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}}The '''Meridonian Navy''' is the naval warfare component of the [[Meridon Defense Forces]]. It is composed of 181,328 active duty sailors, and about 24,000 reservists as of 2022. It operates a number of aircraft and a number of naval vessels, making it the number largest navy in the world.  
}}The '''Meridonian Navy''' is the naval warfare component of the [[Meridon Defense Forces]]. It is composed of 310,328 active duty sailors, and about 44,000 reservists as of 2022. It operates a number of aircraft and a number of naval vessels, making it the number largest navy in the world.  


The Navy traces its origins to the merchant fleets and city-state merchant marines of early colonial Meridon through various means. The Meridonian Navy was formally organized in 1739 alongside the [[Meridonian Army|Army]] by the Union Council in order to help fight in the [[Second Meridonian Civil War]]. It regularly participated in punitive and policing actions throughout the 1800s, and played a part in the  [[Second Escar-Varunan War]]. The Navy, along with the Army, existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the [[Meridonian Defense Forces]] and the [[Defense Department (Meridon)|Defense Department]].  
The Navy traces its origins to the merchant fleets and city-state merchant marines of early colonial Meridon through various means. The Meridonian Navy was formally organized in 1739 alongside the [[Meridonian Army|Army]] by the Union Council in order to help fight in the [[Second Meridonian Civil War]]. It was the first Meridonian military arm permanently authorized, eschewing its provisional status in 1783.  


The Navy in the modern day is a fully professional service arm. Alongside the Army, it utilized mandatory conscription enacted in Meridon from 1934 to 1960 to meet manpower needs, however, it has been able to maintain numbers through volunteers alone since 1960. Today, the Navy is a blue-water, expeditionary-capable fighting force that fields a mix of warships including fixed-wing and helicopter carriers, submarines, guided missile destroyers and frigates, and a number of other support vessels. The Navy is administered by the [[Department of the Navy]] as a civilian oversight, however it is commanded by the [[Chief of Navy Staff(Meridon)|Chief of Navy Staff]], an admiral and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Navy. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations and is able to project power globally in the pursuit of national interests.  
It regularly participated in punitive and policing actions throughout the 1800s, and fought in both Hiakemirian and Anagonian theaters of war during the [[Great War (Esvanovia)|Great War]]. The Navy, along with the Army, existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the [[Meridonian Defense Forces]] and the [[Defense Department (Meridon)|Defense Department]].
 
The Navy in the modern day is a fully professional service arm, considered the seniormost of the Defense Forces. Alongside the Army, it utilized mandatory conscription enacted in Meridon from 1938 to 1960 to meet manpower needs, however, it has been able to maintain numbers through volunteers alone since 1960. Today, the Navy is a blue-water, expeditionary-capable fighting force that fields a mix of warships including fixed-wing and helicopter carriers, submarines, guided missile cruisers, destroyers and frigates, and a number of other support vessels. The Navy is administered by the [[Department of the Navy]] as a civilian oversight, however it is commanded by the [[Chief of Navy Staff(Meridon)|Chief of Navy Staff]], an admiral and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Navy. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations and is able to project power globally in the pursuit of national interests.  


==History==
==History==
===Early Iterations===
===Early Iterations===
The earliest iterations of what would form the Meridonian navy were the exploration and merchant vessels who contributed to the colonization of Meridon. While strong merchant navies existed in Amphia to enable settlers to travel to Meridon, naval fleets scarcely operated in the area, requiring vessels who travelled to Meridon to conduct their own protection against raiders and pirates in the region.
This would evolve into naval militias, [[Māhēra]] vigilantes and hired merchantman escorts conducting trade both within and without of the islands. Meridon's geography made it ripe for piracy before the advent of a professional navy, a problem it would contend with until the 1830s. 
===Formation===
===Formation===


[[File:HMS Shannon taking USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813 RMG BHC0601.tiff|thumb|The UMS ''Pikeman'' engages the SCS ''Valour'' during the Battle off Kohaku during the Second Civil War. ]]


[[File:TBD|thumb|probably some civil war shit]]
===1800's===
===1800's===
===Early 1900's===
===Early 1900's===


===2nd Escar-Varunan War===
===Great War===


===Post-war===
===Post-war===
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===Structure===
===Structure===
''See also: [[Structure of the Meridonian Navy]]'' <br>
''See also: [[Structure of the Meridonian Navy]]'' <br>
All naval operating forces, active and reserve, are operated under Naval Fleet Command (NFC), which operates, equips, organizes and administrates all Naval ships. NFC is organized into 3 operating fleets. 1 Fleet (also known as Home Fleet) operates forces intended for defensive operations and operations in the vicinity of the Meridonian archipelago. 2 Fleet operates forces designated to conduct expeditionary warfare as needed. 3 Fleet operates all reserve, support, and auxiliary vessels.
All naval operating forces, active and reserve, are operated under Naval Fleet Command (NAVFLEECOM), which operates, equips, organizes and administrates all Naval ships. NFC organizes vessels into both administrative and operational groupings, the former of which consists primarily of Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs) and Carrier Task Groups (CSG) as standing naval formations, with surface action groups and other such task groups created ad-hoc.
 
Naval Support Command (NSC) organizes all non-operational or administrative functions of the Navy. Naval special forces are organized under the [[Naval Special Forces Group]] (NSFG), which is subordinated to the [[Meridon Joint Special Operations Command]], a tri-service organization of special forces units.
 
 
'''Headquarters, Navy'''
 
*Naval Fleet Command (NFC)
**[[1 Fleet]]
***[[1 Carrier Task Group]]
****[[6 Carrier Air Group]]
***[[3 Amphibious Task Group]]
***[[11 Surface Squadron]]
***[[2 Surface Squadron]]
***[[4 Surface Squadron]]
***[[1 Submarine Squadron]]
***[[14 Submarine Squadron]] 
**[[2 Fleet]]
***[[2 Carrier Task Group]]
****[[11 Carrier Air Group]]
***[[1 Amphibious Task Group]]
***[[9 Surface Squadron]]
***[[10 Surface Squadron]]
***[[6 Submarine Squadron]]
**[[3 Fleet]]
***[[Patrol Group North (Meridon)|Patrol Group North]]
***[[Patrol Group South (Meridon)|Patrol Group South]]
***[[Mine Countermeasures Group (Meridon)|Mine Countermeasures Group]]
***[[Sea Sustainment Group (Meridon)|Sea Sustainment Group]]
***[[2 Assault Craft Squadron]]
***[[4 Assault Craft Squadron]]
 
*Naval Support Command (NSC)
**Naval Education and Training Command (NETCOM)
***[[Federal Navy Academy]]
***[[Naval Recruit Training Center Kaharoa]]
***Naval Sea Warfare Center
***Naval Aerospace Warfare Center
**Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
**Naval Systems and Acquisition Command (NSACOM)
**Naval Bureau of Personnel (BUPERN)
**Naval Investigative Service (NIS)
**Naval Bureau of Legal Affairs (BULEG)
**Naval Cyberwarfare and Intelligence Group (CIGRUP)
**Naval Engineering Command (ENGCOM)
**Naval Air Command (NAVAIR)
 


*Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG)
Naval Support Command (NSC) organizes all non-operational or administrative functions of the Navy. Naval special forces are organized under the [[Naval Special Forces Group]] (NSFG), which is subordinated to the [[Meridon Joint Special Operations Command]], a tri-service organization of special forces units.
**[[Special Warfare Combatant Squadron]]
**[[Combatant Diver Unit]]
**[[Special Warfare Boat Unit]]
**[[NAWS Quincy]]


===Regiment Marines Commando ===
===Regiment Marines Commando ===

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Meridonian Navy
MNFlag.png
Service flag of the Meridonian Navy
Active06 May 1739 - present
Country Meridon
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size181,382
Part of Meridon Defense Forces
Ceremonial GarrisonMNS Pierra Bay, Port Sistine
Motto(s)From the Seas, Strength
Colors  Naval Blue,   Guidon Gold
MarchAnchors Aweigh
EngagementsSecond Meridonian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefYui Townley
Defense SecretaryJason Merritt
Navy SecretaryMary Woolworth
Chief of Defense StaffADM Benjamin Collins
Chief of Navy StaffADM Stephen Harford
Vice Chief of Navy StaffVADM William McArmors
Naval Executive Warrant OfficerWOC1 Pierre Laforde
Insignia
Service badgeNAVYCOA.png
Aircraft roundelNavy av roundel.png
Alternate low-vis roundelNavy av roundel lowvis.png
Naval ensignNavalensignmeridon.png

The Meridonian Navy is the naval warfare component of the Meridon Defense Forces. It is composed of 310,328 active duty sailors, and about 44,000 reservists as of 2022. It operates a number of aircraft and a number of naval vessels, making it the number largest navy in the world.

The Navy traces its origins to the merchant fleets and city-state merchant marines of early colonial Meridon through various means. The Meridonian Navy was formally organized in 1739 alongside the Army by the Union Council in order to help fight in the Second Meridonian Civil War. It was the first Meridonian military arm permanently authorized, eschewing its provisional status in 1783.

It regularly participated in punitive and policing actions throughout the 1800s, and fought in both Hiakemirian and Anagonian theaters of war during the Great War. The Navy, along with the Army, existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the Meridonian Defense Forces and the Defense Department.

The Navy in the modern day is a fully professional service arm, considered the seniormost of the Defense Forces. Alongside the Army, it utilized mandatory conscription enacted in Meridon from 1938 to 1960 to meet manpower needs, however, it has been able to maintain numbers through volunteers alone since 1960. Today, the Navy is a blue-water, expeditionary-capable fighting force that fields a mix of warships including fixed-wing and helicopter carriers, submarines, guided missile cruisers, destroyers and frigates, and a number of other support vessels. The Navy is administered by the Department of the Navy as a civilian oversight, however it is commanded by the Chief of Navy Staff, an admiral and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Navy. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations and is able to project power globally in the pursuit of national interests.

History

Early Iterations

The earliest iterations of what would form the Meridonian navy were the exploration and merchant vessels who contributed to the colonization of Meridon. While strong merchant navies existed in Amphia to enable settlers to travel to Meridon, naval fleets scarcely operated in the area, requiring vessels who travelled to Meridon to conduct their own protection against raiders and pirates in the region.

This would evolve into naval militias, Māhēra vigilantes and hired merchantman escorts conducting trade both within and without of the islands. Meridon's geography made it ripe for piracy before the advent of a professional navy, a problem it would contend with until the 1830s.

Formation

The UMS Pikeman engages the SCS Valour during the Battle off Kohaku during the Second Civil War.

1800's

Early 1900's

Great War

Post-war

Modern day

Organization

The Navy consists of two components- Regular and Fleet Reserve. Regular formations compose the active-duty formations of the Navy and comprise the majority of its strength, including all of its major surface combatants. Reserve formations consist of both part time sailors and lower readiness formations and units that are generally relegated to defense support activities on an as-needed basis. Reserve sailors, at a minimum, conduct training two days per month with their formation and two weeks of annual training a year.

The Navy is headed by the Chief of Navy Staff, the highest-ranking commissioned officer in the Navy, who sits on the Defense General Staff as its seniormost representative. The CONS reports to the Navy Secretary, who reports to the Defense Secretary, who primarily advises the President of Meridon on all defense matters and is responsible for implementing civilian policy into the Navy.

Structure

See also: Structure of the Meridonian Navy
All naval operating forces, active and reserve, are operated under Naval Fleet Command (NAVFLEECOM), which operates, equips, organizes and administrates all Naval ships. NFC organizes vessels into both administrative and operational groupings, the former of which consists primarily of Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs) and Carrier Task Groups (CSG) as standing naval formations, with surface action groups and other such task groups created ad-hoc.

Naval Support Command (NSC) organizes all non-operational or administrative functions of the Navy. Naval special forces are organized under the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG), which is subordinated to the Meridon Joint Special Operations Command, a tri-service organization of special forces units.

Regiment Marines Commando

Main article: Regiment Marines Commando

The Regiment Marines Commando is a semi-separate organizational branch of the Navy that serves as Meridon's elite amphibious rapid reaction force. While in some respects it is organized and normally operates as a separate branch, the Marine Regimental Commander reports to the Chief of Navy Staff.

Special operations forces

See also:Special Operations Forces Command

Special warfare forces are organized under the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG), which regularly interoperates and reports to Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM). NSFG consists of a number of tenant special forces unit.

Equipment

See also:Modern equipment of the Meridonian Navy

Uniforms

  • Sailors aboard the MRS Sistine posing for a picture wearing NGPU non-regulation face masks.

    Sailors aboard the MRS Sistine posing for a picture wearing NGPU non-regulation face masks.

  • Sailors from MRS Loubret wearing Class Bravo service uniforms.

    Sailors from MRS Loubret wearing Class Bravo service uniforms.

  • Former Chief of Navy Staff Roger Ribbald in Class Alpha winter formal uniform.

    Former Chief of Navy Staff Roger Ribbald in Class Alpha winter formal uniform.

  • A foreign Rear Admiral and a Meridonian Navy Commander who is wearing Class Alpha-II summer dress uniform.

    A foreign Rear Admiral and a Meridonian Navy Commander who is wearing Class Alpha-II summer dress uniform.

  • Members of 11 Squadron Combatant Diver Unit carrying an inflatable rubber raiding craft

    Members of 11 Squadron Combatant Diver Unit carrying an inflatable rubber raiding craft

  • A Naval Aviator from 8 NEAS in flight gear is greeted by his family.

    A Naval Aviator from 8 NEAS in flight gear is greeted by his family.

Personnel

See also:Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces#Meridonian Navy

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

Navy 		MN FADM.png MN ADM.png MN VADM.png MN RADM.png MN CDRE.png MN CAPT.png MN CDR.png MN LCDR.png MN LT.png MN SBLT.png Various
Rank title Fleet Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Not used Sublieutenant Various
Abbrevation FADM ADM VADM RADM CDRE CAPT CDR LCDR LT SBLT Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

Navy 		MN WOC1.png MN WOC2.png MN CPO.png MN LPO.png MN PO.png MN LR.png MN SR.png MN AR.png No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Not used Not used Not used Chief Petty Officer Leading Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Rate Senior Rate Able Rate Seaman Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 CPO LPO PO LR SR AR SmR

Training

See also

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