Modern equipment of the Meridonian Navy

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The ensign of the Meridonian Navy

This is a list of ships in active service with the Meridonian Navy. The Meridonian Navy as of 2022 operates a total of 366 pennanted vessels, including 11 aircraft carriers, 21 amphibious ships, 13 cruisers, 50 destroyers, 38 frigates, and 70 submarines.

Major Surface Vessels

Submarine fleet

Submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Note
Ballistic missile submarines - 10
Vigil-class HMS VIGILANT MOD 45137620.jpg Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines Vigil (S106)
Sentinel (S107)
Vanguard (S108)
Custode (S109)
Watchtower (S110)
Sentry (S111)
Guardian (S112)
Arclight (S113)
Brightflame (S114)
Torchlight (S115)
Variant of the Barracuda-class submarine designed to carry and employ nuclear ballistic missiles instead of land attack munitions.
Guided missile submarines - 5
Barracuda-class HMS Vigilant MOD 45157568.jpg Nuclear-powered guided missile submarines Barracuda (S400)
Sharpfin (S401)
Sennet (S402)
Blackfin (S403)
Seapike (S404)
Barracuda-class submarines carry up to 112 land-attack or sea-attack cruise missiles, and are not armed with nuclear weapons.
Attack submarines - 55
Moray-class submarine Moray.png 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)
Muraena (S316)
Tigerray (S317)
Zebraray (S318)
Whitemouth (S319)
Snowray (S320)
Ribbonray (S321)
Bandray (S322)
Reefray (S323)
Viper (S324)
Tigereel (S325)
Whitespeck (S326)
Leopard (S327)
Brownray (S328)
Drabray (S329)
Caneray (S330)
Orca-class HMAS Rankin 2006.jpg Diesel-electric attack submarine Orca (S200)
Beluga (S201)
Bowhead (S202)
Baleen (S203)
Spadetooth (S204)
Minke (S205)
Omura (S206)
Sei (S207)
Bryde (S208)
Rightwhale (S209)
Mako-class submarine Mako1view.png Diesel-electric attack submarine Mako (S210)
Thresher (S211)
Hammerhead (S212)
Sandtiger (S213)
Porbeagle (S214)
Thornback (S215)
Blacktip (S216)
Sawtail (S217)
Nurse (S218)
Dogfish (S219)
Hammerfin (S220)
Lantern (S221)
Bull (S222)
Wraith (S223)
Ghostfin (S224)
To replace Orca-class.

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Aircraft carriers- 11
Sistine-class Sistine-class.png Fleet carrier Sistine (R10)
Kohina (R11)
Kohaku (R12)
Marin Bay (R13)
Baymark (R14)
Cordelia (R15)
Kaharoa (R16)
Marina (R17)
Enterprise (R18)
Saratosa (R19)
Howland (R20)

Landing ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Amphibious Assault Ships - 21
Maratea-class Maratea starboard.png Amphibious helicopter dock Maratea (L23)
Aranui (L24)
Tullamarina (L25)
Otahu (L26)
Mahawe (L27)
Setsuna (L28)
Masahi (L29)
Capabilities to host fixed-wing STOVL aircraft were cut from ship.
Argos-class USS San Antonio (LPD-17) deploy.jpg Amphibious command dock Argos (L30)
Majeure (L31)
Malin (L32)
Bremaire (L33)
Palatine (L34)
Ardonne (L35)
Shianne (L36)
TBD
Hemana-class UK task group links up with Italian carrier in last act of autumn deployment MOD 45167525.jpg Amphibious sustainment dock Hemana (L16)
Saipele (L17)
Waimana (L18)
Matsuura (L19)
Kunikida (L20)
Matsuura (L21)
Watanabe (L22)
8th ship was nearly mothballed, but was converted to unarmed hospital ship Grace.

Cruisers

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Guided missile cruisers- 13
Rourke-class Rourke-class.png Guided missile cruiser Rourke (C35)
Grismont (C36)
Ross (C37)
Whitecrane (C38)
Cimapat (C39)
Pinecrest (C40)
Tokai (C41)
Velane (C42)
Chevale (C43)
Symboli (C44)
Maiano (C45)
Chester (C46)
Satono (C47)

Destroyers

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Guided missile destroyer- 50
Helena-class Helenaclass.png Air warfare destroyer Helena (D48)
Kalua (D49)
Smith Island (D50)
Taikorea (D51)
Ohawe (D52)
Alexandria (D53)
Mahine (D54)
Redbird (D55)
Vaiala (D56)
Amber Coast (D57)
Tapperoa (D58)
Fort Maris (D59)
Vestia (D60)
Matona (D61)
Cape Sauve (D62)
Caster Ridge (D63)
Alanstown (D64)
Misanui (D65)
Yatima (D66)
Makohine (D67)
St Regent (D68)
Mantay (D69)
Ernest (D70)
Wade (D71)
Nomaine (D72)
Capua (D73)
Hoshine (D74)
Annecape (D75)
Vintany (D76)
Catuya (D77)
Roslin (D78)
Cinta (D79)
Also known as air warfare (AW) destroyers, capable of but does not usually carry land-attack munitions.
Otapara-class Otaparaclass.png General purpose destroyer Otapara (D30)
Kaimai (D31)
Kaihaku (D32)
Ohikati (D33)
Rotoma (D34)
Whitikau (D35)
Pipiroa (D36)
Anamaru (D37)
Sagone (D38)
Sonoda (D39)
Mavia (D40)
Salua (D41)
Maaki (D42)
Haney (D43)
Auala (D44)
Yuuki (D45)
Siagata (D46)
Matarei (D47)
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
Frigates - 22
Taga-class HMAS Perth (FFH 157) near Garden Island Naval Base.jpg Frigate 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)
Cape Fuego (F147)
Korora (F148)
Hauoli (F149)
Valoria (F150)
Havensworth (F151)
Marianos (F152)
Malolo (F153)
Vento (F154)
Tempesta (F155)
Sirena (F156)
Papatuanaku (F157)
Multipurpose frigates, though primarily designed for patrol and anti-submarine operations. Planned to be retired starting sometime in 2023.
Bell-class Bell-class.png Frigate Bell (F158)
Flint (F159)
Arpeak (F160)
Barton (F161)
Isola (F162)
Esperance (F163)
Cielo (F164)
Diana (F165)
Sabine (F166)
Chapleton (F167)
Replacing the Taga-class.

Patrol and auxiliary vessels

Patrol and non-major combatants

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Patrol vessels - 23
Serenity-class Serenity class cutter.png Cutter Serenity (P103)
Seraphic (P104)
Stalwart (P105)
Swiftsure (P106)
Sprightly (P107)
Serendipity (P108)
Stout (P109)
Sublime (P110)
Stratos (P111)
Sagacity (P112)
Marquesan-purchased vessels expected to enter service in Q4 2024.
Defiant-class HMAS Broome (ACPB 90).jpg 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)
Resolute-class RAN-IFR 2013 D2 140.JPG Offshore Patrol vessel Resolute (P1514)
Reverent (P1515)
Resolvent (P1516)
Rancorous (P1517)
Resplendent (P1518)
Radiant (P1519)
Reliable (P1520)
Robust (P1521)
Rigorous (P1522)
Rugged (P1523)

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Mine countermeasure vessels - 6
Haukea-class HMAS Gascoyne (M 85).jpg Minesweeper Haukea (M12)
Auina (M13)
Burns (M14)
Rachels (M15)
Tahuta (M16)
Kama (M17)

Auxiliaries

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Replenishment vessels - 19
Magnanimous-class RFA Tiderace arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit in August 2017.jpg Replenishment oiler Magnanimous (A241)
Magnificent (A242)
Merciful (A243)
Masterful (A244)
Meticulous (A245)
Majestic (A246)
Monument (A247)
Munificent (A248)
Mythic (A249)
Muse (A250)
Melodious (A251)
Manifest (A252)
Motivation (A253)
Mirthful (A254)
Miraculous (A255)
Modest (A256)
Maverick (A257)
Amicable-class Wave Knight replenishment tanker.jpg Replenishment oiler August (A239)
Advantageous (A240)
Being replaced by Magnanimous-class.

Cargo carriers

Picture Type Ships Note
Roll-on/roll-off ships- 45
USNS WATSON (T-AKR 310).jpg Roll-on/roll-off cargo ships Southern Star (A2300)
Coral Voyager (A2301)
Ocean Pioneer (A2302)
Pacific Horizon (A2303)
Desert Mariner (A2304)
Outback Carrier (A2305)
Reef Explorer (A2306)
Bush Navigator (A2307)
Coastal Trader (A2308)
Island Drifter (A2309)
Eucalyptus Runner (A2310)
Kangaroo Freighter (A2311)
Sundown Transporter (A2312)
Bushland Cruiser (A2313)
Wave Rider (A2314)
Sea Nomad (A2315)
Kaluan Seeker (A2316)
Granite Transport (A2317)
Alpha Seeker (A2318)
Wild Roamer (A2319)
Blue Horizon (A2320)
River Echo (A2321)
Desert Hauler (A2322)
Coral Carrier (A2323)
Bush Pilot (A2324)
Wave Surfer (A2325)
Ocean Wind (A2326)
Reef Hunter (A2327)
Gulf Stream (A2328)
Southern Cross (A2329)
Outback Venture (A2330)
Coastal Runner (A2331)
Bay Explorer (A2332)
Marinan Drifter (A2333)
Inland Navigator (A2334)
Granite Voyager (A2335)
Wave Chaser (A2336)
Coral Tide (A2337)
Reef Voyager (A2338)
Sun Tracker (A2339)
Outback Hauler (A2340)
Island Pioneer (A2341)
Sea Pathfinder (A2342)
Coastal Trader (A2343)
Coastal Nomad (A2344)
RO/RO ships exist to various commercial standards, thus no formal 'classes' have been adopted for vessels active with this designation.
Dry carriers- 16
USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (080505-N-1424C-713).jpg dry cargo ship Figwood (A2200)
Pinewood (A2201)
Oakwood (A2202)
Waratahwood (A2203)
Bottlebrushwood (A2204)
Banksiawood (A2205)
Bunyawood (A2206)
Kurrajongwood (A2207)
Ashwood (A2208)
Cedarwood (A2209)
Tallowwood (A2210)
Eucalyptuswood (A2211)
Acaciawood (A2212)
Grevilleawood (A2213)
Casuarinawood (A2214)
Gumwood (A2215)
Flamewood (A2216)
Dry carriers exist to various commercial standards, thus no formal 'classes' have been adopted for vessels active with this designation.

Petroleum transfer ships

Picture Type Ships Note
Petroleum transfer ships - 1
MV VADM K. R. Wheeler (T-AG-5001).jpg Petroleum transfer ships White Shell (A2103) Conducts transfer of petroleum products between fleet refuelers and shore stations, and vice versa.

Instrumentation and surveilliance

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Range surveillance - 1
Tantria-class Howard O. Lorenzen on the Columbia River (140516-Z-PL933-055).jpg Range surveillance and instrumentation ship Tantria (A4102) 10,000 ton vessel with extremely large, powerful AESA radar suites for missile tracking, primarily for ICBM tests.
Oceanographic surveillance - 4
Ampere-class USNS Impeccable T-AGOS-23 port forward view.jpg Oceanic surveillance ship Ampere (A513)
Banua (A514)
Monowai (A515)
Muirfield (A516)
Class of 4 5,500t catamaran vessels designed to support acoustical data gathering and antisubmarine warfare operations.
Hydrographic survey - 4
Treespire-class USNS Maury (T-AGS-66) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk on 2 November (2017171102-N-OH262-867).JPG Hydrographic survey ship Treespire (A504)
Blackvent (A505)
Logatchev (A506)
Eifuku (A507)
Old, 4,500t survey vessels. In the modern day these vessels are heavily supplemented in their missions by the Resolute class OPVs.

Submarine and special warfare support

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Submarine tender - 3
Bobtail-class USS Frank Cable (AS-40) at Hong Kong, with USS La Jolla (SSN-701) and USS Honolulu (SSN-718), 7 October 2010 (061007-N-3228J-002).jpg Submarine tender Bobtail (A620)
Armhook (A621)
Bushclub (A622)
25,000 ton submarine tenders capable of servicing up to four submarines at one time, including reloads of both VLS and torpedo tubes.
Submarine rescue - 2
Nina-class JS Chiyoda and JS Chiyaha at Kobe, -19 Dec. 2004 a.jpg Submarine rescue ship Nina (A613)
Momoka (A614)
Mostly deprecated by the prevalence of air-transportable DSRVs, these exist primarily as tenders and diver support vehicles. 5,000-9,000 tons.
Special warfare support - 3
Patu-class MV HOS Arrowhead (7985805997).jpg Submarine and special warfare support ship Patu (A630)
Kotiate (A631) )
Wahaiki (A632)
1,000t, Provides specialized, selective logistical support activities to fleet submarine and special warfare combatants.

Maintenance, salvage, and repair

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Silo maintenance ship - 3
Fortley-class Fortleyclass.png Silo maintenance ship Fortley (A341)
Marion (A342)
Hagre (A343)
The Fortley-class silo maintenance ships are designed to provide for the servicing, maintenance, access, replenishment, and routine sustainment functions of the seven intercontinental ballistic missile silo fields in waters around Meridon.
Cableship - 6
Anchorage-class Cable Ship - Global Sentinel - Tyco Telecom.jpg Cableship Anchorage (A239)
Ausborne (A332)
Andria (A333)
Ryuno (A334)
Huan (A335)
Louis (A336)
15,000 ton cablelayers servicing both military and civil cablelines as well as conduct certain hydrographic, bathymetric and acoustic research missions. Ships are normally operated by civilian crews, with Navy augments for sensitive missions.
Fleet tow and salvage ships - 10
Crab-class Graphic representation of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship.jpg Fleet tow and salvage ship Spongecrab (A1010)
Sandcrab (A1011)
Spannercrab (A1012)
Mantiscrab (A1013)
Horseshoecrab (A1014)
Ghostcrab (A1015)
Pebblecrab (A1016)
Pursecrab (A1017)
Kingcrab (A1018)
Mudcrab (A1019)
5,000 ton multi-mission salvage and tug vessels.

Hospital ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Hospital ships - 6
Mercy RFA Mounts Bay, a Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)), leaving Portsmouth Dockyard MOD 45145830.jpg Fleet hospital ship Mercy (A101) Converted Hemana- class dock landing ship that has been disarmed and converted to conduct humanitarian duties. To be retired in favor of Tranquility-class.
Tranquility-class hospital ship MV Aurora 2015-08-24 - Side.JPG Fleet hospital ship Tranquility (H102)
Serenity (H103)
Converted cruise ships set to replace the Mercy in surge hospital roles.
Kawakawa-class Kawakawa.png Combat hospital ship Kawakawa (H197)
Rongoa (H198)
Kaiwhakaora (H199)
Variant of the Dalwood-class designed to support closer-to-shore and more high-intensity urgent care operations.

Landing support vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Amphibious logistics connector - 22
Dalwood-class Dalwood.png Amphibious logistics connector Dalwood (E101)
Toko (E102)
Sturt (E103)
Dajarra (E104)
Kanpa (E105)
Mantamaru (E106)
Leinster (E107)
Murchison (E108)
Perenjori (E109)
Coburn (E110)
Tauste (E111)
Lanaja (E112)
Graus (E113)
Quinto (E114)
Alcains (E115)
Estepa (E116)
Solheira (E117)
Cano (E118)
Amaro (E119)
Ervideira (E120)
La Nava (E121)
Rubias (E122)
Designed to execute high-speed and medium volume cargo transport at ranges 1,500 nmi and less in all-intensity combat environments, delivering cargo to prepared and semiprepared locations on shore. It is designed for green/blue-water operations, and to operate across a wide variety of sea states.
Semisubmersible transporter - 3
Taksin-class USNS John Glenn (T-MLP-2) underway in January 2014.jpg Semisubmersible transporter Taksin (A401)
Embrant (A402)
Canderly (A403)
Platforms built off the same vessel as the Ronkonkoma-class, lacking the prepared flight facilities and certain defensive armaments. Serve to facilitate ship-to-shore operations in low-intensity environments as a ‘seabasing’ concept.
Amphibious mobile base - 3
Ronkonkoma-class USNS Lewis B. Puller departs Naval Station Norfolk. (35725832041).jpg Amphibious mobile bace Ronkonkoma (B1)
White Plains (B2)
Albany (B3)
The Ronkonkoma-class has two primary roles- serving as a logistical ‘midway’ point between further at-sea amphibious warfare vessels and forces operating on land; and serving as a command vessel for larger amphibious task forces. These vessels are primarily oriented for the low-end to mid-end fight and are intended as ‘enablers’ for the high-end fight, requiring assets in place to protect it or the mitigation of threats to it. It is built from a modified commercial standpoint and fitted with a variety of self-defense weapons.

Munitions

Aircraft

Fighter aircraft

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
F6M2 Wasp  Meridon Multirole fighter FA-18F Super Hornet Brisbane Festival 2019 Practice Run - AndrewMercer - DSC00174.jpg F6M2
F6M4
F5M Lynx  Meridon Multirole fighter ST21.png 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.
Gruening F7M Wedgetail  Meridon Multirole stealth fighter Wedgetail2.png F7M C
Gruening F9M Osprey  Meridon Multirole stealth fighter F9m2.png F9M C

AWACS

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
S2M Siren  Meridon Airborne early warning and control CSSA AEWC 1.png S2M2
S2M4
Dedicated AEWC variant of the C2M Triton. Airframes being upgraded to S2M3 standard.

Electronics Warfare

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
E6M3 Backwave  Meridon Electronics warfare aircraft Australian EA-18G at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in 2017.jpg E6M2 Electronics warfare variant of the F6M2.

Transport

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
C2M Triton  Meridon Multirole carrier support aircraft CSSA 1.png C2M2 Modular, multirole carrier support aircraft.
C11M Adjutant  Meridon Special purpose tiltrotor
Carrier onboard delivery
CV-22 Osprey flies over the Emerald Coast.JPG C11M2
C11M3
C11M2 under Navy ownership operate as part of the Joint Special Forces Air Group. C11M3s are in process of replacing the C2M.
C13M Pegasus  Meridon Multipurpose transport A400m flaps down.jpg C13M
C8M4 Pecheron  Meridon Multipurpose transport KC-130J Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.jpg C8M4 D Being replaced by the C13M.
C20M Manatee  Japan Amphibious boat ShinMaywa US-2 at Atsugi.jpg C20M
C20M2
C20M utilized for aerial firefighting, maritime patrol, search and rescue and cargo delivery missions. C20M2 variant is optimized for special forces utilization.
V7M Constellation  Meridon VIP Transport Dassault Falcon 8X, Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE8596).jpg V7M
V10M Swanbird  Meridon VIP Transport Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A330-200MRTT A39-002 (37207432240).jpg V10M Midsize VIP transport. Configurable for cargo, passenger, and some aerial refueling duties.
V4M Kingbird  Meridon VIP Transport U.S. Marine Corps C-12W.jpg V4M2

Patrol Aircraft

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
M5M3 Pelican  Meridon Maritime patrol P-3B DN-SC-82-02246.JPEG M5M3 Maritime patrol aircraft being phased out by the M7M.
M7M Kingfisher  Japan
 Meridon
Maritime patrol 5504-Kawasaki-P-1-Fairford2015-4685.jpg M7M Maritime patrol aircraft replacing the M5M3.
C2M Triton  Meridon Multirole carrier support aircraft CSSA 1.png C2M2 Modular, multirole carrier support aircraft.

Rotary-wing

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
Matca H50M Seahawk  Meridon Utility helicopter N48-005 at the 2016 ADFA Open Day.jpg 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 CH53E-Helo-Cast.jpg H62M3 Utilized for naval heavy airlift, special operations, and mine countermeasures.

Unmanned systems

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
Q6M2 Crow  Meridon Unmanned surveilliance and reconnaisance aircraft MQ-4C Triton flight testing.jpg Q6M2 Designed for broad area maritime surveillance.
Q7M Skua  Meridon Unmanned reconnaissance helicopter US Navy 110930-N-JQ696-401 An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (cropped).jpg Q7M Designed to supplement H50 and replace older utility helicopters in the purely scouting role.

Training aircraft

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
T10M Mentor  Meridon Primary trainer aircraft Royal Moroccan Air Force T-6.JPG T10M2 Primary trainer aircraft for all types of aircraft.
T11M Fencer  Meridon Tactical jet trainer Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft makes an arrested landing.jpg T11M2 B Carrier-capable advanced trainer primarily for strike jet aircraft.
T14M Traveller  Meridon Multi-engine trainer Raytheon Hawker 800XP, Tarkim Aviation JP7358342.jpg T14M Multi-engine trainer for transport and cargo aircraft.
T4M Canary B  Meridon Helicopter trainer Md helicopters md-500e g-sscl arp.jpg T4M B Training aircraft for rotary-winged aircraft.

Land vehicles

Firearms

See also