Royal Navy of Vozh
Royal Navy of Vozh Hroljestve Flot Vozha | |
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Active | 19 November 1917 – present |
Country | Vozh |
Type | Navy |
Role | Naval warfare and operations |
Size | 264,925 active personnel 872,128 reserve personnel 426 ships 421 aircraft |
Part of | Vozhsk Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Hroljehrad |
Motto(s) | "Ze Boh i Chyeste Smrt" "For God and a Glorious Death" |
March | [Mariner's March] |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | [Elisaveta II of the Vozhski |
High Admiral | Grand Admiral Pavel Zhukov |
Insignia | |
Ensign |
The Royal Navy of Vozh are the primary maritime armed force of the United Kingdoms of Vozh, responsible for protecting her coastline, territorial waters, and interests abroad. During peace-time, she is divided into patrolling squadrons in order to maintain readiness and to act as her primary maritime border patrol. Royal Patrol Squadrons are the forward detachments of larger Fleets.
History
Structure
The navy is divided into five services - the Surface Fleet, Submarine Fleet, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard, and Naval Infantry. The Royal Navy also include multiple support elements both at sea and ashore. The Naval Infantry, while not itself considered 'special forces', is considered to be superior line infantry, given its all-volunteer nature and specialist nature. Furthermore, the special forces "Maritime Infiltration and Distruption Battalions" is assigned to their command, carrying out counter-insurgency, counter-piracy, and commando-type missions in support of the Fleet.
The Royal Navy receives high spending priority, since it is vital to Vozh's defense as an island nation.
Equipment
Ships
As of 2090 Vozh is known to possess:
5 helicopter carriers
7 Battlecruisers
16 'light' cruisers
22 destroyers
20 frigates
79 corvettes
24 LST
35 landing craft
10 special purpose ships
91 patrol boats
41 MCMV
3 special purpose submarines
63 submarines