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:

    “The imperial votaress passed on,
    In maiden meditation, fancy-free.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not seamen.”
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)