Commander of the Croatian Navy

Commander of the Croatian Navy
Zapovjednik Hrvatske ratne mornarice
Incumbent
Rear Admiral Ivo Raffanelli
since 18 December 2017
 Croatian Navy
Reports to Chief of the General Staff
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorCommander of the Yugoslav Navy
Formation12 September 1991
First holderSveto Letica
DeputyDeputy Commander, Chief of Naval Staff

The Commander of the Croatian Navy is the official head of the Croatian Navy. Commodore Damir Dojkić is the current commander and was appointed in 2024.

List of commanders

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No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Sveto Letica
Letica, SvetoAdmiral flote
Sveto Letica
(1926–2001)
12 September 19911 June 19964 years, 263 days[1]
2
Vid Stipetić [hr]
Letica, SvetoAdmiral
Vid Stipetić [hr]
(1937–2011)
1 June 199631 December 20026 years, 213 days[2]
3
Zdravko Kardum [hr]
Kardum, ZdravkoViceadmiral
Zdravko Kardum [hr]
(born 1953)
31 December 200219 March 20074 years, 78 days[3]
4
Ante Urlić [hr]
Urlić, AnteViceadmiral
Ante Urlić [hr]
(born 1956)
19 March 20071 November 20125 years, 227 days[4]
5
Robert Hranj
Hranj, RobertAdmiral
Robert Hranj
(born 1962)
1 November 201230 January 20152 years, 90 days[5]
6
Predrag Stipanović
Stipanović, PredragKontraadmiral
Predrag Stipanović
(born 1964)
30 January 201518 December 20172 years, 320 days[6][7]
7
Ivo Raffanelli
Raffanelli, IvoKontraadmiral
Ivo Raffanelli
(born 1965)
1 January 201812 January 20246 years, 11 days[8][9]
7
Damir Dojkić
Dojkić, DamirKomodor
Damir Dojkić
(born 1966)
12 January 2024Incumbent314 days[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Odluka predsjednika RH Tuđmana o prelasku na mirnodopski ustroj oružanih snaga". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ "Odluka predsjednika RH Tuđmana o prelasku na mirnodopski ustroj oružanih snaga". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ^ predsjednik.hr[permanent dead link] pristupljeno 1.7.2009.
  4. ^ MORH, Povodom umirovljenja visoke časnike OSRH primio Predsjednik RH, objavljeno 10. lipnja 2014., pristupljeno 12. prosinca 2015.
  5. ^ Novi zapovjdnik HRM-a:Zadovoljan sam jer preuzimam mornaricu u dobrom stanju!, Index.hr, 27. listopada 2012.
  6. ^ Komodor Predrag Stipanović novi zapovjednik HRM-a, Index.hr, 30. siječnja 2015.
  7. ^ "Primopredaja dužnosti zapovjednika Hrvatske ratne mornarice". morh.hr (in Croatian). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ^ Komodor Ivo Raffaneli novi je zapovjednik HRM-a
  9. ^ "Primopredaja dužnosti zapovjednika Hrvatske ratne mornarice". morh.hr (in Croatian). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. ^ Mladen (2024-01-12). "Komodor Damir Dojkić novi zapovjednik Hrvatske ratne mornarice". MORH (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-07-19.