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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Imperial Byzantine Army (Byzatium)]]
* [[Imperial Byzantine Army (Byzatium)]]
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Revision as of 20:10, 26 November 2023

The Imperial Byzantine Navy (Greek: Βασιλικό Βυζαντινό Ναυτικό; Basilikó Byzantinó Naftikó; Β.Β.Ν.), officially the Roman Navy in the East (Greek: Ρωμαϊκό Ναυτικό στην Ανατολή, Ρ.Ν.Α.; Romaïkó Naftikó stin Anatolí, R.N.A.), is the naval warfare service branch of the Imperial Byzantine Armed Forces.

In 2022, the Byzantine Navy had a reported active personnel strength of 80,962; this figure includes two Amphibious Marines Brigades as well as several Special Forces detachments As of early 2021, the navy operates a wide variety of ships and 60 maritime aircraft.

The Imperial Byzantine Navy is a Green-water navy with Blue-water capabilities.

List of ships

The Byzantine Navy deploys 416 ships in active commission:

  • 22 x Attack Submarines
  • 1 x Amphibious Assault Ship/Helicopter Carrier
  • 37 x Frigates
  • 7 x Corvettes
  • 41 x Fast Attack Crafts
  • 10 x Gunboats
  • 3 x Offshore patrol vessels
  • 4 x Fast Patrol Boats
  • 37 x Patrol Vessels
  • 26 x Mine countermeasures vessels
  • 5 x Amphibious warfare ships/Landing ships
  • 57 x Landing Craft
  • 55 x Tank Landing Ships
  • 1 x Intelligence ship
  • 9 x General Support Ships
  • 3 x Training ships
  • 1 x Sailing training ship
  • 8 x Training boats
  • 1 x Troopship
  • 1 x Submarine rescue ship
  • 3 x Rescue and salvage ships
  • 2 x Emergency response and diving training boats
  • 3 x Anti-submarine net tender
  • 38 x Tugboats
  • 6 x Oceanographic & Hydrographic Survey Vessels
  • 9 x Transport Ships
  • 2 x Replenishment oilers
  • 14 x Tankers
  • 7 x Special Operations Crafts
  • 2 x Lighthouse Tenders

See also