Ethiopian Navy
The Ethiopian Navy (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ባህር ኃይል, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya baḥiri ḫayil), known as the Imperial Ethiopian Navy until 1974, is a branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force founded in 1955. It was disestablished in 1996 after the independence of Eritrea in 1991 left Ethiopia landlocked. In 2019 the Ethiopian Navy was re-established based in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, near Lake Tana.
| Ethiopian Navy | |
|---|---|
| የኢትዮጵያ ባህር ኃይል | |
| Active | 1955–1996 2019–present |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 11,500 personnel (in 1991) 81 ships |
| Part of | Ethiopian Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Bahir Dar (2019–present) Addis Ababa (1990–1996) Massawa in Eritrea (1955–1990) |
| Engagements | Ethiopian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander | President Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Commander-in-chief | Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed |
| Ministry of Defense | Abraham Belay |
| Chief of General Staff | Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula |
| Deputy Chief of General Staff | General Abebaw Tadesse |
| Chief of the Navy | Rear Admiral Kindu Gezu |
| Deputy Chief of the Navy | Rear Admiral Nasir Abadiga |
| Insignia | |
| Naval Ensign (1955–1974) | |
| Naval Ensign (1974–1975) | |
| Naval Ensign (1975–1996) | |
| Naval Ensign (2019–present) | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | UH-1 Iroquois Mil Mi-8 or Mil Mi-14 |
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