Lithuanian Naval Force

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.

Lithuanian Naval Force

24 March 1568 (Sea Commission)
1626 (Commission of Royal Ships)^[1]
1935–1939, 1992 – present

Lithuania

Navy

Control, protect and defend territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.

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Lithuanian Armed Forces

Naujoji uosto 24, LT-92244 Klaipėda

1 September 1935
4 July 1992

Captain Giedrius Premeneckas

Ritter Sankt Georg (Rycerz Święty Jerzy) ("Knight St George") – , 31 guns, 400t under the command of Johann Storch

galleon

Fliegender Hirsch (Latający Jeleń) ("Flying Deer") – galleon, 20 guns, 300t under the command of Ellert Appelman

Meerweib (Panna Wodna) ("Sea Virgo") – 12 guns, 160t under the command of Adolf von Arzen

Schwarzer Rabe (Czarny Kruk) ("Black Raven") – 16 guns, 260t under the command of Alexander Bley

Gelber Löwe (Żółty Lew) ("Yellow Lion") – 10 guns, 120t under the command of Hans Kizer

Meermann (Wodnik) ("Aquarius") – galleon, 17 guns, 200t under the command of Hermann Witte

König David () ("King David") – galleon, 31 guns, 400t, under James Murray (known to the Poles as Jakub Mora)

Król Dawid

Arche Noah (Arka Noego) ("Noah's Ark") – 16 guns, 180t under the command of Magnus Wesman

Weißer Löwe (Biały Lew) ("White Lion") – 8 guns, 200t under the command of Peter Böse

Feuerblase (Płomień) ("Fireblaze") – 18 guns, 240t

Control, protect and defend territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania.

Underwater, surface surveillance and control of territorial waters.

Mine-clearing operations.

Anti-terrorism activities at sea.

Protection and control of shipping and sea line of communications.

operations.

SAR

Main tasks of the Lithuanian Naval Force are:

Ranks and insignia[edit]

Officers[edit]

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the navy.

Hackett, James, ed. (14 February 2022). "The 2022 Military Balance Chart". The Military Balance. 122 (1). . ISSN 0459-7222.

International Institute for Strategic Studies

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