Naval Academy (Albania)

The Naval Academy (Albanian: Akademia e Marinës) was an educational institution based in Vlorë, Albania. It trained officers and non-commissioned officers in the Albanian Navy. Over 1000 cadets graduated from the academy.

History

It was established on 4 September 1961 as the first naval school in the nation, which was then the People's Republic of Albania.[1][2] It was originally called the School of Navy Officers (Albanian: Shkolla e Lartë e Marinës).[3] It was formed from the first 70 Albanian naval students who returned from the Soviet Union studying at institutions of the Soviet Navy in cities like Baku, Sevastopol, Riga and Leningrad.[1] The building was damaged during the 1997 Albanian civil unrest, only being rebuilt in 1998.[1] It was closed in July 2007 by order of the Ministry of Defense.[1] In 2019, the Albanian government decided to change the ownership of the facility's remnants from the Ministry of Defense to the Municipality of Vlora, in accordance with a decision of February 2017.[4]

Alumni

  • Kristaq Gerveni, Representative of Albania in NATO.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Zhduket AKADEMIA E MARINËS në Vlorë, 58 vite më parë u krijua si shkolla ELITË në Shqipëri (PROPOZIMI)" (in Albanian). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Historiku Akademia e Forcave të Armatosura" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Shkolla e Lartë e Marinës, vatra e arsimit detar shqiptar". sot.com.al. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Shkolla e Marinës në Vlorë(19 mijë m2) i kalojnë në administrim Ministrisë së Turizmit | ResPublica". www.respublica.al. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ NATO. "Rear Admiral Kristaq Gerveni, Military Representative of Albania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 6 July 2021.