Commonwealth Navy

Commonwealth Navy
英联邦海军 Yīng liánbāng Hǎijūn
Seal of the Commonwealth Navy
Founded	June 1st, 1887
Country	Aldia
Type	Navy
Role	Naval wafare Maritime security Power projection Deterrence
Part of	Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces
Headquarters	Shoucheng, Anxiang
Motto(s)	向黎明前行 Xiàng límíng qián xíng Forward Unto Dawn
Colors	Blue & Gold
Size	350,000 Personnel 500+ Ships 800+ Aircraft
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Wu Mingzhi
Administrator of the Military	Sano Mamoru
Chairman of the CSDF High Command	Sun Fangyu
Fleet Admiral of the Navy	Lin Gonghai
Insignia
Jack

The Commonwealth Navy (CSDF Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces. With an estimated 350,000 active personnel and a further 50,000 in reserves it is the second largest service branch in the Commonwealth military. It operates a fleet of 500+ warships including 200 major surface combatants, 62 patrol vessels, 41 submarines and 200 auxiliary & support vessels. The Navy also operates more than 800 fixed and non-fixed wing aircraft. The CSDF Navy is among the oldest service branches of the Commonwealth's military, having been establishment since the formation of the Commonwealth itself. The CSDF Navy maintains a sizable regional presence and is considered a blue-water navy with the ability to project force throughout the Myrian & Rohenan continents litoral regions, deploying expeditionary forces across both the Emporic & Anemoisic oceans and rapidly respond to crises across the world.

Capabilities

As a nation with one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones, the presence of a strong & superior navy has been one of the primary reasons why the CSDF Navy is given a near limitless funding to maintain its personnel and equipment. Aldia's proximity to the Myrian Canal means a large number of international maritime freight movement comes through the region and it is the responsibility of the CSDF Navy to ensure the waters in area are safe for vessels to travel through. Until recently, the last time the CSDF Navy operated an aircraft carrier was during the Third Voshan War. Since the end of the conflict and detente between Atmora & Aldia, Naval doctrine shifted dramatically with defense planners no longer seeing the need to maintain carriers in the absence of a looming existential threat to the Commonwealth. Attention was refocused to protecting the nations littoral zones rather than projecting force outwards. This however was changed with the reintroduction of aircraft carriers in the form of the Taifeng-class in the 1980s.

The CSDF Navy is capable of operating within the Myrian & Rohenan littoral zones as well as deploying surface & submarine combatants on the open Emporic & Anemoisic seas. It has a myriad of support vessels ranging from spy vessels, hydrography/science ships, minesweepers, transport ships for logistical purposes as well as ships dedicated to electronic warfare. The presence of the Taifeng-class aircraft carriers has allowed the CSDF Navy to greatly expand its operational range by utilizing carrier air wings. In spite of its blue-water capabilities, the primary objective of the CSDF Navy has been primarily to safeguard the nation's EEZ, conduct anti-piracy operations in the region and providing humanitarian aid whenever and wheree ver needed.

Equipment

All combat ships of the CSDF Navy are given the prefix CCS (Commonwealth Combat Ship) whereas unarmed ships are given CAS (Commonwealth of Aldia Ship) as a prefix.

Surface Force

Class	Image	CSDFN Classification	Entered Service	Planned	Launched	Retired	Remarks
Aircraft Carriers (5)
Taifeng		CV: Fleet Aircraft Carrier	1985	5	5	0
Amphibious Warfare Ships (18)
Anxiang		LHD: Landing Helicopter Dock	2007	8	6	0	Capable of carrying Suzume VTOL Jump Jets.
Wuxian		LHD: Landing Helicopter Dock	1961	8	2	6	All to be replaced by the Anxiang LHD.
Jianjue		LPD: Landing Platform Dock	2006	10	10	0	-
Cruisers (20)
Naili		CRG: Guided Missile Cruiser (Phalanx)	2014	20	6	0	-
Liliang		CRG: Guided Missile Cruiser (Phalanx)	1980	20	14	6	-
Destroyers (45)
Fengbao II		DDG: Guided Missile Destroyer (Phalanx)	2014	15	15	0	-
Fengbao IB		DDG: Guided Missile Destroyer (Phalanx)	2007	15	15	0	-
Fengbao IA		DDG: Guided Missile Destroyer (Phalanx)	2005	15	15	0	-
Frigates (52)
Kekao		FFG: Guided Missile Frigate (Phalanx)	2007	52	25	0	-
Xiangxin		FF: Frigate	1962	52	27	25	All to be replaced by the Kekao-class frigate.
Corvettes & Littoral Combat Ships (60)
Minjie	File:Type 056 corvette PLAN Huizhou (596).jpg	CRE: Corvette	2013	30	30	0	-
Linghuo		LCS: Littoral Combat Ship	2005	30	30	0	-
Patrol Vessels (62)
Youling		FAC: Fast Attack Craft	2012	40	40	0	-
Sudu		FAC: Fast Attack Craft	2012	22	22	0	-
Auxiliary Vessels (XX)
Jiānchí-II		AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship	2014	12	12	0
Jiānchí-I		AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship	2009	24	24	0
Lianmin		AH: Hospital Ship	2007	15	15	0
Mingnan		MCM: Mine Countermeasure	2012	12	12	0
Yanjian		BMT: Ballistic Missile Tracking	2009	6	6	0
Haoxue		R/V: Oceanographic Research Ship	1989	11	11	0
Qiangda		IB: Ice Breaker	2007	2	2	0
Aoxiang		LCA: Air-Cushioned Landing Craft	1988	10	10	0	Stationed onboard LHDs and LPDs.
Yilai		LCA: Air-Cushioned Landing Craft	1986	20	20	0	Stationed onboard LHDs and LPDs.

Submarine Force

Class	Image	CSDFN Classification	Entered Service	Planned	Launched	Retired	Remarks
Cruise Missile Submarines (6)
Lanjing		SSGN: Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Submarine	2005	6	6	0
Attack Submarines (35)
Shayu		SSN: Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine	2009	15	15	0
Haitun		SS: Attack Submarine	2009	20	20	0	Primarily used to patrol Aldia's Exclusive-Economic Zone