephalonia ILS Prometheus ILS Hyperion ILS Theia	1,560 tonnes

Fast attack craft

Class	Picture	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Pandrosos class		Missile boat	ILS Pandrosos ILS Herse	600 tonnes
Nautilus class		Missile boat	ILS Nautilus ILS Minos	595 tonnes

Patrol

Twenty patrol vessels of various sizes

Mine countermeasure

Six mine countermeasure vessels

Auxiliary Fleet

The Lihnidosi Navy has several auxiliary and support ships in service. These types of ships include but are not limited to electronic support ships, replenishment ships, submarine support and rescue ships, survey ships, research ships, hospital ships, tankers, transport ships, training ships, landing craft, and tugboats.