Slovenian Navy

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Slovenian Naval Detachment
430th Naval Division
Slovenski pomorščaki Ankaran
MarchMarch of the Slovenian Navy
Equipment2 vessels
EngagementsOperation Atalanta

Operation Mare Nostrum

Operation Sophia
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack[1]

The Slovenian Navy, officially the 430th Naval Division is not a separate service, but an integral part of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

History

The Slovenian navy was created after independence in 1991, as the

Ten-Day War occurred at sea. In 1991, a small diving detachment was formed in Ankaran
, equipped with sport-diving equipment because of the UN arms embargo against the former Yugoslav republics.

The 430th Naval Division was officially created in 1993.

rigid-hulled inflatable boats. In June and August 2015 both ships underwent overhaul in Trieste
shipyard.

Equipment

Name Class Photo Origin Type Version Number Notes
Ankaran Super Dvora Mk II  Israel Patrol boat Standard 1
Triglav
Project 10412
 Russia Patrol ship Export version 1
Č-91 Parker 920 Explorer  Poland Patrol ship 1 [5]

Deployments

The Slovenian patrol ship

Operation Sophia
.

References

  1. ^ "Uradni list Republike Slovenije". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Slovenian Navy Marks 20th Anniversary". The Slovenia Times. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Slovensko obalo bo varovala "Kresnica"". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Slovensko obalo bo varovala "Kresnica"". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "430. mornariški divizion prevzel nov vojaški čoln Č-91". slovenskavojska.si.
  6. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Retrieved 14 December 2014.