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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Maritime warfare branch of Estonia's military</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Naval warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Estonian Defence Forces">Estonian Defence Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Miinisadam</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Mere kutsel - mere kaitsel!</i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(English: "Call of the Sea – Call to Defend")</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data">21 November</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_War_of_Independence" title="Estonian War of Independence">Estonian War of Independence</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander of the Estonian Navy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivo_V%C3%A4rk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivo Värk (page does not exist)">Ivo Värk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Johan_Pitka" title="Johan Pitka">Johan Pitka</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Ensign</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg/150px-Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg/225px-Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg/300px-Naval_Ensign_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="350" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Jack</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Jack_of_Estonia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flags_of_Estonia_-_Masthead_Pennant.svg/225px-Flags_of_Estonia_-_Masthead_Pennant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flags_of_Estonia_-_Masthead_Pennant.svg/300px-Flags_of_Estonia_-_Masthead_Pennant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1950" data-file-height="150" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Estonian Navy</b> (<a href="/wiki/Estonian_language" title="Estonian language">Estonian</a>: <i lang="et">Merevägi</i>) are the unified naval forces among the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Estonian Defence Forces">Estonian Defence Forces</a>. </p><p>With only six commissioned ships and displacement well under 10,000 tonnes, the Estonian navy is one of the smallest navies in the world. Its ship prefix is EML (<i>Eesti Mereväe Laev</i>/Estonian Navy Ship). The Estonian Navy has participated numerous times in NATO's naval joint-exercises. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interwar_period">Interwar period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Interwar period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Foundation">Foundation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lennuk1924.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lennuk1924.jpg/220px-Lennuk1924.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lennuk1924.jpg/330px-Lennuk1924.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lennuk1924.jpg/440px-Lennuk1924.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="572" /></a><figcaption>The Estonian destroyer <i><a href="/wiki/Izyaslav-class_destroyer" title="Izyaslav-class destroyer">Lennuk</a></i> in 1924</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalev_lembit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Kalev_lembit1.jpg/220px-Kalev_lembit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Kalev_lembit1.jpg/330px-Kalev_lembit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Kalev_lembit1.jpg/440px-Kalev_lembit1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="357" /></a><figcaption>The Estonian submarines <a href="/wiki/EML_Kalev_(1936)" title="EML Kalev (1936)"><i>Kalev</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/EML_Lembit" title="EML Lembit"><i>Lembit</i></a> during the interwar period</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Merevägi</i> was founded on November 21, 1918. The foundation and development of the Estonian Navy rely greatly on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> which operated in the Gulf of Finland as an ally to Estonia during the Estonian War of Independence. The first Estonian navy warships were the destroyers <i><a href="/wiki/BAP_Almirante_Guise_(1933)" title="BAP Almirante Guise (1933)">Lennuk</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Orfey-class_destroyer" title="Orfey-class destroyer">Wambola</a></i> and were gifts from the UK's Royal Navy after they had been captured from the Russian Baltic Fleet in 1919. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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The battalion was created from the crews of the Estonian surface warships and was based in Tallinn. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coastal_batteries">Coastal batteries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coastal batteries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Coastal_batteries_of_Estonia" title="Coastal batteries of Estonia">Coastal batteries of Estonia</a></div> <p>Since the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire began to build coastal fortresses and naval strongholds in Estonia which was annexed to the empire after the <a href="/wiki/Great_Northern_War" title="Great Northern War">Great Northern War</a> in 1721. Tallinn, having been historically an important trading center between the East and the West, became one of the main naval bases of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Russian" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Russian">Imperial Russian</a> <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Fleet" title="Baltic Fleet">Baltic Fleet</a>. A systematic coastal defence network and naval gun installations were ordered, and the construction works began at the end of the 1890s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_War_of_Independence" title="Estonian War of Independence">Estonian War of Independence</a> and after the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Tartu_(Russian%E2%80%93Estonian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Estonian)">Treaty of Tartu</a> the Estonian Navy began to rebuild and develop the coastal defence network. From 1918 to 1940 Estonia invested millions of <a href="/wiki/Estonian_kroon" title="Estonian kroon">kroons</a> into the renovation and development of coastal defences. By 1939 the coastal batteries presented a considerable naval force and were considered among the Estonian Navy elite forces. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and later the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_occupation_of_Estonia" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet occupation of Estonia">Soviet occupation of Estonia</a>, little has remained of the former coastal defence lines and fortifications. Today some buildings and firing positions can be seen at various places of which the best-preserved ones are located on the island of <a href="/wiki/Aegna" title="Aegna">Aegna</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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The main responsibility of BALTRON is to improve the co-operation between the Baltic States in the areas of naval defence and security. Constant readiness to contribute units to NATO-led operations is assured through BALTRON. </p><p>Each Baltic state appoints one or two ships to BALTRON for certain periods and staff members for one year. Service in BALTRON provides both, the crews and staff officers, with an excellent opportunity to serve in an international environment and acquire valuable experience in mine countermeasures. Estonia provides BALTRON with on-shore facilities for the staff. </p><p>Since 1995 Estonian Navy ships have participated in most of the major international exercises and operations carried out in the Baltic Sea. Even though it was not until 1993 when the Navy was re-established, and despite the fact that it incorporates one of the smallest fleets in the world, the young crews of the Navy ships have demonstrated excellent interoperability during international exercises and have proved to be equal partners with other navies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="21st_century">21st century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From May 2005 to March 2006, <a href="/wiki/EML_Admiral_Pitka" title="EML Admiral Pitka">EML <i>Admiral Pitka</i></a> was assigned as the Command and Support Ship of <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Standing_NRF_Mine_Countermeasures_Group_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Standing NRF Mine Countermeasures Group 1">Standing NRF Mine Countermeasures Group 1</a> which is part of the <a href="/wiki/NATO_Response_Force" title="NATO Response Force">NATO Response Force</a>'s maritime capability.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ENS Admiral Pitka was the first vessel from the Baltic navies to be part of the force. SNMCMG1 is also one of the Estonian Navy's main NATO partners.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2020, the Estonian Defence Forces started planning the development of new defensive capabilities, which included procuring <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">naval mines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">anti-ship missile</a> systems.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, Estonia signed a contract with a Finnish company for the procurement of naval mines.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, Estonia also signed a contract for <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_(missile)#Blue_Spear_and_Sea_Serpent_missile_systems" title="Gabriel (missile)">Blue Spear 5G SSM</a> anti-ship missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, the Estonian government decided to merge the fleet of the <a href="/wiki/Police_and_Border_Guard_Board" title="Police and Border Guard Board">Police and Border Guard Board</a> to the Estonian Navy. The navy would take over the ships, personnel and tasks of the Police and Border Guard Board. The merger would be completed by 1 January 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commanders">Commanders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(birth–death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Refences">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rudolf_Schiller,_MMF755_2_1_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Rudolf_Schiller%2C_MMF755_2_1_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="535" /></a></span> </td> <td>Captain lieutenant<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudolf_Schiller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rudolf Schiller (page does not exist)">Rudolf Schiller</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Schiller" class="extiw" title="et:Rudolf Schiller">et</a>]</span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1872–1938)</span> </td> <td>21 November 1918 </td> <td>21 December 1918 </td> <td>0 months </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Johan_Pitka_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Johan_Pitka_2.jpg/80px-Johan_Pitka_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Johan_Pitka_2.jpg/120px-Johan_Pitka_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Johan_Pitka_2.jpg/160px-Johan_Pitka_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="742" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td>Counter admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Johan_Pitka" title="Johan Pitka">Johan Pitka</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1872–1944)</span> </td> <td>21 December 1918 </td> <td>28 November 1919 </td> <td>11 months </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>Naval captain<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johannes_Herm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johannes Herm (page does not exist)">Johannes Herm</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Herm" class="extiw" title="et:Johannes Herm">et</a>]</span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1893–1926)</span> </td> <td>28 November 1919 </td> <td>1 March 1925 </td> <td>5 years, 3 months </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>Counter admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Salza" title="Hermann Salza">Hermann Salza</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1885–1946)</span> </td> <td>1 March 1925 </td> <td>1932 </td> <td>6–7 years </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-ETBL,_1438_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETBL,_1438-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>Naval captain<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valentin_Grenz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valentin Grenz (page does not exist)">Valentin Grenz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Grenz" class="extiw" title="et:Valentin Grenz">et</a>]</span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1888–1944)</span> </td> <td>1 April 1934 </td> <td>4 October 1938 </td> <td>4 years, 6 months </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Valev_Mere_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Valev_Mere_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="596" /></a></span> </td> <td>Captain major<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valev_Mere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valev Mere (page does not exist)">Valev Mere</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valev_Mere" class="extiw" title="et:Valev Mere">et</a>]</span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1893–1949)</span> </td> <td>4 October 1938 </td> <td>18 September 1939 </td> <td>11 months </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef;"> <td colspan="7">Reestablishment </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>Naval captain<br /><b>Roland Leit</b> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>3–4 years </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td>Captain lieutenant<br /><b>Jaan Kapp</b> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>4–5 years </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>Captain major<br /><b>Ahti Piirimägi</b> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>3–4 years </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>Naval captain<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Igor_Schvede" title="Igor Schvede">Igor Schvede</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1970)</span> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>4–5 years </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-nato.int_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nato.int-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>Naval captain<br /><b>Sten Sepper</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1971)</span> </td> <td>23 July 2012 </td> <td>23 November 2016 </td> <td>4 years, 4 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_(023)_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg/80px-Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg/120px-Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg/160px-Bellingshauseni_ristimine_11.06.2019_%28023%29_J%C3%BCri_Saska_merev%C3%A4ekapten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1951" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Commodore<br /><b><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BCri_Saska" title="Jüri Saska">Jüri Saska</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1974)</span> </td> <td>1 February 2017 </td> <td>28 June 2024 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003270400000000000♠"></span>7 years, 148 days </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-cv_defence_forces_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cv_defence_forces-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-captain_lieutenant_saska_appointed_2017_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-captain_lieutenant_saska_appointed_2017-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/80px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/160px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td>Commodore<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivo_V%C3%A4rk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivo Värk (page does not exist)">Ivo Värk</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1974)</span> </td> <td>28 June 2024 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002148000000000000♠"></span>148 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operating_forces">Operating forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Operating forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png/220px-Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="385" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png/330px-Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Estonian_Navy_-_Organization_2024.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="643" /></a><figcaption>Estonian Navy organization as of January 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>The top priority for the Estonian Navy is the development of mine countermeasures capability that is also one of the Navy's peacetime responsibilities: during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> more than 80,000 sea mines were laid in the Baltic Sea. Since 1995 a number of mine clearance operations have been carried out in Estonian waters by the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Mineships_Division" title="Estonian Mineships Division">Estonian Mineships Division</a> in close co-operation with other navies of the Baltic Sea region in order to find and dispose of ordnance and contribute to safe seagoing.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Estonian Navy uses a small number of different vessels and weapon systems. Since the restoration of the Estonian Defence Forces on 3 September 1991 and the Estonian Navy on 1 July 1993, the naval force has developed tremendously. Then-Commander Estonian Naval Defence Forces, Commodore Roland Leit, was interviewed by <a href="/wiki/Jane%27s_Defence_Weekly" title="Jane's Defence Weekly">Jane's Defence Weekly</a> on 9 July 1994. 'When the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Navy" title="Soviet Navy">Soviet Navy</a> left the Tallinn Naval Base, they sabotaged the facilities and scuttled about 10 of their ships in the harbour. They broke all the windows, all the heating, and all the electrical equipment. When they came in 1939, they took over our port facilities in good order. Now they are leaving us a mess, he said bitterly.' 'We got nothing from the Russian Navy. The <i>Griff</i> class patrol craft we got not from them but from a Russian firm that had bought the hulls first. Their navigation and radio systems are broken, too. We hope to have it all repaired and bring the craft into service before the end of the year.'<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the Soviet legacy's clean-up and military infrastructure rebuilding has taken most of the defence budget resources away from the Navy, the armament and equipment has improved a great deal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Naval_Flotilla">Naval Flotilla</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Naval Flotilla"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Estonian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Estonian Navy ships">List of active Estonian Navy ships</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_Estonian_Navy_ships" class="mw-redirect" title="List of historic Estonian Navy ships">List of historic Estonian Navy ships</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Cowan,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg/220px-Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg/330px-Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg/440px-Admiral_Cowan%2C_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3527" data-file-height="2351" /></a><figcaption>EML <i>Admiral Cowan</i> (M313)</figcaption></figure> <p>Although the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Estonian Defence Forces">Estonian Defence Forces</a> have a relatively small selection of <a href="/wiki/Marine_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine vessel">marine vessels</a>, the Navy still has a variety of different light-combat craft, coastal patrol-craft and support vessels. The first crafts that entered the service in the restored Estonian Navy in 1993 were mainly German background mine-layers and mine-hunters. Within the last 15 years, the Navy logistics support has increased year by year. Most of the modern navy vessels have either been received as foreign aid or been bought from Germany, Finland, United Kingdom and Denmark. In 2006, Estonia purchased three <a href="/wiki/Sandown-class_minehunter" title="Sandown-class minehunter"><i>Sandown</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minehunter" title="Minehunter">minehunter</a> from the UK to enhance the Estonian Navy's mine-hunting capabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the Estonian Navy received a former <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Maritime_Administration" title="Estonian Maritime Administration">Estonian Maritime Administration</a> vessel EVA-321. It was renamed "Lood" (A530) and became a diving support vessel.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2013, it was reported that the Estonian Navy was interested in acquiring the 1979-built <a href="/wiki/Finnish_minelayer_Pohjanmaa" title="Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa">Finnish minelayer <i>Pohjanmaa</i></a> that had been decommissioned by the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Navy" title="Finnish Navy">Finnish Navy</a> and was offered for sale.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, all of this speculation came to nought; in March 2016, a Finnish State-owned company (Meritaito) acquired the vessel. </p><p>In July 2018, it was reported that three Sandown-class minehunters were set to be modernized between 2018 and 2019. The modernization would include improvements in mine clearance and marine surveillance capabilities. The estimated cost of the project would be €30 million.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2020, the Ministry of Defence announced that it would buy two force protection patrol boats. The boats would be manufactured by Baltic Workboats AS for a total sum of €3.9 million. They would enter service in 2021 and would be used for force protection at sea and in ports, and could also provide support for other agencies, including the <a href="/wiki/Police_and_Border_Guard_Board" title="Police and Border Guard Board">Police and Border Guard Board</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2020, the Estonian Defence Forces received the two boats and named them Roland and Risto.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2024, Roland and Risto were donated to Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Naval_Base">Naval Base</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Naval Base"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Merevägi" has operated a number of naval bases and war harbors, most of them being located on the western coast and the islands. Until 1939 there were more than ten smaller and bigger war harbors and bases; including Aegna, Paldiski, Virtsu, Rohuküla, Mõntu, Kuressaare, Kõiguste, Papisaare, Jaagurahu, Tagalaht, Küdema, Sõru, Kärdla, Kallaste, Mustvee and Tallinn harbor. Currently, there is only one major naval harbor <a href="/wiki/Miinisadam_Naval_Base" title="Miinisadam Naval Base">Miinisadam</a> which is located in northern Tallinn. The Miinisadam is a base for the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Mineships_Division" title="Estonian Mineships Division">Mineships Division</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Navy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most Estonian Navy officers have been trained in European or American naval academies (notably the US Naval Academy). In 2003, the Navy established its own Centre of Naval Education and Training (CNET) to train junior petty officers. </p><p>Each Baltic State shares its limited training resources with the others. 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Base</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Support</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Headquarters_and_Signal_Battalion" title="Headquarters and Signal Battalion">HQ and Signal Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logistics_Battalion_(Estonia)" title="Logistics Battalion (Estonia)">Logistics Battalion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Police_(Estonia)" title="Military Police (Estonia)">Military Police</a> (<a href="/wiki/Guard_Battalion_(Estonia)" title="Guard Battalion (Estonia)">Guard Battalion</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Special_Operations_Force" title="Estonian 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