Commander of the Yugoslav Navy

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

Commander of the Yugoslav Navy Zapovjednik jugoslavenske mornarice
Longest serving Viceadmiral Marijan Polić 7 March 1934 – 17 April 1940
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	Miodrag Jokić
Abolished	1992
Succession	Commander of the Croatian Navy Commander of Montenegrin Navy Serbian Navy Commander Chief of the Slovenian Navy

List of commanders

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

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Admiral Dragutin Prica (1867–1960)	31 October 1918	30 November 1918	30 days
2		Kontraadmiral Metod Koch (1874–1952)	1 December 1918	1 September 1920	1 year, 275 days
3		Admiral Viktor Wikerhauser (1866–1940)	2 September 1920	17 October 1923	3 years, 46 days
(1)		Admiral Dragutin Prica (1867–1960)	22 October 1923	18 October 1929	5 years, 361 days

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1945)

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

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Kontraadmiral Ivan Kern (1898–1991)	1945	22 December 1945	0 years
?		Admiral Ljubo Truta (1915–1991)	?	?	? years
?		Admiral Mate Jerković (1915–1980)	September 1970	1975	4–5 years
?		Fleet Admiral Branko Mamula (born 1921)	1983	May 1988	4–5 years
?		Viceadmiral Miodrag Jokić (born 1935)	?	1992	3–4 years

References

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