| Commander of the Croatian Navy | |
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| Zapovjednik Hrvatske ratne mornarice | |
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 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral flote Sveto Letica (1926–2001) | 12 September 1991 | 1 June 1996 | 4 years, 263 days | [2] | |
| 2 | Admiral Vid Stipetić (1937–2011) | 1 June 1996 | 31 December 2002 | 6 years, 213 days | [3] | |
| 3 | Viceadmiral Zdravko Kardum (born 1953) | 31 December 2002 | 19 March 2007 | 4 years, 78 days | [4] | |
| 4 | Viceadmiral Ante Urlić (born 1956) | 19 March 2007 | 1 November 2012 | 5 years, 227 days | [5] | |
| 5 | Admiral Robert Hranj (born 1962) | 1 November 2012 | 30 January 2015 | 2 years, 90 days | [6] | |
| 6 | Kontraadmiral Predrag Stipanović (born 1964) | 30 January 2015 | 18 December 2017 | 2 years, 320 days | [7] [8] | |
| 7 | Kontraadmiral Ivo Raffanelli (born 1965) | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 0 days | [9] [10] |
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