Post: | Commander-in-Chief |
Body: | the Russian Navy |
Flag: | Flag of Russia's Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.svg |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy |
Incumbent: | Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev |
Incumbentsince: | March 2024 |
Acting: | yes |
Member Of: | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
Reports To: | Chief of the General Staff |
Appointer: | President of Russia |
Formation: | 8 September 1802 19 August 1992 |
Website: | Official website |
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Russian: Главнокомандующий ВМФ) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Navy. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy is Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev.
See main article: Imperial Russian Navy.
On 17 December 1815 the Ministry of Sea Forces was renamed, becoming the Ministry of the Navy.
width=50% valign=top | Commanders of Naval Forces of the RSFSR (1918–1921) | width=50% valign=top | Commanders of the White Movement Fleet (1917–1924) |