Federal Navy of Durnstaal

Federal Navy of Durnstaal
Active	1756
Country	Durnstaal
Branch	Navy
Size	17,397
Commanders
Grand Admiral of the Federal Navy of Durnstaal	Grand Admiral Karlotta Mann

The Federal Navy of Durnstaal is the naval service branch of the Durnian Military. It is the third largest branch of the Durnian military and technically the oldest.

The Federal Navy was formed from the Royal Navy of Liverthaer on September 3, 1756 following the creation of the Federated Union of Durnstaal. All of the branch's original vessels and personnel were from the navy of Liverthaer and formed the backbone of the force until the early 1800's. The Federal Navy's first combat actions occurred shortly after its founding in the form of hunting down the remnants of the Liverthaer Royal Navy which had turned to piracy following the unification. Early engagements were stymied by sympathies for their fellow naval personnel, but these quickly abated when the pirates failed to respond in kind. By 1764, all Liverthaerian navy vessels not operating under the Federal Navy had been sunk or captured.

Further anti-piracy operations continued until 1823 when the Royal Coast Guard of Durnstaal was formed to take over anti-piracy operations. The Federal Navy then began focusing almost entirely on projecting Durnian naval power throughout the Albarine Sea and escorting government shipping and diplomatic vessels.

The first ironclad, FSD Magnanimous, entered service in 1836 but saw limited development until 1872, when ironclad vessels became the fleet standard. The first dreadnought-type vessel, FSD Aleksandru entered service in 1914 followed shortly thereafter by the FSD Husa in 1917. The fleet continued to modernize but began to lag behind other navies in technology and training by the 1950's despite rapidly growing tensions and the outbreak of the Aurelia War. The cooling of tensions throughout the latter half of the 20th century led to a period of stagnancy for the Federal Navy until 2013 when a campaign of modernization spearheaded by the newly appointed Grand Admiral Karlotta Mann began. Besides modernizing outdated weapons and systems, new avenues of unmanned air- and watercraft have been considered and the submarine fleet has been expanded.

Main Combat Vessels

Ship Name	Class	Type	Commission Date
Frigates
FSD Kavyat	Kavyat	Heavy Support Frigate	August 14, 1985
FSD Piva	Kavyat	Heavy Support Frigate	August 26, 1985
FSD Novada	Kavyat	Heavy Support Frigate	September 2, 1986
FSD Durnen	Kavyat	Heavy Support Frigate	November 7, 1991
FSD Zabevgorod	Zabevgorod	Guided Missile Frigate	May 19, 2016
FSD Amarjel	Zabevgorod	Guided Missile Frigate	January 4, 2016
Destroyers
FSD Aleksandru	Aleksandru	Guided Missile Destroyer	April 13, 1992
FSD Husa	Aleksandru	Guided Missile Destroyer	July 12, 1992
FSD Voronin	Aleksandru	Guided Missile Destroyer	January 29, 1993
FSD Eklund	Aleksandru	Guided Missile Destroyer	March 1, 1993
FSD Kolbt Valley	Kolbt Valley	Guided Missile Destroyer	July 12, 2014
FSD Katlin	Kolbt Valley	Guided Missile Destroyer	July 30, 2014
FSD Antkowiak	Kolbt Valley	Guided Missile Destroyer	February 3, 2015
FSD Lupiz	Kolbt Valley	Guided Missile Destroyer	March 20, 2015
Cruisers
FSD Dominance	Dominance	Guided Missile Cruiser	April 13, 2010
FSD Vigilance	Dominance	Heavy Assault Cruiser	May 23, 2019
Corvettes
FSD Wolfe	Wolfe	Fast-Attack Craft	November 29, 1984
FSD Kessler	Wolfe	Missile Boat	January 13, 1985
FSD Zadrozny	Wolfe	Missle Boat	February 13, 1985
FSD Lysenko	Wolfe	Fast-Attack Craft	June 2, 1989
FSD Varislava	Varislava	Missile Boat	April 25, 2013
FSD Durenko	Varislava	Fast-Attack Craft	August 19, 2013
FSD Eltershafen	Varislava	Fast-Attack Craft	October 4, 2013
FSD New Dunasova	Varislava	Fast-Attack Craft	September 5, 2015
FSD Stuenhal	Varislava	Missile Boat	December 16, 2015
Submarines
FSD Indigo	Indigo	Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine	March 14, 1982
FSD Violet	Indigo	Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine	June 1, 1983
FSD Lime	Lime	Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine	July 19, 2019

Support Vessels

Ship Name	Class	Type	Commission Date
Replenishment Vessels
FSSD Nivatenko	Nivatenko	Ammunition Tender	1978
FSSD Fort Antkowiak	Nivatenko	Provision Tender	1978
FSSD Degreb Yard	Nivatenko	Provision Tender	1984
FSSD Centaur	Centaur	Replenishment Tanker	1989
FSSD Kalater	Kalater	Icebreaker	1995
FSSD Ostrov Jardrana	Rozhľadňa	Search and Rescue Vessel	2002
FSSD Fort Indrigo	Nivatenko	Provision Tender	2003
FSSD Hippocampus	Centaur	Replenishment Tanker	2003
FSSD Oracle	Koblt Valley	General Command Ship	2008
FSSD Vajanská	Vajanská	Hospital Ship	2012
FSSD Eltershafen	Eltershafen	Cargo Ship	2013
FSSD Pike	Pike	Heavy-Duty Tug	2018
FSSD Lance	Pike	Heavy-Duty Tug	2019