Catalan navy
The Catalan navy was a navy from the Principality of Catalonia. It encompassed the Catalan ships, Catalan admirals and Catalan crew, that were under the direct or indirect orders of the counts of Barcelona (i.e. the kings of Aragon, and later the kings of Spain) and represented a reality recognized throughout the Mediterranean from its origins in the 9th century, as stated by Einhard in Annales regni Francorum (c. 830), until Ferdinand the Catholic. In later times, ships built and manned on the Catalan coast, even, some of them, under the authority of non-Catalan kings, such as the kings of Naples, staged some important events.
| Catalan navy | |
|---|---|
| Marina de guerra catalana | |
| Active | 9th century – 1714 |
| Disbanded | September 1714 |
| Country | Principality of Catalonia |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Coastal defence Offensive |
| Part of | Military of Catalonia |
| Engagements | See list
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Vice admiral of Catalonia |
Similarly, the navies of the kingdoms of Mallorca and Valencia had their own entity and can be studied separately.
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