The Ethiopian Navy (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ባህር ኃይል, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya baḥiri ḫayil), also known as the Imperial Ethiopian Navy (until 1974) was the navy of Ethiopia, was created in 1955 and was disbanded in 1996 after the Independence of Eritrea.
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| Ethiopian Navy | |
|---|---|
| የኢትዮጵያ ባህር ኃይል | |
 | |
| Active | 1955–1996 |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 11,500 personnel (1991) 81 ships |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence Ethiopian Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Massawa (actual Eritrea) (1955–1990) Addis Ababa (1990–1996) |
| Engagements | Ethiopian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence |
| Commanders | |
| Commander in Chief (1955–1974) | Emperor Haile Selassie |
| Deputy Commander (1958–1974) | Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta |
| Insignia | |
| Naval Ensign (During Empire) (1955–1974) | .svg) |
| Naval Ensign (Provisional Goverment) (1974–1975) | .svg) |
| Naval Ensign (Derg) (1975–1996) | .svg) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | UH-1 Iroquois Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-14 |
In June 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed laid out plans to revive the navy,[1] which would be established in the neighboring nation of Djibouti, and in March 2019 he would sign an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron, where the French Army would help supply this new Ethiopian Navy.[2][3] The headquarters of this army would be located in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.[4][5]
Commandants
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (1934–1974) |
1958 | 12 September 1974 | 15–16 years | |
| Commander of the Ethiopian Navy (Derg) | ||||||
| ? | Rear Admiral Tesfaye Berhanu |
? | 1989 | ? | [6] | |
| ? | Rear Admiral Yehualashet Girma |
1989 | 1991 | 1–2 years | [6] | |
| Commander of the Ethiopian Navy | ||||||
| ? | Rear Admiral Kindu Gezu |
19 January 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 227 days | ||
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