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|''Hemana'' (L16)<br>''Saipele'' (L17)<br>''Waimana'' (L18)<br>''Matsuura'' (L19) | |''Hemana'' (L16)<br>''Saipele'' (L17)<br>''Waimana'' (L18)<br>''Matsuura'' (L19) | ||
|5th ship was nearly mothballed, but was converted to unarmed hospital ship ''Grace''. | |5th ship was nearly mothballed, but was converted to unarmed hospital ship ''Grace''. | ||
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|{{wp|San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock|''TBD''-class}} | |||
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|''TBD'' (L##)<br>''TBD'' (L##)<br>''TBD'' (L##)<br>''TBD'' (L##) | |||
|TBD | |||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | '''Landing craft - 18''' | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | '''Landing craft - 18''' |
Revision as of 16:32, 17 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
Submarine fleet
Submarines
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Note | |
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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) |
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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- 5 | |||||
Sistine-class | CATOBAR aircraft carrier | Sistine (R10) Kohina (R11) Kohaku (R12) Marin Bay (R13) Baymark (R14) |
Landing ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Amphibious Assault Ships - 8 | |||||
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. | ||
TBD-class | Landing platform dock | TBD (L##) TBD (L##) TBD (L##) TBD (L##) |
TBD | ||
Landing craft - 18 | |||||
AV20 Landing Craft Combatant | Roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft | LC01 LC02 LC03 LC04 LC05 LC06 LC07 LC08 LC09 LC10 LC11 LC12 LC13 LC14 LC15 LC16 LC17 LC18 |
Destroyers
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Note | |
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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 | |
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Frigates - 18 | |||||
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 | |
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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 - 23 | |||||
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) |
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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 | |
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Replenishment vessels - 7 | |||||
Magnanimous-class | Replenishment oiler | Magnanimous (A241) Magnificent (A242) Merciful (A243) Masterful (A244) Meticulous (A245) Majestic (A246) |
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August-class | Replenishment oiler | August (A239) Advantageous (A240) |
Being replaced by Magnanimous-class. |
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. |