Imperial fleet may refer to the fleet (usually the navy) of an empire. Examples include:
- Reichsflotte, the German imperial navy from 1848-1852
- Kaiserliche Marine, the German imperial navy from 1871-1919
- Imperial Japanese Navy
- Roman navy, navy of the Roman Empire
Famous quotes containing the words imperial and/or fleet:
“The imperial multiplicatornothing can nonplus:
My mother Nature is the origin of it all.”
—George Barker (b. 1913)
“On the middle of that quiet floor
sits a fleet of small black ships,
square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
their spars like burned matchsticks.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)