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Commander of the Yugoslav Navy
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

Commander of the Yugoslav Navy

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

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No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Prica, DragutinKontraadmiral Dragutin Prica (1867–1960)	31 October 1918	30 November 1918	30 days
2	Koch, MetodKontraadmiral Metod Koch [hr] (1874–1952)	1 December 1918	1 September 1920	1 year, 275 days
3	Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral Viktor Wikerhauser [sr] (1866–1940)	2 September 1920	17 October 1923	3 years, 46 days
(1)	Prica, DragutinAdmiral Dragutin Prica (1867–1960)	22 October 1923	18 October 1929	5 years, 361 days

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Wikerhauser, ViktorAdmiral Viktor Wikerhauser [sr] (1866–1940)	18 October 1929	7 April 1932	2 years, 172 days
2	Stanković, NikolaViceadmiral Nikola Stanković (1875–?)	7 April 1932	6 March 1934	1 year, 333 days	^[1]
3	Polić, MarijanViceadmiral Marijan Polić [hr] (1876–1958)	7 March 1934	17 April 1940	6 years, 41 days
4	Luterotti, JulijanViceadmiral Julijan Luterotti	18 April 1940	3 April 1941	350 days
5	Domainko, EmilKontraadmiral Emil Domainko (1889–?)	3 April 1941	17 April 1941	14 days	^[2]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Kern, IvanKontraadmiral Ivan Kern (1898–1991)	1945	22 December 1945	0 years
2	Černi, JosipViceadmiral Josip Černi [sl] (1903–2000)	1945	1950	4–5 years
3	Jerković, MateAdmiral Mate Jerković [hr] (1915–1980)	1950	1967	16–17 years
4	Admiral Bogdan Pecotić [sr] (1912–1998)	1967	1968	0–1 years
5	Admiral Ljubo Truta [sr] (1915–1991)	1968	1969	0–1 years
6	Purišić, IvoAdmiral Ivo Purišić (1920–1976)	1969	1976	6–7 years
7	Mamula, BrankoAdmiral Branko Mamula (1921–2021)	1976	1979	5–6 years
8	Vilović, TihomirViceadmiral Tihomir Vilović [hr] (1924–2008)	1979	1984	4–5 years
9	Grubišić, BožidarAdmiral Božidar Grubišić [hr] (1932–2021)	1984	1991	6–7 years
10	Kandić, MileAdmiral Mile Kandić (1933–2017)	1991	20 May 1992	0–1 years

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