Navy Royal (Great Nortend)

Navy Royal
Active	15?? — present
Country	Great Nortend
Allegiance	Alexander II
Branch	Navy and Air Force
Size	24,213 seamen and officers 23,703 sea mustermen 11,851 sea reservists 10,377 airmen and officers 5,926 air mustermen 3,555 air reservists
Engagements	Great Astyrian War
Commanders
Commander in Chief	Alexander II
Lord High Admiral	The Most Noble Duke of Derham
Admiral of the Fleets	Admiral Sir Nicholas a Court KCMT
Insignia
War Cross
Blue Ensign

The Navy Royal is the combined naval and air forces of Great Nortend. It is commonly dated to the arrival of the House of Anthord to Great Nortend, at first consisting of the fleet which brought Edmund V to Galepool. It is a green-water navy tasked with defence as well as international co-operative operations.

Structure

The Navy Royal is de jure commanded by the Lord High Admiral by the King's writ. In practice, command is vested in the Admiral of the Fleets.

The Navy is organised into three fleets : the East Fleet, the West Fleet and the Air Fleet, each commanded by Vice Admiral. There is also the Home Fleet, which comprises the naval and air reserves. Each fleet is split into flotillas, which are provincial formations commanded by Rear Admirals and based at one of His Majesty's Dockyards of where there are five in total, along with His Majesty's Dock at St. Parth. Flotillas are divided into squadrons commanded by a Commodore or Lieutenant Commander, into which Ships and Flights are organised.

Naval ships and flights are commanded by a Captain, assisted by ranking Lieutenants. The sections of a ship or flight are commanded by Midshipmen/Pilots or Lieutenants, divided further into messes led by a Leading Seaman.

Fleet

Ships

The international and domestic prefix for ships of the Navy Royal is HEMS (His/Her Erbonian Majesty's Ship). Warships are classified as frigates, corvettes, sloops and submarines. The Navy Royal has 45 commissioned vessels, including four submarines, six scheduled for decommissioning in the near future and four sail training ships.

Name	Type	Class	Commissioning	Details
Frigates (6 + 3)
D. 61 HEMS Catherine	Destroyer	Class F	Great Nortend 1994	Eastern Fleet flagship
D. 62 HEMS Amelia	Destroyer	Class F	Great Nortend 1995	Western Fleet flagship
D. 63 HEMS William	Frigate	Class G	Great Nortend 2010
D. 72 HEMS Henrietta	Frigate	Class G	Great Nortend 2011
D. 73 HEMS Arthur	Frigate	Class G	Great Nortend 2012
D. 74 HEMS Edmund	Frigate	Class G	Great Nortend 2014
D. 51 HEMS Volleyfire	Frigate	Class E	Great Nortend 1990	To be decommissioned
D. 52 HEMS Arrowshot	Frigate	Class E	Great Nortend 1992	To be decommissioned
D. 54 HEMS Cannonry	Frigate	Class E	Great Nortend 1994	To be decommissioned
Corvettes (4 + 1)
C. 131 HEMS Lendert	Corvette	Class M	Great Nortend 1999
C. 132 HEMS Rhighton	Corvette	Class M	Great Nortend 2000
C. 133 HEMS Rhise	Corvette	Class M	Great Nortend 2002
C. 134 HEMS Lerdenstone	Corvette	Class M	Great Nortend 2003
C. 124 HEMS Castle Parrum	Corvette	Class L	Great Nortend 1989	To be decommissioned
Sloops (19 + 2)
S. 121 HEMS Echester	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2013
S. 122 HEMS Scode	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2014
S. 123 HEMS Lanchester	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2014
S. 124 HEMS Keys	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2014
S. 125 HEMS Sulthey	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2015
S. 126 HEMS St. Cleaves	Patrol Boat	Class L	Great Nortend 2015
S. 109 HEMS Sulhampton	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2000
S. 110 HEMS Polton	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2001
S. 111 HEMS Staithway	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2001
S. 112 HEMS Limmes	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2002
S. 113 HEMS Faunslaughter	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2002
S. 114 HEMS Chepingstow	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2003
S. 115 HEMS Harringow	Patrol boat	Class K	Great Nortend 2003
S. 101 HEMS Goldfinch	Minehunter	Class J	Great Nortend 1997
S. 102 HEMS Swallow	Minehunter	Class J	Great Nortend 1997
S. 104 HEMS Nightingale	Minehunter	Class J	Great Nortend 1997
S. 105 HEMS Songthrush	Minehunter	Class J	Great Nortend 1998
S. 106 HEMS Martin	Minehunter	Class J	Great Nortend 1998
S. 81 HEMS Salmon	Patrol Boat	Class H	Great Nortend 1989	To be decommissioned
S. 82 HEMS Trout	Patrol Boat	Class H	Great Nortend 1990	To be decommissioned
S. 84 HEMS Herring	Patrol Boat	Class H	Great Nortend 1991
S. 85 HEMS Charr	Patrol Boat	Class H	Great Nortend 1991
Submarines (5)
U. 41 HEMS Acer	Submarine	Class D	Great Nortend 1996	Based on the Walrus-class submarine
U. 42 HEMS Quercus	Submarine	Class D	Great Nortend 1997	Based on the Walrus-class submarine
U. 43 HEMS Ulmus	Submarine	Class D	Great Nortend 1998	Based on the Walrus-class submarine
U. 44 HEMS Fagus	Submarine	Class D	Great Nortend 1999	Based on the Walrus-class submarine
U. 45 HEMS Corylus	Submarine	Class D	Great Nortend 1999	Based on the Walrus-class submarine
Sailing ships (4)
T. 1 HEMS Sovereign	Training ship	N/A	Great Nortend 1890
T. 2 HEM Barque Cavalier	Training ship	N/A	Great Nortend 1921
T. 3 HEM Barquentine Awful	Training ship	N/A	Great Nortend 1956
T. 4 HEM Schooner St. Nicholas	Training ship	N/A	Great Nortend 1956
Other (2)
A. 6 HEMS Fettergate	Supply vessel	N/A	Great Nortend 1996
O. 2 HEMS Hastica	Hydrographical ship	N/A	Great Nortend 1984

Rates and Ranks

Rates

Insignia	(No insignia)	(No insignia)
Trade Badge (Deck)	(No insignia)	(No insignia)
Rate	Landman	Seaman	Able Seaman	Mate	Usher	Warranted Officer
Abbreviation	Lmn.	Smn.	A. Smn.	Mate	Ush.	W. O.

The rate of Able Seaman is automatically given to Seamen with more than three years' experience. An Able Seaman with leadership role is known as a Second Mate.

Corps

All rates are assigned to a corps each of which specialises in a particular trade or activity. Some corps have branches which further divide the specialisation. Each corps or corps branch has its own colour which is used as a backing on rank insignia. Although each branch has its own hierarchy, whether they are filled depends on the size of the company. Furthermore, each trade rating also has its own trade badge, which is worn above the chevrons of the rank insignia, if any. In the table above, the badges for the Deck branch are shewn.

Branches and their titles are given as follows. Note that the “Coxswain” is the senior rating aboard in the Command Department.

Corps	Branch	Colour	Officer	Usher	Mate	Seaman
Sailing Corps	Navigation		Master	Quartermaster	Master's Mate	Helmsman
	Deck		First Lieutenant	Boatswain	Boatswain's Mate	Seaman
				Yeoman	Yeoman's Mate	Signalman
	Ordnance		Gunner	Quarter Gunner	Gunner's Mate	Gunman
Regulating Corps			Provost	Marshal	Corporal	Patrolman
Batisment Corps			Purser	Steward	Steward's Mate	Cabinman
				Cook	Cook's Mate	Galleyman
				Clerk	Clerk's Mate	Writer
				Victualler	Victualler's Mate	Storeman
Medical Corps			Surgeon	Surgeon's Steward	Surgeon's Mate	Berthman
Artificer Corps	Maintenance		Shipwright	Carpenter	Carpenter's Mate	Crewman
				Blacksmith	Blacksmith's Mate
				Plumber	Plumber's Mate
				Electrician	Electrician's Mate
	Engine		Engineer	Artificer	Artificer's Mate	Engineman
				Armourer	Armourer's Mate	Crewman
Flying Corps			Flight Engineer	Flight Artificer	Flight Artificer's Mate	Aircraftman
				Loadmaster	Loadmaster's Mate

The Sailing and Regulating corps are part of the Warfare Department and commanded by officers of the Line. The Technical Department encompasses the Artificers, Flying and Engine branches. The Civil Department encompasses the other corps including the officer-only Chaplaincy Corps (purple), Nursing Corps (pink) and Schoolmaster Corps (Light Grey).

Officers

Cuff Insignia	No insignia	No insignia
Collar Insignia	No insignia
Rank	Cadet Officer	Midshipman	Lieutenant	Captain		Lieutenant Commander	Commodore	Rear Admiral	Vice Admiral	Admiral	Fleet Admiral
Abbreviation	Ct. O.	Mid.	Lt.	Cap.		Lt. Cmd.	Cdre.	R. Adm.	V. Adm.	Adm.	None
Army equivalent	Cadet Officer	Ensign/Cornet	Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel	Major General	Lieutenant General	Captain General	Field Marischal

Note that the rank of Lieutenant corresponds to the Army ranks of Lieutenant and Captain. Naval Lieutenants are numbered by seniority aboard ship. Senior Lieutenants rank with Army Captains. Junior Lieutenants rank as Army Lieutenants. They are senior to Army Ensigns and Cornets, who are equal to Midshipmen.

Ensigns

Every squadron has two types of ensign, the Naval Ensign and the Squadron Ensign. The Naval Ensign is the Blue War Ensign. The Squadron Ensign is unique to every squadron and usually is a heraldic design. Each ship in a squadron has its own Naval Ensign and Squadron Ensign. The Squadron Ensign bears the ship's battle honours, and the battle honours of preceding ships with the same name.