Navy Royal (Great Nortend)
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Active | 15?? — present |
Country | Great Nortend |
Allegiance | Alexander II |
Branch | Navy and Air Force |
Size | 24,213 seamen and officers 23,703 sea mustermen 11,851 sea reservists 10,377 airmen and officers 5,926 air mustermen 3,555 air reservists |
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Commander in Chief | Alexander II |
Lord High Admiral | The Most Noble Duke of Derham |
Admiral of the Fleets | Admiral Sir Nicholas a Court KCMT |
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Blue Ensign |
The Navy Royal is the combined naval and air forces of Great Nortend. It is commonly dated to the arrival of the House of Anthord to Great Nortend, at first consisting of the fleet which brought Edmund V to Galepool. It is a green-water navy tasked with defence as well as international co-operative operations.
Structure
The Navy Royal is de jure commanded by the Lord High Admiral by the King's writ. In practice, command is vested in the Admiral of the Fleets.
The Navy is organised into three fleets or flights : the East Fleet, the West Fleet and the Air Flight, each commanded by Vice Admiral. There is also the Home Fleet, the naval reserves, and the Home Flight, the air reserves. Each fleet or flight is split into flotillas or wings, which are provincial formations commanded by Rear Admirals and based at one of His Majesty's Dockyards of where there are five in total, along with His Majesty's Dock at St. Parth. Flotillas and wings are divided into squadrons commanded by a Commodore or Lieutenant Commander, into which Ships and Swarms are organised.
Ships and wwarms are commanded by a Captain or Frigate-Captain, depending on size, assisted by ranking Lieutenants. The sections of a ship or swarm are commanded by Midshipmen, Pilots or Lieutenants, divided further into messes led by a Leading Seaman or Aircraftmen.
Fleet
Ships
The international and domestic prefix for ships of the Navy Royal is HEMS (His/Her Erbonian Majesty's Ship). Warships are classified as frigates, corvettes, sloops and submarines. The Navy Royal has 45 commissioned vessels, including four submarines, six scheduled for decommissioning in the near future and four sail training ships.
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Frigates (6 + 3) | ||||
D. 61 HEMS Catherine | Destroyer | Class F | ![]() |
Eastern Fleet flagship |
D. 62 HEMS Amelia | Destroyer | Class F | ![]() |
Western Fleet flagship |
D. 63 HEMS William | Frigate | Class G | ![]() |
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D. 72 HEMS Henrietta | Frigate | Class G | ![]() |
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D. 73 HEMS Arthur | Frigate | Class G | ![]() |
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D. 74 HEMS Edmund | Frigate | Class G | ![]() |
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D. 51 HEMS Volleyfire | Frigate | Class E | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
D. 52 HEMS Arrowshot | Frigate | Class E | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
D. 54 HEMS Cannonry | Frigate | Class E | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
Corvettes (4 + 1) | ||||
C. 131 HEMS Lendert | Corvette | Class M | ![]() |
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C. 132 HEMS Rhighton | Corvette | Class M | ![]() |
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C. 133 HEMS Rhise | Corvette | Class M | ![]() |
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C. 134 HEMS Lerdenstone | Corvette | Class M | ![]() |
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C. 124 HEMS Castle Parrum | Corvette | Class L | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
Sloops (19 + 2) | ||||
S. 121 HEMS Echester | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 122 HEMS Scode | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 123 HEMS Lanchester | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 124 HEMS Keys | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 125 HEMS Sulthey | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 126 HEMS St. Cleaves | Patrol Boat | Class L | ![]() |
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S. 109 HEMS Sulhampton | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 110 HEMS Polton | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 111 HEMS Staithway | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 112 HEMS Limmes | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 113 HEMS Faunslaughter | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 114 HEMS Chepingstow | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 115 HEMS Harringow | Patrol boat | Class K | ![]() |
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S. 101 HEMS Goldfinch | Minehunter | Class J | ![]() |
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S. 102 HEMS Swallow | Minehunter | Class J | ![]() |
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S. 104 HEMS Nightingale | Minehunter | Class J | ![]() |
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S. 105 HEMS Throstle | Minehunter | Class J | ![]() |
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S. 106 HEMS Martin | Minehunter | Class J | ![]() |
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S. 81 HEMS Salmon | Patrol Boat | Class H | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
S. 82 HEMS Trout | Patrol Boat | Class H | ![]() |
To be decommissioned |
S. 84 HEMS Herring | Patrol Boat | Class H | ![]() |
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S. 85 HEMS Charr | Patrol Boat | Class H | ![]() |
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Submarines (5) | ||||
U. 41 HEMS Acer | Submarine | Class D | ![]() |
Based on the Walrus-class submarine |
U. 42 HEMS Quercus | Submarine | Class D | ![]() |
Based on the Walrus-class submarine |
U. 43 HEMS Ulmus | Submarine | Class D | ![]() |
Based on the Walrus-class submarine |
U. 44 HEMS Fagus | Submarine | Class D | ![]() |
Based on the Walrus-class submarine |
U. 45 HEMS Corylus | Submarine | Class D | ![]() |
Based on the Walrus-class submarine |
Sailing ships (4) | ||||
T. 1 HEMS Sovereign | Training ship | N/A | ![]() |
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T. 2 HEM Barque Cavalier | Training ship | N/A | ![]() |
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T. 3 HEM Barquentine Awful | Training ship | N/A | ![]() |
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T. 4 HEM Schooner St. Nicholas | Training ship | N/A | ![]() |
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Other (2) | ||||
A. 6 HEMS Fettergate | Supply vessel | N/A | ![]() |
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O. 2 HEMS Hastica | Hydrographical ship | N/A | ![]() |
Aircraft
Rates and Ranks
Rates
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Trade Badge (Deck) | (No insignia) | (No insignia) | ![]() |
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Rate | Landman | Shipman | Able Shipman | Mate | Usher | Warranted Officer |
Abbreviation | Lmn. | Smn. | A. Smn. | Mate | (Varies) | W. O. |
The rate of Able Seaman is automatically given to Seamen with more than three years' experience. An Able Seaman with leadership role is known as a Second Mate.
Corps
All rates are assigned to a corps each of which specialises in a particular trade or activity. Some corps have branches which further divide the specialisation. Each corps or corps branch has its own colour which is used as a backing on rank insignia. Although each branch has its own hierarchy, whether they are filled depends on the size of the company. Furthermore, each trade rating also has its own trade badge, which is worn above the chevrons of the rank insignia, if any. In the table above, the badges for the Deck branch are shewn.
Branches and their titles are given as follows. Note that the “Coxswain” is the senior rating aboard in the Command Department.
Corps | Branch | Colour | Officer | Usher | Mate | Shipman |
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Sailing Corps | Navigation | Master | Quartermaster | Master's Mate | Helmsman | |
Deck | First Lieutenant | Boatswain | Boatswain's Mate | Seaman | ||
Underseaboatswain | Underseaboatswain's Mate | Underseaman | ||||
Yeoman | Yeoman's Mate | Signalman | ||||
Ordnance | Gunner | Quartergunner | Gunner's Mate | Gunman | ||
Regulating Corps | Provost | Marshal | Corporal | Patrolman | ||
Batisment Corps | Purser | Steward | Steward's Mate | Cabinman | ||
Cook | Cook's Mate | Galleyman | ||||
Clerk | Clerk's Mate | Writer | ||||
Victualler | Victualler's Mate | Storeman | ||||
Medical Corps | Surgeon | Surgeon's Steward | Surgeon's Mate | Berthman | ||
Artificer Corps | Maintenance | Shipwright | Carpenter | Carpenter's Mate | Crewman | |
Blacksmith | Blacksmith's Mate | |||||
Plumber | Plumber's Mate | |||||
Electrician | Electrician's Mate | |||||
Engine | Engineer | Artificer | Artificer's Mate | Engineman | ||
Armourer | Armourer's Mate | Crewman | ||||
Flying Corps | Flight Engineer | Flight Artificer | Flight Artificer's Mate | Aircraftman | ||
Loadmaster | Loadmaster's Mate | |||||
Clearance Corps | Diver | Quarterdiver | Diver's Mate | Frogman |
The Sailing and Regulating corps are part of the Warfare Department and commanded by officers of the Line. The Technical Department encompasses the Artificers, Flying and Engine branches. The Civil Department encompasses the other corps including the officer-only Chaplaincy Corps (purple), Nursing Corps (pink) and Schoolmaster Corps (Light Grey).
Officers
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Rank | Cadet Officer | Midshipman | Lieutenant | Captain | Frigate- Captain | Lieutenant- Commander | Commodore | Rear- Admiral | Vice- Admiral | Admiral | Fleet Admiral |
Abbreviation | Ct. O. | Mid. | Lt. | Cap. | F. Cap. | Lt. Cmd. | Cdre. | R. Adm. | V. Adm. | Adm. | None |
Army equivalent | Cadet Officer | Ensign | Lieutenant | Captain | Major | Lieutenant Colonel | Colonel | Major General | Lieutenant General | Captain General | Field Marischal |
Ensigns
Every squadron has two types of ensign, the Naval Ensign and the Squadron Ensign. The Naval Ensign is the Blue War Ensign. The Squadron Ensign is unique to every squadron and usually is a heraldic design. Each ship in a squadron has its own Naval Ensign and Squadron Ensign. The Squadron Ensign bears the ship's battle honours, and the battle honours of preceding ships with the same name.
Uniforms
Uniforms
The uniforms of the Navy Royal are split into five orders of dress, ranging from full dress to the varieties of working dress.
This page is written in Erbonian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, realise, instal, sobre, shew, artefact), and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. |