Modern equipment of the Meridonian Navy

The ensign of the Meridonian Navy

This is a list of ships in active service with the Meridonian Navy. The Meridonian Navy as of 2022 operates a total of 82 vessels, including 12 submarines, 2 aircraft carriers, 4 amphibious assault ships, 9 destroyers, 12 frigates, 12 patrol vessels, 19 landing craft, and other support vessels.

Major Surface Vessels

Summary

• 12 Attack submarines
• 2 aircraft carriers
• 9 destroyers
• 12 frigates
• 3 training vessels
• 12 patrol vessels
• 2 landing helicopter docks
• 2 landing ship docks
• 19 Landing craft
• 16 miscellaneous ships
• 6 Mine countermeasures vessels
• 3 replenishment ships

Submarines

Class	Picture	Type	Boats	Note
Guided missile submarines - 4
Barracuda-class		Nuclear-powered guided missile submarines	Barracuda (S400) Sharpfin (S401) Sennet (S402) Blackfin (S402)	Barracuda-class submarines carry up to 112 land-attack or sea-attack cruise missiles, and are not armed with nuclear weapons.
Attack submarines - 24
Moray-class		Nuclear-powered fast attack submarine	Moray (S301) Kidako (S302) Barlip (S303) Honeycomb (S304) Dragonray (S305) Chainray (S306) Barredray (S307) Goldentail (S308) Strophidon (S309) Anarchias (S310) Echidna (S311) Fangtooth (S312) Yellowedge (S313) Greenray (S314) Mudray (S315)
Orca-class		Diesel-electric attack submarine	Orca (S200) Beluga (S201) Bowhead (S202) Baleen (S203) Spadetooth (S204) Minke (S205) Omura (S206) Sei (S207) Bryde (S208) Rightwhale (S209)

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Aircraft carriers- 2
Sistine-class		CATOBAR aircraft carrier	Sistine (R10) Kohina (R11) Kohaku (R12) Marin Bay (R13) Baymark (R14)

Landing ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Amphibious Assault Ships - 4
Maratea-class		Landing helicopter dock	Maratea (L20) Aranui (L21) Tullamarina (L22) Otahu (L23)	Capabilities to host fixed-wing STOVL aircraft were cut from ship.
Hemana-class		Dock landing ship	Hemana (L16) Saipele (L17) Waimana (L18) Matsuura (L19)	5th ship was nearly mothballed, but was converted to unarmed hospital ship Grace.
Landing craft - 19
AV20 Landing Craft Combatant		Roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft	LC01 LC02 LC03 LC04 LC05 LC06 LC07 LC08 LC09 LC10 LC11 LC12
AV340 Landing Craft Utility		Landing Craft Mechanized	044 045 046 047 048 049 050	Being replaced by AV20.

Destroyers

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Guided missile destroyer- 24
Helena-class		Guided missile destroyer	Helena (D38) Kalua (D39) Smith Island (D40) Taikorea (D41) Ohawe (D42) Alexandria (D43) Mahine (D44) Redbird (D45) Vaiala (D46) Amber Coast (D47) Tapperoa (D48) Fort Maris (D49) Vestia (D50) Matona (D51) Cape Sauve (D52) Caster Ridge (D53)	Also known as air warfare (AW) destroyers, capable of but does not usually carry land-attack munitions.
Otapara-class		Guided missile destroyer	Otapara (D30) Kaimai (D31) Kaihaku (D32) Ohikati (D33) Rotoma (D34) Whitikau (D35) Pipiroa (D36) Anamaru (D37)	Also known as general purpose (GP) destroyers, carries significant more missiles and is regularly equipped with land-attack munitions.

Frigates

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Frigates - 12
Taga-class		Frigate	Taga (F128) Radenton (F129) Sophia (F130) Savaia (F131) Carterstown (F132) Loubret (F133) Nine Nights (F134) Mako Bay (F135) Pesega (F136) Lahaina (F137) Crobay (F138) Apia (F139) Briston (F140) Maieve (F141) Cairurun (F142) La Pesca (F143) Campiere (F144) Barranca (F145) Santeo (F146)	Multipurpose frigates, though primarily designed for patrol and anti-submarine operations. Planned to be retired starting sometime in 2023.

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Mine countermeasure vessels - 6
Haukea-class		Minesweeper	Haukea (M12) Auina (M13) Burns (M14) Rachels (M15) Tahuta (M16) Kama (M17)

Patrol vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Patrol vessels - 12
Defiant-class		Patrol boat	Defiant (P1500) Diligent (P1501) Decisive (P1502) Deferent (P1503) Dependable (P1504) Determined (P1505) Devoted (P1506) Daring (P1507) Dauntless (P1508) Debonair (P1509) Divine (P1510) Defender (P1511) Dashing (P1512) Dominant (P1513)
Resolute-class		Offshore Patrol vessel	Resolute (P1514) Reverent (P1515) Resolvent (P1516) Rancorous (P1517) Resplendent (P1518) Radiant (P1519) Reliable (P1520) Robust (P1521) Rigorous (P1522) Rugged (P1523)

Replenishment ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Replenishment vessels - 5
Magnanimous-class		Replenishment oiler	Magnanimous (A241) Magnificent (A242) Merciful (A243) Masterful (A244) Meticulous (A245) Majestic (A246)
August-class		Replenishment oiler	August (A239) Advantageous (A240)	Being replaced by Magnanimous-class.

Miscellaneous ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Miscellaneous significant vessels - 1
Mercy		Hospital ship	Mercy (A101)	Converted Hemana- class dock landing ship that has been disarmed and converted to conduct humanitarian duties.

Aircraft

Fighter aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
F6M2 Wasp	Meridon	Multirole fighter		F6M2 F6M4
F5M Lynx	Meridon	Multirole fighter		F5M6 F5M7	New-built airframes based on successes of early models, featuring enhanced avionics, fly by wire, leading edge extensions, wide-range weapons integration and a multitude of other enhancements.

AWACS

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
S2M Herald	Meridon	Airborne early warning and control		S2M2 S2M4	Airframes being upgraded to S2M3 standard.

Electronics Warfare

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
E6M3 Backwave	Meridon	Electronics warfare aircraft		E6M2	Electronics warfare variant of the F6M2.

Transport

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
C2M Porter	Meridon	Carrier onboard delivery		C2M	Aircraft used for general logistics and carrier onboard delivery. To be replaced by the C22M3.
C22M Adjutant	Meridon	Special purpose tiltrotor Carrier onboard delivery		C22M2 C22M3	C22M2 under Navy ownership operate as part of the Joint Special Forces Air Group. C22M3s are in process of replacing the C2M.
C20M Manatee	Japan	Amphibious boat		C20M C20M2	C20M utilized for aerial firefighting, maritime patrol, search and rescue and cargo delivery missions. C20M2 variant is optimized for special forces utilization.

Patrol Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
M5M3 Pelican	Meridon	Maritime patrol		M5M3	Maritime patrol aircraft being phased out by the M7M.
M7M Kingfisher	Japan Meridon	Maritime patrol		M7M	Maritime patrol aircraft replacing the M5M3.

Rotary-wing

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
Matca H50M Seahawk	Meridon	Utility helicopter		H50M5 H50M6 H50M4	Multirole utility helicopter. H50M5 is an anti-submarine warfare variant. H50M6 is a general utility and sea combat variant. H50M4 exists in both specialized SAR and special warfare variants.
H62M3 Cataphract	Meridon	Heavy utility helicopter		H62M3	Utilized for naval heavy airlift, special operations, and mine countermeasures.

Unmanned systems

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
Q6M2 Crow	Meridon	Unmanned surveilliance and reconnaisance aircraft		Q6M2	Designed for broad area maritime surveillance.
Q7M Skua	Meridon	Unmanned reconnaissance helicopter		Q7M	Designed to supplement H50 and replace older utility helicopters in the purely scouting role.

Training aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
T10M Mentor	Meridon	Primary trainer aircraft		T10M2	Primary trainer aircraft for all types of aircraft.
T11M Fencer	Meridon	Tactical jet trainer		T11M2 B	Carrier-capable advanced trainer primarily for strike jet aircraft.
T14M Traveller	Meridon	Multi-engine trainer		T14M	Multi-engine trainer for transport and cargo aircraft.
T4M Canary B	Meridon	Helicopter trainer		T4M B	Training aircraft for rotary-winged aircraft.