Black Sea Fleet

regional command of the Russian (and former Soviet) Navy

Key facts

Active: 13 May 1783 – present
Allegiance: Russian Empire (1783–1917) Soviet Russia (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) Commonwealth of Independent States (1991–1992) Russian Federation (1992–present)
Branch: Russian Navy
Role: Naval warfare ;, Amphibious military operations ;, Combat patrols in the Black Sea and occupied Sea of Azov
Part of: Russian Armed Forces
Garrison hq: Sevastopol ( HQ ), Feodosia ( Crimea ) , Novorossiysk HQ , Tuapse , Temryuk ( Krasnodar Krai ) , Taganrog ( Rostov Oblast )
Anniversaries: 13 May
Engagements: See list: Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) Battle of Tendra Crimean War Battle of Sinop World War I Battle of Cape Sarych Russian Civil War World War II Crimean offensive Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Syrian civil war
Current commander: Adm. Sergei Pinchuk

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The Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский флот, romanized: Chernomorskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea Fleet, along with other Russian ground and air forces on the Crimean Peninsula, are subordinate to the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. The fleet traces its history to its founding by Prince Potemkin on 13 May 1783 as part of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Russian SFSR inherited the fleet in 1918; with the founding of the Soviet Union in 1922, it became part of the Soviet Navy. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Black Sea Fleet was partitioned between the Russian Federation and Ukraine in 1997, with Russia receiving title to 82% of the vessels.

The Black Sea Fleet has its official primary headquarters and facilities at the Sevastopol Naval Base, Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The rest of the fleet's facilities are based in locations on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast and Crimea.