The Slovenian Navy, officially the 430th Naval Division is not a separate service, but an integral part of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

History

The Slovenian navy was created after independence in 1991, as the Territorial Defense Forces of Slovenia had not been equipped with any maritime assets. No significant action of the

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occurred at sea. In 1991, a small diving detachment was formed in

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, equipped with sport-diving equipment because of the UN arms embargo against the former Yugoslav republics. The 430th Naval Division was officially created in 1993. After the embargo was lifted in 1996, Slovenia purchased a single Israeli-built IAI-Ramta Super Dvora Mk2-class patrol boat, which was named ''Ankaran'' after the coastal town. In 2008, the Ministry of Defense announced that Slovenia would procure one Russian

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patrol boat, offered in payment of a multimillion-dollar debt owed to Slovenia. The vessel was subsequently named ''Triglav'', after the

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and national symbol. Specially equipped for Slovenian needs, it is optimized for a patrol role and lacks the

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s of the version in service with the Russian Navy, instead mounting two

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. In June and August 2015 both ships underwent overhaul in

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shipyard.

Equipment

Deployments

The Slovenian patrol ship was sent to east

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in late 2013 to assist

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with migrants from

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, as a part of Operation Mare Nostrum. In October 2015, ''Triglav'' was sent to southern Italy as a part of the European Union's

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References

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