Naval Force (Solevant)

Naval Force
Active	9 August 1821 – present
Country	Solevant
Allegiance	Solevant
Size	20,000 personnel 5,000 reserve personnel
Part of	Solevanti Defense Forces
Commanders
President	Timothée Clérico
Councillor-General of Defense	Cédric Delaunay
Head of the Defense Forces	Air Marshal Dylan Vaillancourt
Head of the Naval Force	Admiral Amaury Brunelle

Naval Force (Merovingian: Force marine) is the naval warfare and maritime security branch of the Solevanti Defense Forces.

Ships and equipment

Current ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
NMS Venator		Light Cruiser	NMS Venator	12,000 tonnes	Equipped with 16 AShM, CIWS and SHORAD defenses. Began decommissioning process in 2023, expected to be finished by 2024. The Venator was the last gun cruiser in service in any nation.
San Giorgio-class		Amphibious Transport Dock	A302 Acclamator	8,800 tonnes	Built by Gothia in the 2010s.
Aquitaine-class		Guided Missile Destroyer	D500 Rouge D501 Jaune	6,000 tonnes	Air defense variant of the FREMM frigate. 4x8 SYLER A-50 cells with 12x2 VIPERA Twin cells for self-defense. Single 75mm deck gun.
Type 23-class		Anti-Submarine Destroyer	D401 Aigle D402 Balbuzard D403 Héron	4,900 tonnes	Purchased second-hand from Anglia in the early 2000s. Both the Type 22 and Type 23s will be replaced by the Sieuxerrian FTI frigates starting in 2027.
Type 22-class		Anti-Submarine Destroyer	D307 Cormoran D309 Martin-pêcheur	4,900 tonnes	Additional second-hand ships purchased with the Type 23s. Underwent extensive modernization in the late 2000s.
Sylvain Crozier-class		Fast Attack Ship	P100 Sylvain Crozier P101 Maxime De Guignes P102 Franck Quint P103 Gustave Boulle	610 tonnes	Purchased and delivered between 1978-19780.
Sauro-class		Attack Submarine	S800 Manteau S801 Dague S802 Subterfuge S803 Saboteur S804 Rusé S805 Dérivation	1,800 tonnes	First 4 ships built in Sylva, the last two produced in Solevant. Upgraded in 2010 to 2016.

Aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity	Comment
Special Mission
Lockheed P-3 Orion		Hallia	Maritime patrol		9
Rotor-Wing
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite		Hallia	Anti-submarine		20	Less than half of the total number is deployed at any time.
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey		Hallia	Transport and utility		16