List of navies

This is a list of navies by country.

Country	Navy	Founded	Endonym	Ref.
Abkhazia	Abkhazian Navy	1992; 33 years ago (1992)	Abkhaz: Военно-морские силы Республики Абхазия, romanized: Voyenno-morskiye sily Respubliki Abkhaziya	[1]
Albania	Albanian Naval Force	1925; 100 years ago (1925)	Albanian: Forcat e Mbrojtes Detare Shqipetare	[2]
Algeria	Algerian National Navy	1963; 62 years ago (1963)	Arabic: البحرية الوطنية الجزائرية, romanized: albahriat alwataniat aljazayiria	[3]
Angola	Angolan Navy	1977; 48 years ago (1977)	Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra Angolana	[4]
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard	1981; 44 years ago (1981)		[5]
Argentina	Argentine Navy	1810; 215 years ago (1810)	Spanish: Armada de la República Argentina	[6]
Australia	Royal Australian Navy	1911; 114 years ago (1911)		[7]
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani Navy	1919; 106 years ago (1919)	Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan hərbi dəniz qüvvələri	[8]
Bahamas	Royal Bahamas Defence Force	1980; 45 years ago (1980)		[9][10]
Bahrain	Royal Bahraini Naval Force	1969; 56 years ago (1969)	Arabic: البحرية الملكية البحرينية, romanized: albahriat almalakiat albahraynia
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Navy	1971; 54 years ago (1971)	Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌ বাহিনী, romanized: Bānlādēśa naubāhinī	[11]
Barbados	Barbados Coast Guard	1979; 46 years ago (1979)		[12]
Belgium	Belgian Navy	1831; 194 years ago (1831)	Dutch: Marinecomponent French: Composante Marine	[13]
Belize	Belize Coast Guard	2005; 20 years ago (2005)		[14]
Benin	Benin Navy	1978; 47 years ago (1978)	French: Forces navales béninoises	[15]
Bolivia	Bolivian Navy	1963; 62 years ago (1963)	Spanish: Fuerza Naval Boliviana	[16]
Brazil	Brazilian Navy	1822; 203 years ago (1822)	Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil	[17]
Brunei	Royal Brunei Navy	1965; 60 years ago (1965)	Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei	[18]
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Navy	1899; 126 years ago (1899)	Bulgarian: Военноморски сили на Република България, romanized: Voennomorski sili na Republika Balgariya	[19]
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Navy	1953; 72 years ago (1953)	Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanized: Kângtoăp Cheung Tœ̆k
Cameroon	Cameroon Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine nationale	[20]
Canada	Royal Canadian Navy	1910; 115 years ago (1910)	French: Marine royale canadienne	[21]
Cape Verde	Cape Verdean Coast Guard	1975; 50 years ago (1975)	Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Coast Guard	2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Chile	Chilean Navy	1817; 208 years ago (1817)	Spanish: Armada de Chile	[22]
People's Republic of China	People's Liberation Army Navy	1949; 76 years ago (1949)	Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn	[23]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Republic of China Navy	1924; 101 years ago (1924)	Chinese: 中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn
Colombia	Colombian National Navy	1823; 202 years ago (1823)	Spanish: Armada Nacional de Colombia	[24]
Comoros	Comorian Navy	1997; 28 years ago (1997)	French: Garde-côtes
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine Nationale
Republic of the Congo	Congolese Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine Nationale
Costa Rica	Costa Rican Coast Guard	1949; 76 years ago (1949)	Spanish: Guardia Civil
Côte d'Ivoire	Ivorian Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine Nationale
Croatia	Croatian Navy	1991; 34 years ago (1991)	Croatian: Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica	[25]
Cuba	Cuban Revolutionary Navy	1963; 62 years ago (1963)	Spanish: Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria	[26]
Cyprus	Cyprus Navy	1964; 61 years ago (1964)	Greek: Ναυτική Διοίκηση Κύπρου, romanized: Naftikí Dioíkisi Kýprou Turkish: Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri	[27]
Northern Cyprus	TRNC Coast Guard Command	1978; 47 years ago (1978)	Turkish: KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı
Denmark	Royal Danish Navy	1510; 515 years ago (1510)	Danish: Søværnet	[28]
Djibouti	Djiboutian Navy	1979; 46 years ago (1979)	French: Garde-Cotes
Dominican Republic	Dominican Navy	1844; 181 years ago (1844)	Spanish: Armada de República Dominicana	[29][30]
East Timor	East Timorese Navy	2002; 23 years ago (2002)	Portuguese: Componente Naval das F-FDTL	[31]
Ecuador	Ecuadorian Navy	1832; 193 years ago (1832)	Spanish: Armada del Ecuador	[32]
Egypt	Egyptian Navy	1967; 58 years ago (1967)	Arabic: البحرية المصرية, romanized: El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya	[33]
El Salvador	Navy of El Salvador	1951; 74 years ago (1951)	Spanish: Fuerza Naval de El Salvador	[34]
Equatorial Guinea	Navy of Equatorial Guinea	1968; 57 years ago (1968)	Spanish: Marina de guerra
Eritrea	Eritrean Navy	1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Estonia	Estonian Navy	1918; 107 years ago (1918)	Estonian: Merevägi	[35][36]
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Navy	1955; 70 years ago (1955)
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Navy	1975; 50 years ago (1975)		[37]
Finland	Finnish Navy	1918; 107 years ago (1918)	Finnish: Suomen merivoimat Swedish: Finländska marinen	[38]
France	French Navy	1624; 401 years ago (1624)	French: Marine Nationale	[39]
Gabon	Gabonese Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine Nationale
Gambia	Gambian Navy	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Georgia	Coast Guard of Georgia	1998; 27 years ago (1998)	Georgian: საქართველოს სანაპირო დაცვა, romanized: sakartvelos sanap'iro datsva	[40]
Germany	German Navy	1956; 69 years ago (1956)	German: Deutsche Marine	[41]
Ghana	Ghana Navy	1959; 66 years ago (1959)		[42]
Greece	Hellenic Navy	1828; 197 years ago (1828)	Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, romanized: Polemikó Naftikó	[43]
Grenada	Coast Guard of Grenada	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Guatemala	Guatemalan Navy	1959; 66 years ago (1959)	Spanish: Armada de Guatemala	[44]
Guinea	Navy of Guinea-Conakry	1958; 67 years ago (1958)	Spanish: Marine de guerre
Guinea-Bissau	Guinean Navy	1973; 52 years ago (1973)	Portuguese: Marinha Nacional Popular
Guyana	Guyanese Coast Guard	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Haiti	Haitian Coast Guard	2011; 14 years ago (2011)	French: Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d'Haïti
Honduras	Honduran Navy	1976; 49 years ago (1976)	Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Honduras
Hungary	Hungarian River Guard	1945; 80 years ago (1945)	Hungarian: Folyamőr Ezred
Iceland	Icelandic Coast Guard	1926; 99 years ago (1926)	Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands	[45]
India	Indian Navy	1612; 413 years ago (1612)	Hindi: भारतीय नौसेना, romanized: bhaarateey nausena	[46]
Indonesia	Indonesian Navy	1945; 80 years ago (1945)	Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut	[47]
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	1923; 102 years ago (1923)	Persian: نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Niru-ye Daryâ'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân
Iran	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy	1985; 40 years ago (1985)	Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi
Iraq	Iraqi Navy	1937; 88 years ago (1937)	Arabic: البحرية العراقية, romanized: albahriat aleiraqia
Ireland	Irish Naval Service	1946; 79 years ago (1946)	Irish: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh	[48][49]
Israel	Israeli Navy	1948; 77 years ago (1948)	Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי, romanized: Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli	[50]
Italy	Italian Navy	1861; 164 years ago (1861)	Italian: Marina Militare	[51]
Jamaica	Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	1963; 62 years ago (1963)		[52]
Japan	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	1954; 71 years ago (1954)	Japanese: 海上自衛隊, romanized: Kaijō Jieitai	[53]
Jordan	Royal Jordanian Navy	1951; 74 years ago (1951)	Arabic: القوة البحرية الاردنية, romanized: alquat albahriat alardinia	[54]
Kazakhstan	Kazakh Naval Forces	1993; 32 years ago (1993)	Kazakh: Қазақстан Әскери-теңіз күштері, romanized: Qazaqstan Äskeri-teñız küşterı	[55]
Kenya	Kenya Navy	1964; 61 years ago (1964)	Swahili: Jeshi la Wanamaji	[56]
North Korea	Korean People's Navy	1946; 79 years ago (1946)	Korean: 조선인민군 해군, romanized: Chosŏn-inmingun Haegun	[57]
South Korea	Republic of Korea Navy	1945; 80 years ago (1945)	Korean: 대한민국 해군, romanized: Daehan-minguk Haegun	[58][59]
Kuwait	Kuwait Navy	1961; 64 years ago (1961)	Arabic: القوة البحرية الكويتية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Bahriyah Al-Kuwaitiyah
Laos	Lao People's Navy	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Latvia	Latvian Naval Forces	1919; 106 years ago (1919)	Latvian: Latvijas Jūras Spēki	[60]
Lebanon	Lebanese Navy	1950; 75 years ago (1950)	Arabic: القوات البحرية اللبنانية, romanized: Al-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya	[61]
Liberia	Liberian National Coast Guard	1959; 66 years ago (1959)		[62]
Libya	Libyan Navy	1962; 63 years ago (1962)	Arabic: القوات البحرية الليبية, romanized: alquaat albahriat alliybia	[63]
Lithuania	Lithuanian Naval Force	1935; 90 years ago (1935)	Lithuanian: Lietuvos Karinės Jūrų Pajėgos	[64]
Madagascar	Madagascar Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	Malagasy: Tafika andranomasina French: Marine de Madagascar
Malawi	Malawi Marine Unit	1978; 47 years ago (1978)		[65]
Malaysia	Royal Malaysian Navy	1934; 91 years ago (1934)	Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia	[66][67]
Maldives	Maldivian Coast Guard	1980; 45 years ago (1980)		[68]
Malta	Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta	1970; 55 years ago (1970)	Maltese: Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta
Mauritania	Mauritanian Navy	1966; 59 years ago (1966)	Arabic: القوات البحرية, romanized: alquaat albahria
Mauritius	National Coast Guard of Mauritius	1968; 57 years ago (1968)	Morisyen: Gad Kòt Nasyonal French: Marine Mauricienne
Mexico	Mexican Navy	1821; 204 years ago (1821)	Spanish: Armada de México	[69]
Montenegro	Montenegrin Navy	2006; 19 years ago (2006)	Montenegrin: Mornarica Vojske Crne Gore	[70]
Morocco	Royal Moroccan Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	Arabic: البحرية الملكية المغربية, romanized: alquaat albahriat almalakiat almaghribia	[71]
Mozambique	Mozambique Navy	1994; 31 years ago (1994)	Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra de Moçambique
Myanmar	Myanmar Navy	1947; 78 years ago (1947)	Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ), romanized: Tapma.tau (ray)	[72]
Namibia	Namibian Navy	2004; 21 years ago (2004)		[73]
The Netherlands	Royal Netherlands Navy	1488; 537 years ago (1488)	Dutch: Koninklijke Marine	[74]
Dutch Caribbean	Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard	1996; 29 years ago (1996)	Dutch: Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied
New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Navy	1941; 84 years ago (1941)	Māori: Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa	[75]
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Navy	1980; 45 years ago (1980)	Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua	[76]
Nigeria	Nigerian Navy	1956; 69 years ago (1956)		[77]
North Macedonia	Macedonian Lake Patrol Police	1991; 34 years ago (1991)	Macedonian: Македонска езерска полиција
Norway	Royal Norwegian Navy	1814; 211 years ago (1814)	Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret	[78]
Oman	Royal Navy of Oman	1970; 55 years ago (1970)	Arabic: بحرية عمان السلطانية, romanized: bihriat euman alsultania	[79]
Pakistan	Pakistan Navy	1947; 78 years ago (1947)	Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ, romanized: Pākistān Bāhrí'a	[80]
Palestine	Palestinian Naval Police	1995; 30 years ago (1995)	Arabic: الشرطة البحرية, romanized: alshurtat albahria	[81]
Panama	National Aeronaval Service	2008; 17 years ago (2008)	Spanish: Servicio Nacional Aeronaval
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Maritime Element	1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Paraguay	Paraguayan Navy	1811; 214 years ago (1811)	Spanish: Armada Paraguaya
Peru	Peruvian Navy	1821; 204 years ago (1821)	Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú	[82][83]
Philippines	Philippine Navy	1898; 127 years ago (1898)	Tagalog: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Filipinas	[84]
Poland	Polish Navy	1918; 107 years ago (1918)	Polish: Marynarka Wojenna RP	[85]
Portugal	Portuguese Navy	1317; 708 years ago (1317)	Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa	[86]
Qatar	Qatari Emiri Navy	1971; 54 years ago (1971)	Arabic: البحرية الأميري القطرية, romanized: Al-Bahriyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah
Romania	Romanian Naval Forces	1860; 165 years ago (1860)	Romanian: Forţele Navale Române	[87]
Russia	Russian Navy	1696; 329 years ago (1696)	Russian: Военно-морской флот Российской Федерации, romanized: Voyenno-morskoy flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii	[88]
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard	1968; 57 years ago (1968)	Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Saudi Arabia	Royal Saudi Navy	1957; 68 years ago (1957)	Arabic: البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah	[89]
Senegal	Senegalese Navy	1975; 50 years ago (1975)	French: Armée de mer	[90]
Seychelles	Seychelles Coast Guard	1992; 33 years ago (1992)		[91]
Serbia	Serbian River Flotilla	1915; 110 years ago (1915)	Serbian: Речна флотила, romanized: Rečna flotila	[92]
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Navy	1981; 44 years ago (1981)		[93]
Singapore	Republic of Singapore Navy	1967; 58 years ago (1967)	Malay: Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura	[94]
Slovenia	Slovenia Navy	1993; 32 years ago (1993)	Slovene: Slovenska Mornarica	[95]
Somalia	Somali Navy	1964; 61 years ago (1964)	Somali: Ciidamada Badda Soomaaliyeed
Somaliland	Somaliland Coast Guard	1995; 30 years ago (1995)	Somali: Ciidanka Badda Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland
South Africa	South African Navy	1922; 103 years ago (1922)	Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot	[96][97]
Spain	Spanish Navy	1479; 546 years ago (1479)	Spanish: Armada Española
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Navy	1950; 75 years ago (1950)	Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Navika Hamudawa	[98]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Sudan	Sudanese Navy	1962; 63 years ago (1962)	Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري, romanized: alharas aljumhuriu
Suriname	Suriname Navy	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Sweden	Swedish Navy	1522; 503 years ago (1522)	Swedish: Kungliga flottan	[99]
Switzerland	Swiss Lakes Flotilla	1941; 84 years ago (1941)	German: Motorbootkompanie	[100]
Syria	Syrian Navy	1950; 75 years ago (1950)	Arabic: الْبَحْرِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Baḥrīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah
Tanzania	Tanzania Naval Command	1971; 54 years ago (1971)	Swahili: Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini
Thailand	Royal Thai Navy	1887; 138 years ago (1887)	Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, romanized: kong thap ruea thai	[101]
Togo	Togolese Navy	1960; 65 years ago (1960)	French: Marine Nationale
Tonga	Tongan Maritime Force	1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	1962; 63 years ago (1962)		[102]
Tunisia	Tunisian National Navy	1956; 69 years ago (1956)	French: Marine nationale tunisienne	[103]
Turkey	Turkish Navy	1920; 105 years ago (1920)	Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri	[104]
Turkmenistan	Turkmen Naval Forces	1992; 33 years ago (1992)	Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Harby-deňiz Güýçleriis
Ukraine	Ukrainian Navy	1992; 33 years ago (1992)	Ukrainian: Військово-морські сили Збройних сил України, romanized: Viysʹkovo-morsʹki syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny	[105]
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Navy	1971; 54 years ago (1971)	Arabic: البحرية الامارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-Baḥrīyah alamarat alearabiat almutahida
United Kingdom	Royal Navy	1546; 479 years ago (1546)		[106]
United States	United States Navy	1775; 250 years ago (1775)		[107]
Uruguay	National Navy of Uruguay	1817; 208 years ago (1817)	Spanish: Armada Nacional de Uruguay	[108]
Uzbekistan	Uzbek River Force	1992; 33 years ago (1992)	Uzbek: Amudaryo daryo floti
Venezuela	Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela	1811; 214 years ago (1811)	Spanish: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela	[109]
Vietnam	Vietnam People's Navy	1955; 70 years ago (1955)	Vietnamese: Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam	[110]
Yemen	Yemeni Navy	1990; 35 years ago (1990)	Arabic: القوات البحرية اليمنية, romanized: alquaat albahriat alyamania

See also

• Command of the sea
• Coast guards
• Maritime republics
• Maritime power
• Thalassocracy
• List of militaries by country
• List of armies by country
• List of aircraft carriers
• List of air forces
• List of space forces, units, and formations
• List of gendarmeries
• List of submarine classes in service
• List of naval ship classes in service
• Navies of landlocked countries
• List of countries by level of military equipment