Imperial Navy

The phrase Imperial Navy may refer to:

  • The Austro-Hungarian Navy
  • The German Navy between 1872 and 1918
  • The Imperial Japanese Navy from 1869 until 1947
  • The Imperial Navy of Imperial Qing government
  • The Imperial Navy from the fictional Star Wars universe.
  • The Imperial Navy from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe.
  • In addition, many other Science Fiction Space Empires have Imperial Navies of various power and benevolence/malevolence.

Famous quotes containing the words imperial and/or navy:

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