Modern equipment of the Meridonian Navy

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This is a list of ships in active service with the Meridonian Navy. The Meridonian Navy as of 2022 operates a total of 82 vessels, including 12 submarines, 2 aircraft carriers, 4 amphibious assault ships, 9 destroyers, 12 frigates, 12 patrol vessels, 19 landing craft, and other support vessels.

Major Surface Vessels

Summary

  • 12 Attack submarines
  • 2 aircraft carriers
  • 9 destroyers
  • 12 frigates
  • 3 training vessels
  • 12 patrol vessels
  • 2 landing helicopter docks
  • 2 landing ship docks
  • 19 Landing craft
  • 16 miscellaneous ships
  • 6 Mine countermeasures vessels
  • 3 replenishment ships

Submarine fleet

Submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Note
Attack submarines - 12
Barracuda-class HMS Vigilant MOD 45157568.jpg Nuclear-powered guided missile submarines Barracuda (S400)
Sharpfin (S401)
Sennet (S402)
Barracuda-class submarines carry up to 112 land-attack or sea-attack cruise missiles, and are not armed with nuclear weapons.
Moray-class Astute class SSN.svg 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)
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)

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Aircraft carriers- 2
Sistine-class Sistine-class.png CATOBAR aircraft carrier Sistine (R10)
Kohina (R11)
Marin Bay (R12)
Kohaku (R13)
Baymark (R14)

Landing ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Amphibious Assault Ships - 4
Maratea-class Meridlha.png Landing helicopter dock Maratea (L18)
Aranui (L19)
Capabilities to host fixed-wing STOVL aircraft were cut from ship.
Hemana-class HMAS Choules FBE 2014.JPG Dock landing ship Hemana (L16)
Saipele (L17)
3rd ship was nearly mothballed, but was converted to unarmed hospital ship Grace.
Landing craft - 19
AV20 Landing Craft Combatant Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A French landing craft comes ashore during the amphibious assault phase of Bold Alligator 2012..jpg Roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft LC01
LC02
LC03
LC04
LC05
LC06
LC07
LC08
LC09
LC10
LC11
LC12
AV340 Landing Craft Utility Aust. Army LCM-8.jpg Landing Craft Mechanized 044
045
046
047
048
049
050
Being replaced by AV20.

Destroyers

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Guided missile destroyer- 9
Helena-class Helenaclass.png Guided missile destroyer Helena (D##)
TBDTBD
Otapara-class Otaparaclass.png Guided missile destroyer Otapara (D##)
TBDTBD

Frigates

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Frigates - 12
Taga-class HMAS Perth (FFH 157) near Garden Island Naval Base.jpg Frigate Taga (F128)
Radenton (F129)
Sophia (F130)
Savaia (F131)
Carterstown (F132)
Loubret (F133)
Nine Nights (F134)
Mako Bay (F135)
Pesega (F136)
Lahaina (F137)
Baymark (F138)
Apia (F139)
Multipurpose frigates

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)

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Patrol vessels - 12
Defiant-class HMAS Broome (ACPB 90).jpg Patrol boat Defiant (P1500)
Diligent (P1501)
Decisive (P1502)
Deferent (P1503)
Dependable (P1504)
Determined (P1505)
Devoted (P1506)
Resolute-class RAN-IFR 2013 D2 140.JPG Offshore Patrol vessel Resolute (P1507)
Reverent (P1508)
Resolvent (P1509)
Rancorous (P1510)
Resplendent (P1511)


Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Replenishment vessels - 5
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)
August-class Wave Knight replenishment tanker.jpg Replenishment oiler August (A239)
Advantageous (A240)

Miscellaneous ships

Class Picture Type Ships Note
Miscellaneous significant vessels - 1
Mercy HMAS Choules FBE 2014.JPG Hospital ship Mercy (A101) Converted Hemana- class dock landing ship that has been disarmed and converted to conduct humanitarian duties.

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.

AWACS

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
S2M Herald  Meridon Airborne early warning and control Grumman E-2C Hawkeyes of VAW-115 fly past Mount Fuji on 15 February 2007 (070215-N-2604L-024).jpg S2M2
S2M4
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 Porter  Meridon Carrier onboard delivery USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 130824-N-AZ866-475 (9599885344).jpg C2M Aircraft used for general logistics and carrier onboard delivery. To be replaced by the C22M3.
C22M Adjutant  Meridon Special purpose tiltrotor
Carrier onboard delivery
CV-22 Osprey flies over the Emerald Coast.JPG C22M2
C22M3
C22M2 under Navy ownership operate as part of the Joint Special Forces Air Group. C22M3s are in process of replacing the C2M.
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.

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.

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