Modern equipment of the Meridonian Navy

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

Submarines

Class	Picture	Type	Boats	Note
Ballistic missile submarines - 10
Vigil-class		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Amphibious command dock	Argos (L30) Majeure (L31) Malin (L32) Bremaire (L33) Palatine (L34) Ardonne (L35) Shianne (L36)	TBD
Hemana-class		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Replenishment oiler	August (A239) Advantageous (A240)	Being replaced by Magnanimous-class.

Cargo carriers

Picture	Type	Ships	Note
Roll-on/roll-off ships- 45
	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
	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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Fleet hospital ship	Tranquility (H102) Serenity (H103)	Converted cruise ships set to replace the Mercy in surge hospital roles.
Kawakawa-class		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		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		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		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.

Aircraft

Fighter aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
F6M2 Wasp	Meridon	Multirole fighter		F6M2 F6M4
F5M Lynx	Meridon	Multirole fighter		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		F7M C
Gruening F9M Osprey	Meridon	Multirole stealth fighter		F9M C

AWACS

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
S2M Siren	Meridon	Airborne early warning and control		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		E6M2	Electronics warfare variant of the F6M2.

Transport

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
C2M Triton	Meridon	Multirole carrier support aircraft		C2M2	Modular, multirole carrier support aircraft.
C11M Adjutant	Meridon	Special purpose tiltrotor Carrier onboard delivery		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		C13M
C8M4 Pecheron	Meridon	Multipurpose transport		C8M4 D	Being replaced by the C13M.
C20M Manatee	Japan	Amphibious boat		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		V7M
V10M Swanbird	Meridon	VIP Transport		V10M	Midsize VIP transport. Configurable for cargo, passenger, and some aerial refueling duties.
V4M Kingbird	Meridon	VIP Transport		V4M2

Patrol Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
M5M3 Pelican	Meridon	Maritime patrol		M5M3	Maritime patrol aircraft being phased out by the M7M.
M7M Kingfisher	Japan Meridon	Maritime patrol		M7M	Maritime patrol aircraft replacing the M5M3.
C2M Triton	Meridon	Multirole carrier support aircraft		C2M2	Modular, multirole carrier support aircraft.

Rotary-wing

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Photo	Version	Notes
Matca H50M Seahawk	Meridon	Utility helicopter		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		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		Q6M2	Designed for broad area maritime surveillance.
Q7M Skua	Meridon	Unmanned reconnaissance helicopter		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		T10M2	Primary trainer aircraft for all types of aircraft.
T11M Fencer	Meridon	Tactical jet trainer		T11M2 B	Carrier-capable advanced trainer primarily for strike jet aircraft.
T14M Traveller	Meridon	Multi-engine trainer		T14M	Multi-engine trainer for transport and cargo aircraft.
T4M Canary B	Meridon	Helicopter trainer		T4M B	Training aircraft for rotary-winged aircraft.