Black Sea Fleet

Black Sea Fleet
Black Sea Fleet sleeve ensign
Active	May 13, 1783–present
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1783–1918)  Soviet Union (1918–1991)  Russian Federation (1991–present)
Branch	Russian navy
Role	Naval warfare Amphibious warfare
Size	11,000 (including marines) 45 warships 6 submarines (2014)
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Crimea Krasnodar Krai
Anniversaries	May 13
Engagements	Battle of Kerch Strait Crimean War Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War World War II Yom Kippur War Russo-Georgian War Russian military intervention in Ukraine 2014 annexation of Crimea Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	Adm. Aleksandr Vitko
Notable commanders	Adm. Fyodor Ushakov Adm. Alexander Menshikov Adm. Yevgeni Alekseyev Adm. Alexander Kolchak Adm. Ivan Yumashev Fleet Adm. Sergey Gorshkov Fleet Adm. Vladimir Kasatonov Adm. Vladimir Masorin

Imperial Russia

Imperial Navy (1696–1917)

White movement fleet (1917—1922)

Soviet Union

Soviet Navy (1918–1991)

Russian Federation

Russian Navy (1991–Present^[update])

The Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский Флот, Chernomorsky Flot) is a large operational-strategic command of the Russian (and formerly Soviet) Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. Its ships are based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, while its aviation and infrastructure is based in various locations in Crimea and Krasnodar Krai.