Navy Day

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Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy.

The

Bahrain

The

Royal Bahrain Naval Force

Day is celebrated on February 18.

Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Navy Day is celebrated on March 26, in anniversary the Independence Day of Bangladesh, the day in which Bangladesh Navy first came into existence.

Bulgaria's Navy Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in August.^[2]

The Día de las Glorias Navales is a public holiday in Chile on May 21.^[3] It commemorates the Battle of Iquique on May 21, 1879, in the War of the Pacific.

Until 2015 and since 2018, the day also marked the opening of the ordinary Parliamentary season (through September 18, Independence Day) and is the traditional day for the President's State of the Nation address.

Principal civic acts are performed in Santiago de Chile, Iquique and Valparaíso, where the Chilean Navy Headquarters are located, as well as in Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Arica and Talcahuano.

The People's Liberation Army of China celebrates the founding of its naval arm on "Navy Day", 23 April.^[4]

The Day of the Croatian Navy is celebrated on September 18.

Navy Day (Día de la Armada Nacional) is celebrated on July 25, in commemoration of the Battle of Jambelí (July 25, 1941), part of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.^[5]

Navy day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to celebrate the achievements and role of its naval force. It commemorates the day when Indian Naval Ships set Karachi ablaze and gave a successful completion of Operation Trident.

November 28 is a Navy Day in

Israel

In Israel, Navy Day (יום חיל הים) is celebrated on June 30. At this time in 1948 the Port of

. Traditionally, Navy Day is preceded by Memorial Evening.

In 1993 Admiral

day in the last week of October, commemorating victories in several wars:

• The sinking of the Egyptian Navy flagship
  El Amir Farouq
  on 22 October 1948.
• Capture of the Egyptian frigate
  Ibrahim el Awal
  on 31 October 1956.
• The overwhelming successful actions of the Yom Kippur War, 6–24 October 1973.

Memorial Evening was rescheduled as well, marking the loss of destroyer

on 21/10/1967. As of 2009 the celebrations have been elongated for a week, which for practical reasons, are held each year in August.

Another significance of June 30 Navy Day is a legacy of the Soviet Union that introduced this holiday in June 1939; the date was chosen in connection with the Battle of Gangut^[7] which took place on 27 July^Jul./ 7 August 1714^Greg.. This date is celebrated by a number of Soviet Jews who immigrated to Israel in 1990s.

In Italy, Navy Day is June 10^[8] and it is not a national holiday. It commemorates the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István by the Italian torpedo boat MAS-15 on June 10, 1918.

In the Empire of Japan, Navy Anniversary Day (海軍記念日, Kaigun Kinen'bi) was May 27 from 1906 until 1945. It was in commemoration of the Battle of Tsushima.

In Mexico, the Mexican Navy celebrates Navy Day on November 23, in honor of the 1825 Spanish surrender to naval ships stationed at San Juan de Ulúa.^[9] June 1 is National Maritime (Merchant Marine) Day, in honor of the Tabasco, the first ship crewed exclusively by Mexican-born sailors (1917) and the Potrero del Llano and Faja de Oro, Mexican oil tankers sunk on May 13 and 20, 1942, during World War II.^[10][11]

In The Netherlands the navy days ("vlootdagen") are held on the first weekend of July, with major events organized by the Royal Netherlands Navy.

In Peru, Navy Day is a national holiday celebrated on 8 October in commemoration of the Battle of Angamos in 1879 and the anniversary of Peruvian Navy creation in 1821.

In

.

Portugal

In Portugal, since 1998, Navy Day is celebrated on May 20, in remembrance of Vasco da Gama's first arrival in India.^[12]

In Romania, Navy Day takes place on August 15.

In Russia Navy Day is a national holiday that normally takes place on the last Sunday of July. It is a legacy of the Soviet Union that introduced this holiday in June 1939; the date was chosen in connection with the Battle of Gangut.^[7]

In Taiwan, Navy Day is celebrated on September 2. It commemorates the September 2 Naval Battle in 1958 during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

In

Turkey

In Turkey, Navy Day is celebrated on September 27. It commemorates the

.

Turkmenistan

In Turkmenistan, Navy Day is celebrated on October 9 and celebrates the founding of the Turkmen Naval Forces in 1992.^[14]

Bay of Sevastopol

(26 July 2012)

In

The Day of

United Kingdom

The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a

The Royal Navy's equivalent of "Navy Day" is Trafalgar Day, which is celebrated on 21 October.

In the United States, the

.

In 1949,

worked with the Navy League to define October 13 as the new date of Navy Day. However, Navy Day in the United States is still largely recognized as October 27, while October 13 is marked as the Navy Birthday. The period between these two dates constitute a festive period of celebrations of the birth of the Navy.

July 24, the birthday of Simon Bolivar and the anniversary of the 1823 Patriot victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, is marked as Navy Day in both Venezuela and Colombia. Both the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela and the Colombian Navy hold major events to mark the holiday.

• Maritime Day
• Fleet Week
• Armed Forces Day