Royal Navy

Royal Navy
Active	1624 - Present
Country	Kingdom of Apilonia)
Type	Navy
Role	Maritime Warfare
Size	462,700 Regular, 55,300 Reserve, 25,620 Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Part of	His Majesty's Forces
Commanders
First Sea Lord	Admiral Dame Elizabeth Hart

The Royal Navy (RN) is the maritime warfare branch of His Majesty’s Armed Forces, and the principal component of His Majesty’s Naval Service, a constituent part of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Apilonia. The Royal Navy maintains a large fleet of sophisticated warships, submarines, and aircraft, including ten aircraft carriers, four guided missile battleships, TBC amphibious warfare vessels and dozens of cruisers, escorts, and patrol vessels. In addition to the commissioned warships of the Royal Navy, the fleet is also augmented by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a substantial force multiplier that supports and replenishes the fleet at sea all over the globe. The professional head of the Royal Navy, and the broader naval service, is the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, an Admiral and member of the Defence Council, whilst wider management of the Naval Service is managed by the Board of Admiralty, which is made up of the various Sea Lords and various other offices and divisions under them which make up a structure collectively known as the Admiralty.

The Royal Navy has always enjoyed a prominent position within the Kingdom, being formed shortly after the Kingdom’s founding to protect the rapidly developing Merchant Navy, given that the trade links back to Europe formed a critical part of the fledgling state’s economy. The early role as a force primarily concerned with commerce protection culminated in the Battle of the Gulf in 1672 in which HMS Vigilant, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Covington famously fought off a far superior enemy force to protect Apilonian merchantmen and setting a lasting tradition. Ever since, the Royal Navy has consistently enjoyed a substantial budget throughout most of its existence, due to the prominent position in the mindset of the Apilonian people, and was consistently one of the largest and most powerful navy, with particular predominance in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including associated waters. As such, due to its historical and lasting prominence it is common to refer to it as ‘the Royal Navy’ without qualification.

With an active-duty strength of 462,700 officers and ratings, and a reserve component of 55,300 officers and ratings, with an additional 111,400 officer and ratings making up the individual ready reserve, liable to call-up in times of war. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary has an active-duty strength of 25,620 officers and ratings.

Command Structure and Organisation

The Royal Navy...

The Admiralty

Administrative control over the Royal Navy is exercised through the Admiralty, which has its primary headquarters on Alcatraz Island, and is responsible for overseeing the vast administrative and support structure that keep’s the fleet operating. The Admiralty is responsible for setting policy, and exercising administrative command.

• Office of the First Sea Lord
  
  • Strategy Board
    
  • Policy and Doctrine Board
    
  • Fleet Operations Command
    
• Bureau of Planning (BuPlans) [Second Sea Lord]
  
  • Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
    
  • Office of Planning and Development
    
  • Perimeter Monitoring Command
    
• Bureau of Ships (BuShips) [Third Sea Lord]
  
  • Naval Base Command
    
  • Construction Command
    
  • Repair and Refit Command
    
  • Logistics Command
    
  • Warship Development Board
    
• Bureau of Weapons (BUWEPS) [Fourth Sea Lord]
  
  • Weapons Development Board
    
  • Sensors and Electronics Development Board
    
  • Countermeasures and Electronic Warfare Development Board
    
• Bureau of Personnel (BuPers) [Fifth Sea Lord]
  
  • Personnel Administration Command
    
  • Promotions Board
    
  • Commanding Officer’s Board
    
  • Judge Advocate General’s Corps
    
• Bureau of Training (BuTrain) [Sixth Sea Lord]
  
  • Royal Apilonian Naval Academy
    
  • Royal Apilonian Naval War College
    
  • Enlisted Training Command
    
  • Operational Training Command
    
• Bureau of Medicine (BuMed) [Seventh Sea Lord]
  
  • Medical Branch
    

Naval Home Command

The Naval Home Command is a major operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for all operational shore establishments and ships operating within the territorial and exclusive economic zone of the Kingdom. The Naval Home Command is split into four Naval Districts, each of which is responsible for the ship’s home ported in the naval bases within the district as well as for all operations within a defined section of territorial and exclusive economic waters. In addition, His Majesty’s Submarine Service, an independent command under the Naval Home Command, falls under the administrative control of the Naval Home Command, as does the Fleet Air Arm, although both deploy it’s forces operationally to Fleet Operations Command. The Naval Home Command is led by the Flag Officer, Naval Home Command, currently Admiral TO BE CONFIRMED.

Within home waters, the Naval Districts are responsible for patrolling the exclusive economic zone and enforcing Apilonian rights in this regard, whilst the servicing of aids to navigation and search and rescue is the purview of His Majesty’s Coastguard.

Aside from commanding all naval operations in home waters, the Naval Home Command is responsible for providing ships for operational deployments to seagoing commands

Kitsap Naval District

The Kitsap Naval District is an operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for the shore establishments and territorial waters of the Apilonian Seaboard from Alaska to Oregon. The Kitsap Naval District is led by the Flag Officer, Kitsap, currently Vice Admiral TBC. The Kitsap Naval District consists of the following shore establishments:

• HM Naval Base Kitsap, Duchy of Washington
  
• HM Naval Base Esquimalt, Duchy of Alberta
  
• HM Naval Station Everett, Duchy of Washington
  

San Diego Naval District

The San Diego Naval District is an operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for the shore establishments and territorial waters of the Apilonian Seaboard of California. The San Diego Naval District is historically the most prestigious, due in no small part to the presence of HM Naval Base San Diego, the largest such establishment in the Navy and home to the bulk of the surface fleet. The San Diego Naval District is led by the Flag Officer, San Diego, currently Vice Admiral TBC. The San Diego Naval District consists of the following shore establishments:

• HM Naval Air Station North Island, Duchy of California
  
• HM Naval Air Station Alameda
  
• HM Naval Base San Diego
  

Galveston Naval District

The Galveston Naval District is an operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for the shore establishments and territorial waters of the Apilonian Seaboard from the Mexican Border to teh Layartebian Border. The Galveston Naval District is led by the Flag Officer, Galveston, currently Vice Admiral TBC. The Galveston Naval District consists of the following shore establishments:

• HM Naval Base Galveston
  

Toronto Naval District

The Toronto Naval District is an operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for the shore establishments and territorial waters of the Apilonian Seaboard from Ontario to the Arctic Circle. The Toronto Naval District is led by the Flag Officer, Toronto, currently Vice Admiral TBC. The Toronto Naval District consists of the following shore establishments:

• HM Naval Base Toronto