Black Sea Fleet (Russian Empire)
| Black Sea Fleet | |
|---|---|
Black Sea Fleet sleeve ensign
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| Active | May 13, 1783–present |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire(1783–1918)  Soviet Union(1918–1991)  Russian Federation(1991–present) |
| Branch |
 Russian Navy
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| Role |
Naval warfare Amphibious warfare |
| Size | 25,000 (including marines) 45 warships 6 submarines (2014) |
| Part of |
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| Garrison/HQ |
Sevastopol (HQ), Feodosia (Crimea) Novorossiysk, Tuapse, Temryuk (Krasnodar Krai) Taganrog (Rostov Oblast) |
| 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 |
| Navies of Russia |
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Imperial Navy (1696–1917) White movement fleet (1917—1922)
Soviet Navy (1918–1991)
Russian Navy (1991–present[update]) |
Imperial Russia
Imperial Navy (1696–1917)
White movement fleet (1917—1922)
Soviet Union
Soviet Navy (1918–1991)
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Russian Federation
Russian Navy (1991–present[update])
The Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский Флот, Chernomorsky Flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea.
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