Azerbaijani Navy
The Azerbaijan Navy (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələri) is the navy of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces operating in the Caspian Sea.
| Azərbaycan Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələri Azerbaijani Navy | |
|---|---|
 The Flag of the Azerbaijani Navy | |
| Active | October 9, 1991 - present |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Branch | Navy |
| Type | Military |
| Role | Naval warfare and coastal defence (coast guard) |
| Size | 5,000 military personnel and 25 ships |
| Garrison/HQ | Baku |
| Anniversaries | June 26, 1918 (first founding); October 9, 1991 (second founding) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov |
The origin of the current organization goes back to June 26, 1918, when the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic which became independent in 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire, formed its first navy. After the second independence of Azerbaijan in 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Azerbaijani Navy was formed out of the former Soviet Navy in the Azerbaijani SSR.
Strength
The navy has about 5,000 military personnel in sixteen units. These include the Caspian Sea fleet and a border coast guard. The fleet is made up of 1 Petya class frigate, 2 OSA-II-Class and 5 Stenka Class patrol boats, 2 Sonya Class and 5 Yevgenya Class minesweepers (for removing mines), 6 landing craft (ships that can land on the coast), 2 landing cutters (patrol boats that can land on the coast), 1 special purposes warship and 1 special purposes cutter.
Coast Guard S-201, the Caspian Sea
Ardahan cannon boat included in the fleet of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Azerbaijani Navy on Baku Bay during a military parade.
An old U.S. Coast Guard 82-foot (25 m) patrol boat, now part of the Azerbaijani Maritime Brigade, lies at anchor in Baku
Azerbaijani Navy personnel during a military parade in Baku.
Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, meets with Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov in Baku, Azerbaijan
Related pages
Other websites
- Official site of Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan Republic
- Azerbaijani Army being reformed according to NATO standards Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership, Transformation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, October 2008
- Official YouTube Channel of Azerbaijani Soldier program
