Commander of the Yugoslav Navy

The Commander of the Yugoslav Navy was the highest ranking officer and official head of the Royal Yugoslav Navy and its successor.

Commander of the Yugoslav Navy
Zapovjednik jugoslavenske mornarice
Longest serving
Viceadmiral Marijan Polić
7 March 1934 – 17 April 1940
 Royal Yugoslav Navy (until 1945)
 Yugoslav Navy (after 1945)
Reports toChief of the General Staff
SeatSplit, Croatia
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorCommander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Formation31 October 1918
First holderDragutin Prica
Final holderMiodrag Jokić
Abolished1992
SuccessionCommander of the Croatian Navy
Commander of Montenegrin Navy
Serbian Navy Commander
Chief of the Slovenian Navy

List of commanders

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1929)
No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Prica, DragutinAdmiral
Dragutin Prica
(1867–1960)		31 October 191830 November 191830 days
2
Koch, MetodKontraadmiral
Metod Koch
(1874–1952)		1 December 19181 September 19201 year, 275 days
3
Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Wikerhauser
(1866–1940)		2 September 192017 October 19233 years, 46 days
(1)
Prica, DragutinAdmiral
Dragutin Prica
(1867–1960)		22 October 192318 October 19295 years, 361 days

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1945)
No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Wikerhauser
(1866–1940)		18 October 19297 April 19322 years, 172 days
2
Stanković, NikolaViceadmiral
Nikola Stanković
(1875–?)		7 April 19326 March 19341 year, 333 days[1]
3
Polić, MarijanViceadmiral
Marijan Polić
(1876–1958)		7 March 193417 April 19406 years, 41 days
4
Luterotti, JulijanViceadmiral
Julijan Luterotti		18 April 19403 April 1941350 days
5
Domainko, EmilKontraadmiral
Emil Domainko
(1889–?)		3 April 194117 April 194114 days[2]

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Kern, IvanKontraadmiral
Ivan Kern
(1898–1991)		194522 December 19450 years
?
Truta, LjuboAdmiral
Ljubo Truta
(1915–1991)		??? years
?
Jerković, MateAdmiral
Mate Jerković
(1915–1980)		September 197019754–5 years
?
Mamula, BrankoFleet Admiral
Branko Mamula
(born 1921)		1983May 19884–5 years
?
Jokić, MiodragViceadmiral
Miodrag Jokić
(born 1935)		?19923–4 years

References
  1. "Stankovic, Nikola". valka.cz. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "Domainko, Emil". valka.cz. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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