Swiss Navy

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The Swiss Navy is the maritime branch of Switzerland’s armed forces, responsible for operating patrol boats and other naval assets on the country’s lakes and rivers despite Switzerland being landlocked.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
naval force
armedForceBranchType maritime
cooperatesWith Swiss Air Force
Swiss Army
Swiss Border Guard
cantonalPoliceForces
country Switzerland
environment freshwater
inland waters
equipmentType fast boats
patrol boats
riverine craft
geopoliticalContext SwitzerlandIsLandlocked
hasCharacteristic doesNotOperateOnSea
focusOnInternalWaters
smallFleetSize
supportsBorderGuards
supportsCivilProtection
supportsPolice
isLandlockedCountryNavy true
legalStatus componentOfSwissMilitary
missionType disasterReliefSupport
surveillance
training
transport
operatesIn Switzerland
operatesOn lakes
rivers
operationalConstraint noAccessToSea
partOf Swiss Armed Forces
primaryRole border protection
law enforcement support
maritime security
patrol operations
search and rescue
support to civil authorities
securityFunction criticalInfrastructureProtection
portAndHarborSecurity
waterwayControl
trainingFocus boardingOperations
jointOperationsWithCivilAuthorities
navigationOnLakes
riverNavigation
searchAndRescueProcedures
usesDomain littoralWarfareConcepts
riverineOperationsConcepts

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
bathyscaphe Trieste
previousOwner

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