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|''Helena'' ( | |''Helena'' (D38) <br>''Kalua'' (D39) <br>''Smith Island'' (D40) <br>''Taikorea'' (D41) <br>''Ohawe'' (D42) <br>''Alexandria'' (D43) <br>''Mahine'' (D44) <br>'' | ||
| | Redbird'' (D45) <br>''Vaiala'' (D46) <br>''Amber Coast'' (D47) <br>''Tapperoa'' (D48) <br>''Fort Maris'' (D49) <br>''Vestia'' (D50) <br>''Matona'' (D51) <br>''Cape Sauve'' (D52) <br>''Caster Ridge'' (D53) | ||
|Also known as air warfare (AW) destroyers, capable of but does not usually carry land-attack munitions. | |||
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|''Otapara'' ( | |''Otapara'' (D30) <br>''Kaimai'' (D31) <br>''Kaihaku'' (D32) <br>''Ohikati'' (D33) <br>''Rotoma'' (D34) <br>''Whitikau'' (D35) <br>''Pipiroa'' (D36) <br>''Anamaru'' (D37) | ||
| | | Also known as general purpose (GP) destroyers, carries significant more missiles and is regularly equipped with land-attack munitions. | ||
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Revision as of 14:33, 9 February 2023
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
Submarine fleet
Submarines
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Note | |
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Attack submarines - 12 | |||||
Barracuda-class | Nuclear-powered guided missile submarines | Barracuda (S400) Sharpfin (S401) Sennet (S402) |
Barracuda-class submarines carry up to 112 land-attack or sea-attack cruise missiles, and are not armed with nuclear weapons. | ||
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) |
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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 | |
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Aircraft carriers- 2 | |||||
Sistine-class | CATOBAR aircraft carrier | Sistine (R10) Kohina (R11) Marin Bay (R12) Kohaku (R13) Baymark (R14) |
Landing ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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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 |
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AV340 Landing Craft Utility | Landing Craft Mechanized | 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 |
Being replaced by AV20. |
Destroyers
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Guided missile destroyer- 9 | |||||
Helena-class | Guided missile destroyer | Helena (D38) Kalua (D39) Smith Island (D40) Taikorea (D41) Ohawe (D42) Alexandria (D43) Mahine (D44) Redbird (D45) |
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 | |
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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) Baymark (F138) Apia (F139) |
Multipurpose frigates |
Mine countermeasure vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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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 | |
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Patrol vessels - 12 | |||||
Defiant-class | Patrol boat | Defiant (P1500) Diligent (P1501) Decisive (P1502) Deferent (P1503) Dependable (P1504) Determined (P1505) Devoted (P1506) |
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Resolute-class | Offshore Patrol vessel | Resolute (P1507) Reverent (P1508) Resolvent (P1509) Rancorous (P1510) Resplendent (P1511) |
Replenishment ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Replenishment vessels - 5 | |||||
Magnanimous-class | Replenishment oiler | Magnanimous (A241) Magnificent (A242) Merciful (A243) |
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August-class | Replenishment oiler | August (A239) Advantageous (A240) |
Miscellaneous ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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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. |
Munitions
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Photo | Version | Notes |
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F6M2 Wasp | Meridon | Multirole fighter | F6M2 F6M4 |
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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 |
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S2M Herald | Meridon | Airborne early warning and control | S2M2 S2M4 |
Airframes being upgraded to S2M3 standard. |
Electronics Warfare
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Photo | Version | Notes |
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E6M3 Backwave | Meridon | Electronics warfare aircraft | E6M2 | Electronics warfare variant of the F6M2. |
Transport
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Photo | Version | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |