List of ship formations of the Menghean Navy

This article contains a list of the ship formations of the Menghean Navy (battle groups, brigades, and squadrons) on the eve of the Second Pan-Septentrion War. Specifically, it reflects the status of the Menghean Navy on 1 April 2022, shortly before the start of Menghe's prewar mobilization.

Independent surface brigades

In the Menghean Navy, a "brigade" (yŏdan) is a group of surface ships which typically go to sea, resupply in port, or undergo repairs as a single unit, much like the battle groups above. Unlike the above formations, however, they sometimes operate independently but are typically placed under the command of an existing battle group or ad-hoc formation.

Across all types, a surface brigade is typically commanded by an officer with the rank of Haegun Junjang, typically translated as "commodore" but specifically referring to a one-star admiral. Destroyer and escort brigades are led by a ship with one-star flag facilities, but littoral warfare brigades are typically commanded from shore.

Destroyer brigades

Destroyer brigades (gughugham yŏdan) are groups of three ships, typically consisting of a flotilla leader with small-scale flag facilities and two attached destroyers subordinate to that unit. Note that while Anglian translations refer to both as "destroyers," the Menghean Navy distinguishes between guchugham (G/GY), which are surface-warfare-oriented warships of frigate size, and juryŏk howiham (H/HJ), which are multi-role escort ships of guided-missile destroyer size. Similarly, the destroyer brigades in this section serve as largely independent surface action groups, whereas the escort brigades (howiham yŏdan) in the following sections are more akin to foreign destroyer squadrons.

From the 1980s until the mid-to-late 2010s, Menghe also operated destroyer brigades which included Nunbora-class destroyers. By 2022, the last Nunboras had been retired and all extant destroyer brigades contained Chŏndong-class destroyers.

2nd Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-379	Pungsu	Haeju-class destroyer
GY-224	Josu	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-228	Dolpung	Chŏndong-class destroyer

9th Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-366	Dongchŏn	Haeju-class destroyer
GY-227	Ho-u	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-226	Ilchul	Chŏndong-class destroyer

12th Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Withdrawn for maintenance.

HJ-368	Gyŏngsan	Haeju-class destroyer
GY-229	Pokpung	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-225	Ubak	Chŏndong-class destroyer

22nd Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-363	Jinjŏng	Pyŏng'an-class destroyer
GY-216	Chŏndong	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-219	Pado	Chŏndong-class destroyer

25th Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: On routine patrol in the Strait of Portcullia.

HJ-377	Myŏng'an	Haeju-class destroyer
GY-222	Hongsu	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-220	Pungrang	Chŏndong-class destroyer

29th Destroyer Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-365	Anchŏn	Haeju-class destroyer
GY-217	Donghan	Chŏndong-class destroyer
GY-218	Swaejŏn	Chŏndong-class destroyer

Escort brigades

Independent escort brigades typically consist of one destroyer (howiham or juryŏk howiham, H/HJ) and two frigates (oechung howiham, HO). As with destroyer brigades, the destroyer at the lead of the formation incorporates limited flag facilities which the brigade commander can use to coordinate the movement of the other two ships.

Escort brigades can operate either independently or as part of a larger group. Typically, Menghe rotates one escort brigade off the coast of Isla Diamante, but would pull together off-duty escort brigades to protect amphibious battle groups in the leadup to a conflict.

Due to their greater number, the Menghean Navy's escort brigades are grouped into three divisions. These are largely administrative formations, and the rear admirals commanding them serve a largely administrative role. Because the individual brigades in each division rotate in and out of major repair service to keep one brigade at sea at any given time, an entire division would never go to sea as a combined unit.

1st Escort Division

The 1st Escort Division consists of four fairly modern escort brigades with Haeju-class destroyers and Chunchŏn-class frigates. It is based out of Quang Pha. From 2018 to 2022, the 1st Escort Division rotated one brigade through patrol duty off Isla Diamante, with the mission of supporting anti-air, anti-missile, anti-submarine, and shore bombardment duties in the event of war. The two docked brigades would be mobilized as escorts for the 4th Marine Infantry Brigade's landing ships on a voyage from Quang Pha to Isla Diamante or Altagracia.

3rd Escort Brigade

Home port: Quang Pha

Status on 1 April 2022: Withdrawn for maintenance.

HJ-371	Giju	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-343	Misu	Chunchŏn-class frigate
HO-341	Myŏngju	Chunchŏn-class frigate

16th Escort Brigade

Home port: Quang Pha

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-367	Jŏksan	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-342	Sŏlsan	Chunchŏn-class frigate
HO-340	Chunchŏn	Chunchŏn-class frigate

41st Escort Brigade

Commander: Commodore Ri Min-ho

Home port: Quang Pha

Status on 1 April 2022: On patrol northeast of Isla Diamante.

HJ-370	Ranju	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-345	Ryoju	Chunchŏn-class frigate
HO-346	Raenghae	Chunchŏn-class frigate

47th Escort Brigade

Home port: Quang Pha

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-376	Tongju	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-344	Cheho	Chunchŏn-class frigate
HO-347	Suju	Chunchŏn-class frigate

2nd Escort Division

The 2nd Escort Division is identical in structure and composition to the 1st Escort Division, except that its brigades contain Sŏnsan-class frigates, a newer subclass of the Chunchŏn class. The brigades in this division are based in Puerto Alegre, and rotate through patrol duties in the Strait of Portcullia.

17th Escort Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Recalled for maintenance.

HJ-378	Yŏngjŏng	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-354	Chŏngsŏng	Sŏnsan-class frigate
HO-349	Pungsan	Sŏnsan-class frigate

20th Escort Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-373	Busin	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-348	Sŏnsan	Sŏnsan-class frigate
HO-352	Bunju	Sŏnsan-class frigate

32nd Escort Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

HJ-364	Haeju	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-351	Ichŏn	Sŏnsan-class frigate
HO-353	Wando	Sŏnsan-class frigate

46th Escort Brigade

Home port: Puerto Alegre

Status on 1 April 2022: At sea outside Puerto Alegre.

HJ-372	Chŏnjin	Haeju-class destroyer
HO-355	Pyŏnghae	Sŏnsan-class frigate
HO-350	Juta	Sŏnsan-class frigate

3rd Escort Division

The 3rd Escort Division is cobbled together from older surface ships, and in 2022 was comprised of Hyŏngnam-class destroyers and Ansa-class frigates, including one frigate of the Hawŏn subclass. With the exception of the refitted Hawŏn, all of these ships retain their single- or twin-arm missile launchers in place of VLS cells and 1980s-vintage variable depth sonar in place of newer towed sonar arrays. They would most likely be activated for rear-area or low-threat missions, such as escorting civilian shipping in the South Menghe Sea.

7th Escort Brigade

Home port: Ranju

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

H-311	Yŏnju	Hyŏngnam-class destroyer
HO-314	Ansa	Ansa-class frigate
HO-316	Tongjin	Ansa-class frigate

11th Escort Brigade

Home port: Ranju

Status on 1 April 2022: Docked in port.

H-312	Muju	Hyŏngnam-class destroyer
HO-317	Gokhap	Ansa-class frigate

19th Escort Brigade

Home port: Ranju

Status on 1 April 2022: Recalled for maintenance.

H-313	Maepo	Hyŏngnam-class destroyer (unique subclass)
HO-319	Nyŏmju	Ansa-class frigate
HO-320	Hawŏn	Hawŏn-class frigate

See also

• Organisation of the Sieuxerrian Navy
• List of active Menghean Navy ships