His Majesty's Imperial Navy | |
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Seal of the Imperial Navy | |
Founded | 13 October 1784 (239 years ago) |
Country | Cygnia |
Type | Blue-water Navy |
Role | Power projection, crisis response, and direct action |
Size | 193,102 active duty personnel 108,820 reserve personnel 215 deployable ships 380 total ships 2,400+ aircraft |
Part of | Imperial Secretariat for Defence
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Headquarters | Swanstone |
Motto | "Protecting our waters now and forever" |
March | "Heart of Oak" Play (help·info) |
Engagements | Cygnian War of Independence World War I World War II World War III Indian War Persian Gulf War War on Terror |
Website | www.navy.iaf.cy |
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Commander-in-Chief | Theodore V |
Minister for Defence | Richard Marles |
Secretary for the Navy | Arthur Langley |
Chief of the Navy | Vice Admiral Tim Barrett |
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The Cygnian Imperial Navy, officially His Majesty's Imperial Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the Cygnian Imperial Armed Forces and one of the six uniformed services of Cygnia. The Imperial Navy is one of the largest, most capable navies in the world, with the fourth-highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The Imperial Navy has the world's third-largest aircraft carrier fleet, with five in service, two in the reserve fleet, and one new carrier under construction. The service has 193,102 personnel on active duty and 101,199 in the Navy Reserve. It has 215 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,400 aircraft in active service as of February 2016.
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