Ukrainian Navy

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The Ukrainian Naval Force (Ukrainian: Військово-Морські Сили України, ВМСУ, Viys’kovo-Mors’ki Syly Ukrayiny, VMSU) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992. It consists of 5 branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coast rocket-artillery and marines.

The navy operates in the Black Sea basin (including Sea of Azov and Danube Delta), as a permanent ocean presence is neither logistically practical nor geographically possible. Hence it is a green-water navy.

The Headquarters of the Ukrainian Naval Force is situated in Sevastopol.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early History

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Emblem of Ukrainian Navy
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The first naval activities of the Ukrainians date back to the late Middle Ages, when Zaporizhian Host Cossacks conducted raids in the Lower Dnieper, Southern Buh rivers and the Black Sea against Ottoman Empire. Cossacks were using chaikas - light vessels propelled by sail and rowing, and armed with light hand held cannons. By a simple but genius technology, chaika could be transformed into a makeshift shallow-waters submarine used for reconnaissance and surprise landings. Cossack sea raids delivered huge blows to Ottoman coast cities, including capital port city of Istanbul. However, Cossacks never had either permanent ports on coast or will to become a sea power.

During 1917 Russian Revolution, several ships of the Imperial Navy's Black Sea Fleet, commanded and crewed by ethnic Ukrainians, declared themselves a Navy of the newly-autonomous Ukrainian People's Republic. However, few further steps on establishing a navy have been made as Ukrainian government lost control over coastal territories.

[edit] Establishment of the modern Ukrainian navy

The immediate history of the Ukrainian Naval Force started on August 1, 1992 when it was formally established by order of the President of Ukraine. This was followed by a long and controversial partition of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet between Ukraine and newly-independent Russian Federation.

One of the brightest episodes of this process was the story of the SKR-112 - practically the first Ukrainian navy ship. The crew of SKR-112 declared itself Ukrainian ship and raised the Ukrainian flag. The Russian-dominated fleet headquarters in Moscow considered this a mutiny and attempted to act accordingly. But the ship left its base for Odessa, causing an armed chase and collision attempts by the ships still loyal to Moscow. Soon several other ships, auxiliary vessels, and coastal units of the Black Sea Fleet followed SKR-112's decision but with less violent outcomes.

It was only in 1997 when the ships and equipment of the Black Sea Fleet were officially divided between two countries. The new Russian formation retained its historical name "Black Sea Fleet". It was also granted with rights to use the majority of its bases in Ukraine on rent until 2017. The newfound Ukrainian Navy received dozens of vessels (mostly obsolete or defunct) and some base infrastructure. However, the Russian fleet has lost several important facilities, most notably the Nitka naval aviation Training Ground in the central Crimea and the special forces base in Ochakiv. The process of fleet division is not yet complete since many aspects of two navies co-existence are under regulated, causing recurring conflicts.

[edit] Major Ships and Vessels

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The Navy in 2000 consisted of 4 Corvette, 3 Frigates, 1 Submarine, 26 auxiliary ships, and 35 naval aircraft[1], including:

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U 510 Slavutych at anchor in the Bosphorus; Istanbul, Turkey

[edit] Bases

[edit] Ranks and insignia

Main article: Naval ranks and insignia of Ukraine

[edit] Commanders

Name Rank Period of command
Borys Kozhin Vice Admiral April 7 1992 - October 1993
Volodymyr Bezkorovainiy Vice Admiral October 1993 - October 1996
Mykhailo Ezhel Admiral October 28 1996 - May 20 2003
Ihor Kniaz Vice Admiral May 21 2003 - March 23 2006
Igor Tenyuh Vice Admiral March 23 2006 - present

[edit] See also

[edit] References and External links

  1. ^ http://www.db.niss.gov.ua/docs/polmil/Neutrality.pdf
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