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His Majesty's Imperial Navy
Seal of the Cygnian Imperial Navy
Seal of the Imperial Navy
Founded 13 October 1784 (239 years ago)
Country Flag of Cygnia 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
  • Department for the Navy
Headquarters Swanstone
Motto "Protecting our waters now and forever"
March "Heart of Oak" Heart_of_Oak_-_H.M._Royal_Marines Play
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
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief Theodore V
Minister for Defence Richard Marles
Secretary for the Navy Arthur Langley
Chief of the Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett
Insignia
Naval Jack Flag of Cygnia
Naval Ensign Naval Ensign of Cygnia
Flag Flag of the Cygnian Imperial Navy

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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