Commander of the Croatian Navy | |
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Zapovjednik Hrvatske ratne mornarice | |
Croatian Navy | |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Term length | No fixed length |
Precursor | Commander of the Yugoslav Navy |
Formation | 12 September 1991 |
First holder | Sveto Letica |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, Chief of Naval Staff |
The Commander of the Croatian Navy is the official head of the Croatian Navy. Ivo Raffanelli is the current commander and was appointed in 2018.[1]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Admiral flote Sveto Letica (1926–2001) | 12 September 1991 | 1 June 1996 | 4 years, 263 days | [2] | |
2 | Vid Stipetić (1937–2011) | Admiral1 June 1996 | 31 December 2002 | 6 years, 213 days | [3] | |
3 | Zdravko Kardum (born 1953) | Viceadmiral31 December 2002 | 19 March 2007 | 4 years, 78 days | [4] | |
4 | Ante Urlić (born 1956) | Viceadmiral19 March 2007 | 1 November 2012 | 5 years, 227 days | [5] | |
5 | Robert Hranj (born 1962) | Admiral1 November 2012 | 30 January 2015 | 2 years, 90 days | [6] | |
6 | Predrag Stipanović (born 1964) | Kontraadmiral30 January 2015 | 18 December 2017 | 2 years, 320 days | [7][8] | |
7 | Ivo Raffanelli (born 1965) | Kontraadmiral18 December 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 175 days | [9][10] |