Lithuanian Naval Force

Lithuanian Naval Force
Lietuvos Karinės jūrų pajėgos
Insignia of the Lithuanian Naval Force
Active24 March 1568 (Sea Commission)
1626 (Commission of Royal Ships)[1]
1935–1939, 1992 – present
Country Lithuania
BranchNavy
RoleControl, protect and defend territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.
Size700[2]
Part ofLithuanian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQNaujoji uosto 24, LT-92244 Klaipėda
Anniversaries1 September 1935
4 July 1992
Commanders
Commander in ChiefFlotilla Admiral Giedrius Premeneckas
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack

The Lithuanian Navy (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Karinės jūrų pajėgos) is the naval arm of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Though formally established on 1 August 1935 its roots stretch back as far as naval engagements on the Baltic Sea in the Medieval period. Lithuanian naval units saw some service with Soviet naval forces during World War II, and the navy has been re-established in its own right and continues to expand since Lithuania's independence in 1990.

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  2. ^ Hackett 2022, p. 124.