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Royal Navy
Active1624 - Present
CountryKingdom of Apilonia)
TypeNavy
RoleMaritime Warfare
Size462,700 Regular, 55,300 Reserve, 25,620 Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Part ofHis Majesty's Forces
Commanders
First Sea LordAdmiral 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.


History

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
    • R13, HMS King William, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • R14, HMS Prince of Cascadia, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • R15, HMS Ark Royal, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • 1st Destroyer Squadron
    • 1st Frigate Squadron
  • HM Naval Base Esquimalt, Duchy of Alberta
    • 1st Cruiser Squadron
    • 2nd Cruiser Squadron
  • HM Naval Station Everett, Duchy of Washington
    • 2nd Destroyer Squadron
    • 2nd Frigate Squadron
    • 3rd Frigate Squadron

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
    • HMS Illustrious, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • HMS Audacious, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • HMS Hermes, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • 3rd Destroyer Squadron
    • 4th Frigate Squadron
  • HM Naval Air Station Alameda
    • HMS Victorious, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • HMS Majestic, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • HMS Implacable, King William-Class Aircraft Carrier
    • 4th Destroyer Squadron
    • 5th Frigate Squadron
  • HM Naval Base San Diego
    • B25, HMS Warspite, Warspite-Class Battleship
    • B26, HMS Thunderchild, Warspite-Class Battleship
    • B27, HMS Vanguard, Warspite-Class Battleship
    • B28, HMS Thunderer, Warspite-Class Battleship
    • 1st Amphibious Squadron
    • 2nd Amphibious Squadron
    • 6th Frigate Squadron
    • 7th Frigate Squadron

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
    • 3rd Cruiser Squadron
    • 5th Destroyer Squadron
    • 8th Frigate Squadron

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
    • 6th Destroyer Squadron
    • 9th Frigate Squadron

Fleet Operations Command

Home Fleet

The Home Fleet is a major operational command of the Royal Navy, responsible for providing an Apilonian naval presence in great waters that are immediately adjacent to the territorial waters of the Kingdom (which are themselves under the jurisdiction of Naval Home Command, thereby providing a top-level strategic naval capability. As such, the Home Fleet’s primary area of operations is in the Pacific Ocean, where the Royal Navy’s operational doctrine calls for strategic dominance, and to a lesser extent the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Oceans. As a result of these two geographically separate areas of operations, the Home Fleet is split into a Pacific Division and an Atlantic Division. Although it is the Home Fleet’s primary responsibility to ensure strategic dominance over the Pacific (and the Atlantic, alongside allies), it also serves as the de facto strategic reserve for the rest of the Royal Navy’s global operations, given that it is the single largest collection of Apilonian warships, and it is not unusual for ships from the Home Fleet to be temporarily deployed globally in support of defence missions.

The Home Fleet is led by the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, typically a full Admiral who is by virtue of this position the most senior flag officer to hold an operational command. The Home Fleet has its headquarters at HM Dockyard Kitsap, in the Duchy of Washington.

Pacific Division

The Pacific Division is a major command of the Royal Navy, and a key component of Apilonian naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean, and a subordinate command of the Home Fleet. The Pacific Division is responsible for over fifty million square miles of the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean, with a capability to deploy forces further west as required. As such, the Pacific Division is responsible for a vast span of ocean from both a strategic, that is ensuring naval dominance against a concerted attack, and a tactical, that is actively protecting Apilonian merchant shipping and other interests from specific attacks, perspective. At any given time, the Pacific Division will command one of the three available carrier battle groups, as well as assorted cruisers and destroyers as well as frigates, patrol vessels, and other minor war vessels, submarines, and auxiliaries, with all but the carrier battle group having a scalable establishment. The Pacific Division is split into two subordinate seagoing commands, which are responsible for a geo-graphic sub-division and all vessels operating within it; Flag Officer North Pacific, and Flag Officer South Pacific, both of whom hold the rank of Rear Admiral. The Commander, Pacific Division, typically holds the rank of Vice Admiral and has a shore headquarters at HM Naval Station Monterey, in the Duchy of California and has the following subordinate commands:

  • Pacific Carrier Group
    • Aircraft Carrier HMS King William
    • Cruiser HMS Reprisal
    • Destroyer HMS Vigilant
    • Destroyer HMS Valiant
    • Frigate HMS Los Angeles
    • Frigate HMS Houston
    • Frigate HMS Phoenix
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Flag Officer, North Pacific & Flag Officer, South Pacific
    • Cruiser HMS Relentless
    • Destroyer HMS Crusader
    • Destroyer HMS Cygnet
    • Frigate HMS Scottsdale
    • Frigate HMS Reno
    • Frigate HMS Boise
    • Frigate HMS Spokane
    • Patrol Frigate HMS Chatham (Covered by Type-23)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS Georgetown (Covered by Type-23)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC

Atlantic Division

The Atlantic Division is a major command of the Royal Navy, and a key component of maintaining Apilonian maritime security interests in the Atlantic Ocean, albeit working closely with allied nations, most notably with the Empire of Layarteb, in contrast to the Pacific Division which is required to maintain strategic dominance independently. The Atlantic Division is responsible for over seven million square miles of the Atlantic Ocean, from the North Pole to the Antarctic, however it generally has a far smaller establishment due to the fact that the Admiralty has long accepted Layartebian naval dominance in the Atlantic as a strategic reality, and given that the Empire of Layarteb is a close ally of the Kingdom, there is little need to contest this dominance. As a result, although the Atlantic Division will command one of three carrier battle groups, as well as a small number of assorted cruisers and destroyers, as well as frigates, patrol vessels, and other minor war vessels, submarines, and auxiliaries, these are generally in far smaller numbers than those in the Pacific Division as many of their number are operationally re-deployed. The Atlantic Division is split into two subordinate seagoing commands, which are responsible for a geo-graphic sub-division and all vessels operating within it; Flag Officer North Atlantic, and Flag Officer South Atlantic, both of whom hold the rank of Rear Admiral. The Commander, Pacific Division, typically holds the rank of Vice Admiral and has a shore headquarters at HM Naval Station New Orleans, in the Duchy of New France.

  • Atlantic Carrier Group
    • Aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal
    • Cruiser HMS Indomitable
    • Destroyer HMS Vixen
    • Destroyer HMS Valentine
    • Frigate HMS San Antonio
    • Frigate HMS San Diego
    • Frigate HMS Dallas
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Flag Officer, North Pacific & South Pacific
    • Cruiser HMS Tiger
    • Destroyer HMS Daring
    • Destroyer HMS Duncan
    • Frigate HMS Baton Rouge (removed from Type-26 onwards)
    • Frigate HMS Tacoma
    • Frigate HMS Des Moines
    • Frigate HMS Santa Clarita
    • Patrol Frigate HMS Valetta (Covered by Type-23)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS Birgu (Covered by Type-23)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
    • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC

Strike Force

The Strike Force is a major command of the Royal Navy, responsible for providing a wide range of maritime operations for Naval and Defence Commanders in the event of a major crisis overseas. Unlike the Home Fleet, and the various Fleet Stations, which are responsible for a specific geographic theatre, the Strike Force is responsible for providing operational options all over the world, particularly in areas outside the scope of a geographic command. It is therefore not surprising that the Commander, Strike Force (COMSTRIKE) is a highly sought-after post within the Royal Navy. At any given time, the Strike Force maintains a Carrier Strike Group, a Surface Action Group, and a Amphibious Task Group, which are responsible, together and independently, for providing operational strike capability at the direction of the Admiralty. All units within the Strike Force are kept at very-high readiness (capable of getting underway in less than seventy-two hours), whilst many are underway on contingency or presence operations which are the primary operational use of the Strike Force outside of a crisis situation.

The Strike Force is led by the Commander, Strike Force, typically a Vice Admiral who is the senior seagoing commander within the Royal Navy, with a headquarters at HM Naval Station Alcatraz, alongside Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), in the Duchy of California.

Carrier Strike Group

The Carrier Strike Group is a major seagoing command of the Royal Navy and is the primary formation responsible for providing Carrier Strike capabilities all over the world. Although the Admiralty aims to have three King William-Class aircraft carriers operationally available at any given time, two of those are assigned to the Home Fleet (one in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic) and are largely concerned with a strategic role opposing hostile carrier groups, leaving only one available for Contingency Operations. As such, the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a high-tempo command, typically with longer deployments and fewer shore visits than other commands, as it is largely used as the Admiralty’s trouble-shooter. Although not geographically assigned to the theatre, a purely pragmatic consideration results in the Carrier Strike Group typically conducting contingency or presence patrols in the Indian Ocean when not otherwise required.

The Strike Group is led by the Commander, Carrier Strike Group, typically a Rear Admiral. As of 2020, the Carrier Strike Group consists of:

  • Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Cascadia
  • Cruiser HMS Indefatigable
  • Destroyer HMS Wager
  • Destroyer HMS Wakeful
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC

Surface Action Group

The Surface Action Group is a major seagoing command of the Royal Navy and is responsible for providing a small, but powerful and cohesive strike force capable of both engaging enemy surface forces or launching strikes against targets ashore. The Surface Action Group is centred a Warspite-Class fast battleship, supported by an escort group consisting of a cruiser, destroyers and frigates; of which at least one (of four) is available at any given time. The Surface Action Group is a high-tempo command, however the aging battleships do cause some maintenance issues which is the main reason why only one of four is operationally deployed, with one in reserve in case issues take the operational battleship out of service, with two in refit or major maintenance. Although not geographically assigned to the theatre, a purely pragmatic consideration results in the Surface Action Group typically conducting contingency or presence patrols in the Mediterranean Sea when not otherwise required, due to the presence of Apilonian air bases on Malta and in the Archduchy of Austria.

The Surface Action Group is led by the Commander, Surface Action Group, typically a Rear Admiral. As of 2020, the Surface Action Group consists of:

  • Battleship HMS Thunderchild
  • Cruiser HMS TBC
  • Destroyer HMS Beagle
  • Destroyer HMS Blanche
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC

Amphibious Task Group

The Amphibious Task Group is a major seagoing command of the Royal Navy and is responsible for providing the bulk of Apilonia’s amphibious assault capability. The Amphibious Task Group is responsible for providing the Royal Navy with the bulk of its amphibious capability; capable of deploying an entire Commando Brigade from one Pacific-Class landing helicopter dock and three San Antonio-Class landing platform docks. Although the Amphibious Task Group is intended to be used as one cohesive unit, to put a brigade ashore to secure ports of entry for follow-on forces, individual ships from the Task Group can be detached as required. The Amphibious Task Group is led by the Commander, Amphibious Task Group, typically a Rear Admiral. As of 2020, the Amphibious Task Group consist of:

  • Landing Helicopter Assault HMS Pacific
  • Landing Platform Dock HMS Caribbean
  • Landing Platform Dock HMS Bering Sea
  • Landing Platform Dock HMS Arabian Sea
  • Destroyer HMS Comet
  • Destroyer HMS Crusader
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC
  • Frigate HMS TBC

Mediterranean Station

The Mediterranean Station is a major command and fleet station of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the command of all Apilonian naval activity in the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, the Mediterranean Station is responsible for both the direct maritime security of the Crown Colony of Malta, and more recently the Archduchy of Austria, as well as for protecting Apilonian and allied merchant shipping passing through the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Station is also responsible for liaising with neutral and friendly partners in the region with regard to the overall maritime secure posture of the region. The Commander, Mediterranean Station, is typically a Vice Admiral, with a headquarters at HMS St. Angelo on the Crown Colony of Malta.

Currently, those ships are

  • Cruiser HMS Lion
  • Destroyer HMS Defender
  • Frigate HMS Grand Rapids (removed from Type-26 onwards)
  • Frigate HMS Salt Lake City
  • Patrol Frigate HMS Mdina (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS Manama (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS Riffa (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS Doha (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC

East Indies Station

The East Indies Station is a major command and fleet station of the Royal Navy, and is responsible for the command of all Apilonian naval activity in the Indian Ocean and associated seas. As a result, the East Indies Station is responsible for both the maritime security of the Crown Colony of Bahrain and Qatar, and the Duchy of East Africa, but also for protecting the Apilonian and friendly merchant shopping passing through the Indian Ocean. The East Indies Station is also responsible for liaising with neutral and friendly partners in the region with regard to the overall maritime secure posture of the region. The Commander, East Indies Station, is typically a Vice Admiral, with a headquarters at HMS Jufair on the Crown Colony of Bahrain.

Currently, those ships are

  • Cruiser HMS Tiger
  • Destroyer HMS Diamond
  • Frigate HMS Glendale
  • Frigate HMS Huntington Beach (removed from Type-26 onwards)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS Al Khor (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Covered by Type-23)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Frigate HMS TBC (Future)
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Patrol Vessel HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
  • Fleet Submarine HMS TBC
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