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| | name = The Royal Household of Belfras | | {{Infobox Ship Image |
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| | image_size = | | |Name= Narwal-class nuclear-powered attack submarine |
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| | logo = | | |Class before= [[Brande-class Submarine]] |
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| | logo_caption = Arms of the Royal House | | |Cost= |
| | map = | | |In service range= 2020 - present |
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| | formation = {{Start date and age|1897|11|15|df=y}}
| | |Ship type= {{wp|Nuclear attack submarine}} |
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| | founding_location = | | 8,923 Metric tons surfaced |
| | extinction = | | 14,523 Metric tons submerged |
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| | tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | | |Ship length= 118.5 m |
| | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | | |Ship beam= 13.7 m |
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| | headquarters = [[Questros Palace]], [[Thessalona]], [[Belfras]] | | |Ship depth= |
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| | methods = | | |Ship ice class= |
| | fields = | | |Ship power= |
| | membership = | | |Ship propulsion= |
| | membership_year = | | 1 x nuclear reactor |
| | sec_gen = | | 2 x Steam turbines |
| | leader_title = [[Monarchy of Belfras|Sovereign Prince]] | | 1 x single shaft pump-jet propulsor |
| | leader_name = [[Nicholaus of Belfras|Nicholaus]] | | 2 x secondary dorsal and ventral propulsion motors |
| | leader_title2 = Lord Chamberlain | | |Ship sail plan= |
| | leader_name2 = Duke Tribonianus Philoponus
| | |Ship speed= 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) or over |
| | leader_title3 = Lord Steward
| | |Ship range= unlimited |
| | leader_name3 = The Lady Anna Caerularia
| | |Ship endurance= 150 days food supply |
| | leader_title4 = Chief of the Military Staff
| | |Ship test depth= 1,850 ft (563.8 meters) reported |
| | leader_name4 = ADM Placus Laurentius | | |Ship boats= |
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| | main_organ = | | |Ship complement= 140 (20 officers, 120 enlisted) |
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| | secessions = | | |Ship sensors= |
| | affiliations = | | |Ship EW= |
| | budget = | | |Ship armament= |
| | budget_year = | | 8 x 26.5-inch torpedo tubes for 21-inch weapons |
| | revenue = | | : Storage for 50 weapons such as torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, mines etc |
| | revenue_year = | | 13 x VLS tubes |
| | disbursements = | | |Ship armour= |
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| The '''Royal Household of Belfras''' is royal officials and the supporting staff of the [[House of Dimitrios|Belfrasian royal family]] and primarily the [[Monarchy of Belfras|Sovereign.]] Each member of the royal family has their own separate household to support them, although only the sovereigns household is referred to as the "Royal Household", with other members having their households named after themselves and the power to appoint people to their own households. Typically the household of the Hereditary Prince is selected by both the sovereign and the Hereditary Prince to groom a competent structure should the monarch die, as the household of the Sovereign Prince will often be the prime candidates for the new positions within the royal household on succesion.
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| The primary responsibility of the royal household is to coordinate and support the upkeep and wellbeing of the royal family, the monarch, and the possessions held by the royal household, such as property and vehicles. The various departments within the household exist to carry out this responsibility effectively with the appointed Lord Steward being the highest position within the household and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the separate departments.
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| == Great Board of the Household ==
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| The '''Great Board of the Household''' is the board of officials belonging to the royal household. The board is regularly sat by the great officers of the household: The Lord Steward, Lord Chamberlain, Vice Chamberlain, Treasurer of the Household, Master of the Horse, and the Commander of the Guard. These meetings are also often sat by appointees made by the sovereign for a variety of different purposes, such as the appointment of his wife Beata of Callatis in 1982. The meetings held by the Great Board are typically to discuss and oversee the regular day-to-day running of the household and to execute directives given to them by the sovereign and the royal family. It also sometimes sits as a court on offenses committed within Questros Palace.
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| == Office of the Lord Steward ==
| | The '''Narwal'''-class nuclear powered attack submarine in service with the [[Velikoslavian Navy]]. Designed to achieve goals set forth by the admiralty for a competent, long-range submarine capable of operating alone in hostile waters in order for extended durations to achieve a complicated set of objectives. The first Narwal-class submarine was launched in 2018 and has been in service since 2020. |
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| The '''Lord Steward''' is the most senior official in the royal household and oversees its business, including liaising with other senior officers of the household, chairing the Great Board of the Household and advising the Sovereign in appointment of senior household officials. His office is responsible for coordinating the activities of the other offices and being the primary link of communication between the Sovereign and the other offices except for the Private Secretary, who a part of the royal entourage. | | The class is one of the largest produced by the Velikoslavian Navy for it's specific role, being outsized by dedicated guided-missile submarines. The design purpose, as mentioned previously, is to be able to conduct long-range operations independently. These will include locating, tracking and engaging enemy high-value surface targets such as aircraft carriers and supply convoys. The class supports generous crew accomodations which supports the |
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| The Lord Steward is responsible for ceremonial duties of the crown, organising activities including state visits, investitures, parties and balls, and organising the ceremonies of the Sovereign in their capacity as head of state, chief executive, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Weddings and funerals of the royal family are already organised with the assistance of the Lord Steward. During these ceremonies the Lord Steward carries symbols that represent his office. One of these symbols, a white staff, is considered the symbol of the royal household and when the household relocates between the royal sites the staff is required to be in attendance. In the event of the death of the monarch the staff is broken over the grave to symbolise the breaking of the royal house.
| | == Design == |
| | [[File:Narwal SSN Plan.png|250px|thumbnail|left|Plan of the Narwal class]] |
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| | The ''Narwal''-class design is based off of the older Brande-class SSN which it is currently slated to replace in service. The class was titled Project 15124 until the announcement of the first ship of the class, the Narwal. The design follows requests by the admiralty for a modern, top-of-the-line submarine capable of long duration expeditions from a home port along with an ability to conduct changing, complex operations ranging from anti-shipping duties, anti-submarine duties, and intelligence gathering operations. The final version now in operation is capable of conducting a wider range of operations away from Velikoslavian waters than any previous design, with some theorising the operation of complicated mini-submersibles for special operations in foreign waters. |
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| == Office of the Lord Chamberlain ==
| | The design of the submarine has resulted in a 118.50 meter length with a 13.7 meter beam, displacing some 8,923 metric tons while surfaced increasing to 14,523 metric tons when submerged. The test depth, meaning the depth of which the submarine was tested during trials and is therefore used as the safest possible depth of the boat, is 1,850 feet but expert analysists estimate the true depth would greatly exceed 2,000 feet. The hull of the design is constructed utilising HY-100 nickel-alloy steel to allow it operate at such depths as previously described and is built in one phase around a completed pressure hull with special cutting areas for reactor replacement during refits. The submarine is covered in more than 43,500 classified anechoic tile which minimises sonar detection by both absorbing and distorting sonar waves and are attached utilising high-strength adhesive designed by the Velikoslavian government specifically for the role. The tiles, which are produced and attached in parts, have previously been prone to failures (falling off due to impacts with sea-life or underwater objects), have so far not suffered failures following the introduction of the new high-strength adhesive on the first ship of the class. |
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| == Office of the Treasurer of the Household ==
| | The class has stowage for a reported 50 munitions within the forward torpedo storage bay which ranges from the EF58 Scorpo heavy torpedoes to cruise missiles. The vessels operate a new command system, referred simply as the Nawal Management System, which eases the translation of data from external sensors to displays within the command rooms. The class' eight 26.5-inch torpedo tubes allow it to both operate the munitions previously described or be used for special operations, allowing special forces to deploy a torpedo-shaped mini-submersible for extended range operations from the vessel in question, although the class is also designed to be able to operate a mini-sub docked on the top of the boat, a specialised dry-garage to allow the operation of smaller mini-submersibles, or potentially unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). |
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| | Designed to utilise a pressured water reactor and outfitted with a pump-jet propulsor, the class is rated to be able to achieve almost permanent operation at seas with the exception of maintenance, refits and food supplies. The reactor utilised onboard the design has been previously seen aboard the larger guided-missile submarine classes of the Velikoslavian navy. The sail of the class is designed to be able to pierce through ice caps and the vessels cross-shape stern planes are reinforced to either breach through or 'rest' against the ice with the upper sections of the submarine able to remain surfaced above the ice. The aforementioned food supplies required for the submarines operation are often limited to 150 days of food carried, and practices of resupplying at sea with friendly vessels of the Velikoslavian navy or other friendly nations is commonplace while on deployment. |
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| == Office of the Guard ==
| | The designed speed of the class is 25 knots officially, but in testing it was reported that in emergency situations the vessel was capable of exceeding 30 knots. Weapons tests of the class during the sea trials of ''Narwal'' proved that it had the capability of simultaneously firing ordnance from both the vertical cells and torpedo tubes, theoretically allowing it engage two separate surfaced combatants at the same time in separate directions. The vertical cells, while originally slated to utilise the same missile ordnance as the torpedo tubes, were increased in size allowing it of fire the newer Kopye anti-ship missile. |
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| [[File:MichaelPatricinus2018.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right|Michael Patricinus, Commander of the Guard since 2008]]
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| The '''Commander of the Guard''' is a Great Officer of the Household and is responsible for running the day-to-day security for the royal family and the monarch. The position has existed for as long as there has been a need for a Belfrasian-based permanent guard for the Latin Emperor, with the Commander then being responsible for augmenting the Praetorian Guard on their arrival however they are able to. Upon the installation of the Sovereign Prince the commander took up full time responsibility for the protection of the monarch. Since 2002 it has not been necessary for the commander to be an active member of the armed forces and has been occupied by Michael Patricinus, Duke of Jekos since 2008. Since it's modern inception only one commander has died in his duty - Colonel Markus Rellis who perished on 15 March 1912 alongside the Hereditary Prince Nicholaus during the [[Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911]].
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| The responsibilities of the Commander of the Guard include overseeing the security of the royal family with the subordinate Royal Security Service, which is headed by a colonel hand-picked by the commander and approved by the monarch. The RSS provides daily, constant security to the royal family and cooperates with the National Police and the Royal Guard to ensure that all angles of security, from uniformed police officers and escorts to highly armed response teams are provided for. Previously the personal security was overseen by the Royal Guard, but it was decided in 1953 that a civilian branch should be opened to take advantage of police experience and to better cultivate ex-military talent. Of the total members of the RSS, roughly 65% today are ex-military and of the remaining personnel three quarters come from elite units within the National Police and Civil Guard. | | The mast design of the class utilise a non-hull penetrating design which is common among contemporary designs, as such the pressure hull is not breached unnecessarily which permits it to operate at greater depths. The optronics masts, which have two for search and target acquisition, utilise visual, infrared, low-light and laser rangefinding options. A navigation radar, an ESM antenna, a laser communication antenna and others such as a SATCOM antenna, combination UHF/VHF communications antenna, an emergency snorkel mast and finally two utility masts have been installed. These two masts are for self defense or visual reconnaisance and are capable of operating a singular short-range UAV which is then operated via the same mast's connected antenna. The UAV is capable of a water landing, at which point it is then recovered by specially trained personnel who would leave the submarine via the lockout shelter. The UAV is capable of breaking into smaller components without difficulty to allow it to either be recovered into the shelter or be stowed and returned to the mast. |
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| The remaining responsibilities of the Commander include the daily security of the royal residences, the investigation of crimes committed on the property of the Royal Household and to organise the security of the Great Officers of the Guard, which was expanded in 2002 to liaise with the Federal Investigation Agency and offer the Crowns Advice on national crime investigation, and on 2009 it also began working with the Royal Mint and the FIA on cases of monetary fraud and cases in which fraudsters have pretended to be a member of nobility for criminal purposes.
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| The current Commander of the Guard is Michael Patricinus, Duke of Jekos who has had the position since 2008. Duke Patricinus had previously been a Vice Admiral in the [[Belfrasian Navy|Federation Navy]] and spent the latter years of his career working with the sovereign as aide-de-camp for the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The last two commanders, from 1998 to 2001 and 2001 to 2008 had been civilians with no military experience, with the former being the former director of the FIA and the latter being a commissioner-general of the National Police.
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| The '''[[Royal Security Service (Belfras)|Royal Security Service]]''' is responsible for the royal family's immediate security. The RSS is led by a Colonel and staffed by hand chosen personnel from the national police and armed forces. It works closely with the [[National Police (Belfras)|National Police]]'s Protection Bureau and Special Operations Bureau to provide armed escorts during travel, providing uniformed security to royal residences, inspecting event areas and providing specialised weapons support such as snipers or tactical response units.
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| The '''[[Royal Guard (Belfras)|Royal Guard]]''' is an independent regiment of the armed forces dedicated to the protection of the Sovereign Prince and members of the royal family. The primary function of the Royal Guard is providing military security for the Monarchy. In addition to it's primary role of protecting the royal family, the royal guard provides protection of foreign heads of state and government visiting Belfras and providing security to royal residences. The Royal Guard works hand-in-hand with the Royal Security Service and National Police which provides uniformed security. The Royal Guard, being an active military unit, do not have powers of arrest or jurisdiction to enforce the law. The Royal Guard also includes staff for the Households aircraft and seacraft.
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| == Royal Entourage to the Sovereign ==
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| [[File:Lukas Kerularios.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right|Lukas Kerularios, Private Secretary to the Sovereign since 1997]]
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| The '''Royal Entourage to the Sovereign''' is the exclusive permanent body tasked with seeing to the day-to-day needs of the Monarch and to support their functions as the head of state, chief executive, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. In the original structure of the Royal Household, the Lord Steward was personally responsible for the day-to-day running of the Royal Entourage but as the responsibilities of their office grew the necessity for devolution was undeniable. The Private Secretary to the Sovereign was, until this point, a position that dealt with communications from the Sovereign to other bodies and for the handling of the press.
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| The Private Secretary to the Sovereign today is the most senior role within the Royal Entourage and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of activities within the Entourage, the upkeep of staff and the facilities serving the Sovereign and the organisation of staff dedicated to the Royal Entourage. The Master of the House, a Great Officer of the Royal Household, is responsible for the facilities and staff of the Royal Household and as such works closely with the Private Secretary to the Sovereign. While each of the royal residences have their own staff tasked with the day-to-day upkeep of the residence, facilities are available to accommodate the Royal Entourage upon their arrival with some members being superior to others, such as the Sovereigns Personal Chief taking charge of the kitchen upon arrival.
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| While the position of Private Secretary to the Sovereign is not listed as a Great Office, it is considered by many to be one of the most vital positions in the Royal Household, as it's responsibilities directly to the Sovereign, and potential consequences to mismanagement, are undeniable. The name of the position is officially the Private Secretary to the Sovereign, but is most commonly known as the Private Secretary to the Sovereign Prince. The current Private Secretary is Lukas Kerularios who has held the position since 1997, having served as the undersecretary of the wages prior to assuming the position.
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| * '''Office of the Private Secretary''' is the support structure to the Private Secretary, consisting of the undersecretaries responsible for important matters to the Royal Entourage. One position, the undersecretary of the wages, is responsible for the wages of staff within the Royal Entourage and a part of their duty is to ensure funds are available from the Royal Mint so that the Royal Entourage may execute directives issued by the sovereign. Another position, the undersecretary of the baggage is responsible for arranging and overseeing the logistics in moving the Royal Entourage either abroad on foreign visits or wherever the Sovereign wishes to go.
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| * '''Sovereigns Personal Chef''' is a position held by a trusted professional chef and his kitchen staff that is responsible for preparing the food for the monarch on a day-to-day basis. Subordinates to the Sovereigns Personal Chef include Sous Chefs, cooks and porters. The position of Chief Porter exists within these ranks and is responsible for the foodstuffs and ingredients. The Chief Porter and Sovereigns Personal Chef meet regularly to update the ingredients and recommend the Crown Insignia of Approval to producers if deemed high quality and beyond satisfactory.
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| * '''Office of the Sovereigns Security''' is a division of the [[Royal Security Service (Belfras)|Royal Security Service]] permanently placed within the Royal Entourage and is directly responsible for the safety of the Belfrasian Sovereign. The Private Secretary is the titular head of this office, but the division is officially run by the RSS and is not responsible to the Private Secretary.
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| The sovereign's official residence in Thessalona is Questros Palace. The palace is the site of most state banquets, investitures, royal christenings and other formal ceremonies. Questros Palace was originally created for visits by the Latium Imperial Family before independence. The ancestral home of the royal family, Palatium Mondris, is another official residence with the archipelago-based palace being used frequently by the family and friends. On the west coast another residence of the family is The Sedis, an estate with it's own vineyard gifted to the family in the 1920s. In 2002 the family acquired Santosso Island in the Kayamucan to build a residence which was completeed in 2016. Private residences such as apartments are not classified as part of the royal household. Historically the Questros Palace was controlled by the Latium Imperial Family when the country was a colony, with the Dimitrios family controlling Palatium Mondris as the dukes and duchesses of Mondria.
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| File:Royal Palace in Aranjuez Spane.jpg|Questros Palace, the main residence of the royal family in [[Thessalona]].
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| File:Casa del príncipe D. Carlos ó Casa de Abajo.jpg|The Sedis, west-coast residence for the royal family.
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| File:Santander.Palacio.de.la.Magdalena.2.jpg|Palatium Mondris, the ancestral seat of the [[House of Dimitrios|Dimitrios family]]
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| File:Santosso Island.jpg|Santosso Island, owned by the royal family.
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| The Royal Household controls and operates a large fleet of vehicles for official usage and for regular day-to-day business needs. The royal family are able to utilise the vehicles as needed and staff members are often given a pool of unmarked vehicles in order to carry out their duties, with members of the Royal Security Service being given unmarked police versions of the vehicles when applicable for emergency lights. Vehicles of the fleet used by members of the royal family are adorned with the national flag and coat of arms when in an official capacity but are left unmarked when used in a day-to-day function.
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| File:Rolls-Royce Ghost (MSP16).jpg|{{wpl|Rolls-Royce Ghost}}
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| File:2019 Bentley Flying Spur W12 Front.jpg|{{wpl|Bentley_Flying_Spur_(2005)#Second_generation_(2013–2019)|Bentley Flying Spur}}
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| File:2019 Ford Expedition XLT, front 1.21.20.jpg|{{wpl|Ford_Expedition#Fourth_generation_(2018–present)|Ford Expedition}}
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| File:2012 Ford Explorer XLT -- NHTSA.jpg|{{wpl|Ford_Explorer#Fifth_generation_(U502;_2011)|Ford Explorer}}
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| The Royal Household controls a number of aviation assets for usage by the royal family and visiting dignitaries. They are maintained by the air force and operated by the air force detachment of the royal guard. The helicopter fleet are housed normally at the military quarter of Thessalona International Airport and are often utilised by members of the royal family in an official and private business.
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| File:Stanford EC145.jpg|{{wpl|Eurocopter EC145}}
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Monarchy of Belfras]]
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| * [[Royal Security Service (Belfras)]]
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Narwal-class nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Operators: |
 Velikoslavia |
| Preceded by: |
Brande-class Submarine |
| In service: |
2020 - present |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Nuclear attack submarine |
| Tonnage: |
8,923 Metric tons surfaced
14,523 Metric tons submerged |
| Length: |
118.5 m |
| Beam: |
13.7 m |
| Propulsion: |
1 x nuclear reactor
2 x Steam turbines
1 x single shaft pump-jet propulsor
2 x secondary dorsal and ventral propulsion motors |
| Speed: |
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) or over |
| Range: |
unlimited |
| Endurance: |
150 days food supply |
| Test depth: |
1,850 ft (563.8 meters) reported |
| Complement: |
140 (20 officers, 120 enlisted) |
| Armament: |
8 x 26.5-inch torpedo tubes for 21-inch weapons
- Storage for 50 weapons such as torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, mines etc
13 x VLS tubes |
The Narwal-class nuclear powered attack submarine in service with the Velikoslavian Navy. Designed to achieve goals set forth by the admiralty for a competent, long-range submarine capable of operating alone in hostile waters in order for extended durations to achieve a complicated set of objectives. The first Narwal-class submarine was launched in 2018 and has been in service since 2020.
The class is one of the largest produced by the Velikoslavian Navy for it's specific role, being outsized by dedicated guided-missile submarines. The design purpose, as mentioned previously, is to be able to conduct long-range operations independently. These will include locating, tracking and engaging enemy high-value surface targets such as aircraft carriers and supply convoys. The class supports generous crew accomodations which supports the
Design
The Narwal-class design is based off of the older Brande-class SSN which it is currently slated to replace in service. The class was titled Project 15124 until the announcement of the first ship of the class, the Narwal. The design follows requests by the admiralty for a modern, top-of-the-line submarine capable of long duration expeditions from a home port along with an ability to conduct changing, complex operations ranging from anti-shipping duties, anti-submarine duties, and intelligence gathering operations. The final version now in operation is capable of conducting a wider range of operations away from Velikoslavian waters than any previous design, with some theorising the operation of complicated mini-submersibles for special operations in foreign waters.
The design of the submarine has resulted in a 118.50 meter length with a 13.7 meter beam, displacing some 8,923 metric tons while surfaced increasing to 14,523 metric tons when submerged. The test depth, meaning the depth of which the submarine was tested during trials and is therefore used as the safest possible depth of the boat, is 1,850 feet but expert analysists estimate the true depth would greatly exceed 2,000 feet. The hull of the design is constructed utilising HY-100 nickel-alloy steel to allow it operate at such depths as previously described and is built in one phase around a completed pressure hull with special cutting areas for reactor replacement during refits. The submarine is covered in more than 43,500 classified anechoic tile which minimises sonar detection by both absorbing and distorting sonar waves and are attached utilising high-strength adhesive designed by the Velikoslavian government specifically for the role. The tiles, which are produced and attached in parts, have previously been prone to failures (falling off due to impacts with sea-life or underwater objects), have so far not suffered failures following the introduction of the new high-strength adhesive on the first ship of the class.
The class has stowage for a reported 50 munitions within the forward torpedo storage bay which ranges from the EF58 Scorpo heavy torpedoes to cruise missiles. The vessels operate a new command system, referred simply as the Nawal Management System, which eases the translation of data from external sensors to displays within the command rooms. The class' eight 26.5-inch torpedo tubes allow it to both operate the munitions previously described or be used for special operations, allowing special forces to deploy a torpedo-shaped mini-submersible for extended range operations from the vessel in question, although the class is also designed to be able to operate a mini-sub docked on the top of the boat, a specialised dry-garage to allow the operation of smaller mini-submersibles, or potentially unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV).
Designed to utilise a pressured water reactor and outfitted with a pump-jet propulsor, the class is rated to be able to achieve almost permanent operation at seas with the exception of maintenance, refits and food supplies. The reactor utilised onboard the design has been previously seen aboard the larger guided-missile submarine classes of the Velikoslavian navy. The sail of the class is designed to be able to pierce through ice caps and the vessels cross-shape stern planes are reinforced to either breach through or 'rest' against the ice with the upper sections of the submarine able to remain surfaced above the ice. The aforementioned food supplies required for the submarines operation are often limited to 150 days of food carried, and practices of resupplying at sea with friendly vessels of the Velikoslavian navy or other friendly nations is commonplace while on deployment.
The designed speed of the class is 25 knots officially, but in testing it was reported that in emergency situations the vessel was capable of exceeding 30 knots. Weapons tests of the class during the sea trials of Narwal proved that it had the capability of simultaneously firing ordnance from both the vertical cells and torpedo tubes, theoretically allowing it engage two separate surfaced combatants at the same time in separate directions. The vertical cells, while originally slated to utilise the same missile ordnance as the torpedo tubes, were increased in size allowing it of fire the newer Kopye anti-ship missile.
The mast design of the class utilise a non-hull penetrating design which is common among contemporary designs, as such the pressure hull is not breached unnecessarily which permits it to operate at greater depths. The optronics masts, which have two for search and target acquisition, utilise visual, infrared, low-light and laser rangefinding options. A navigation radar, an ESM antenna, a laser communication antenna and others such as a SATCOM antenna, combination UHF/VHF communications antenna, an emergency snorkel mast and finally two utility masts have been installed. These two masts are for self defense or visual reconnaisance and are capable of operating a singular short-range UAV which is then operated via the same mast's connected antenna. The UAV is capable of a water landing, at which point it is then recovered by specially trained personnel who would leave the submarine via the lockout shelter. The UAV is capable of breaking into smaller components without difficulty to allow it to either be recovered into the shelter or be stowed and returned to the mast.
Ships in class
| Name
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Number
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Builder
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Launched
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Comissioned
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Status
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| Narwal
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TBD
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TBD
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8 August 2018
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13 February 2020
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Active service
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