Pacific Fleet (Russia)

Pacific Fleet
Russian Pacific Fleet sleeve insignia
Active	1731–present
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1703–1917)  Soviet Union (1922–1991)  Russian Federation (1991–present)
Branch	Russian navy
Role	Naval warfare Amphibious warfare
Size	50 Warships 23 Submarines
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Vladivostok (HQ) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Vilyuchinsk
Engagements	Russo-Japanese War October Revolution Russian Civil War World War II
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable commanders	Adm. Nikolay Kuznetsov Adm.Ivan Yumashev Adm. Zinovy Rozhestvensky

The Pacific Fleet (Russian: Тихоокеанский флот,translit: Tikhookeanskiy flot, named Red Banner Pacific Fleet, Краснознамённый Тихоокеанский флот in Soviet times) is the part of the Russian Navy that is stationed in the Pacific Ocean, which formerly secured the Far Eastern borders of the Soviet Union. The fleet headquarters is located in Vladivostok and a number of fleet bases are located in the Vladivostok area. Another important fleet base in the Russian Far East area is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Avacha Bay on the Kamchatka Peninsula, with a major submarine base located at Vilyuchinsk in the same bay.

In the Soviet years, the Pacific Fleet was also responsible for the administration and operational direction of the Soviet Navy's Indian Ocean (8th) Squadron and Soviet naval technical support points hosted by nations in the Indian Ocean rim, such as the facilities in Socotra Island.

Imperial Russia

Imperial Navy (1696–1917)

White movement fleet (1917—1922)

Soviet Union