Commander of the Yugoslav Navy

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Commander of the Yugoslav Navy

Zapovjednik jugoslavenske mornarice

Longest serving
Admiral Mate Jerković [hr]
1950 – 1967

Royal Yugoslav Navy (until 1945)
Yugoslav Navy (after 1945)
Reports to| Chief of the General Staff
Seat| Split, Croatia
Term length| No fixed length
Precursor| Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Formation| 31 October 1918
First holder| Dragutin Prica
Final holder| Mile Kandić
Abolished| 20 May 1992
Succession| Commander of the Croatian Navy
Commander of Montenegrin Navy
Serbian Navy Commander
Chief of the Slovenian Navy

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

## List of commanders

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### Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1929)

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No. | Portrait  | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Prica, DragutinKontraadmiral
Dragutin Prica
(1867–1960)| 31 October 1918| 30 November 1918| 30 days

| Koch, MetodKontraadmiral
Metod Koch [hr]
(1874–1952)| 1 December 1918| 1 September 1920| 1 year, 275 days

| Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Wikerhauser [sr]
(1866–1940)| 2 September 1920| 17 October 1923| 3 years, 46 days
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| Prica, DragutinAdmiral
Dragutin Prica
(1867–1960)| 22 October 1923| 18 October 1929| 5 years, 361 days

### Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1945)

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No. | Portrait  | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral
Viktor Wikerhauser [sr]
(1866–1940)| 18 October 1929| 7 April 1932| 2 years, 172 days

| Stanković, NikolaViceadmiral
Nikola Stanković
(1875–?)| 7 April 1932| 6 March 1934| 1 year, 333 days| [1]

| Polić, MarijanViceadmiral
Marijan Polić [hr]
(1876–1958)| 7 March 1934| 17 April 1940| 6 years, 41 days

| Luterotti, JulijanViceadmiral
Julijan Luterotti| 18 April 1940| 3 April 1941| 350 days

| Domainko, EmilKontraadmiral
Emil Domainko
(1889–?)| 3 April 1941| 17 April 1941| 14 days| [2]

### Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

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No. | Portrait  | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Kern, IvanKontraadmiral
Ivan Kern
(1898–1991)| 1945| 22 December 1945| 0 years

| Černi, JosipViceadmiral
Josip Černi [sl]
(1903–2000)| 1945| 1950| 4–5 years

| Jerković, MateAdmiral
Mate Jerković [hr]
(1915–1980)| 1950| 1967| 16–17 years

| Admiral
Bogdan Pecotić [sr]
(1912–1998)| 1967| 1968| 0–1 years

| Admiral
Ljubo Truta [sr]
(1915–1991)| 1968| 1969| 0–1 years

| Purišić, IvoAdmiral
Ivo Purišić
(1920–1976)| 1969| 1976| 6–7 years

| Mamula, BrankoAdmiral
Branko Mamula
(1921–2021)| 1976| 1979| 5–6 years

| Vilović, TihomirViceadmiral
Tihomir Vilović [hr]
(1924–2008)| 1979| 1984| 4–5 years

| Grubišić, BožidarAdmiral
Božidar Grubišić [hr]
(1932–2021)| 1984| 1991| 6–7 years
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| Kandić, MileAdmiral
Mile Kandić
(1933–2017)| 1991| 20 May 1992| 0–1 years

## References

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

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Leadership|

* Commander-in-Chief
* Minister of the Army and Navy
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Branches|

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