Lihnidosi Navy

Lihnidosi Navy
Active	19th century - present
Country	Lihnidos
Allegiance	Stella II
Branch	Navy
Role	Naval warfare, power projection
Size	67,000 active duty personnel
Part of	Lihnidosi Armed Forces
Patron	Saint Erasmus
Motto(s)	Μέγα τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος "Great is the might of the sea"
Commanders
Empress	Stella II
Megas Droungarios	MD Panagiotis Panagos
Chief of the Navy General Staff	NV Aristidis Georgiou
Insignia
Identification symbol	AΛΠ
Naval Ensign
Naval Jack
Pennant

The Lihnidosi Navy is the naval force of Lihnidos and one of the four branches of the Lihnidosi Armed Forces. The Lihnidosi Navy was formed in the early nineteenth century following the collapse of the Lihnidos-Perateia personal union and declaration of the Lihnidosi Empire. During the early years of the navy, it was often referred to as the Imperial Navy, and while in the present day the navy is occasionally referred to as the Imperial Lihnidosi Navy, it is often shortened to simply the Lihnidosi Navy.

The Lihnidosi Navy has long been considered the most vital and prestigious branch of the Lihnidosi Armed Forces due to the island's long naval history and importance of keeping the shores of Lihnidos' islands and surrounding waterways safe. The navy receives a plurality of the country's defense budget and is often the first to be considered by the government when considering spending changes. The naval fleet is currently comprised of roughly 67,000 active duty personnel and operates approximately 200 vessels, including minor auxiliary vessels. The navy also operates numerous naval aviation units. Lihnidos' navy is one of the largest among the nations around the Periclean Sea.

The Lihnidosi Navy is considered to be a blue-water navy, however functionally it operates as a green-water navy as it rarely operates outside of the Periclean Sea.

Structure and organization

The Lihnidosi Navy is officially headed by the Grand Drungary of the Fleet, a role appointed by the monarch as the monarch's chief naval advisor. This position, while empowered to command the entirety of the naval force, is often considered to be a ceremonial appointment with incumbents rarely exercising any significant authority or partaking in any administrative duties. In practice, the navy is led by a Navarchos, a four-star rank reserved for the Chief of the Navy General Staff, who holds authority over all components of the navy. Directly reporting to Chief of the Navy General Staff are the Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff and four commanders who oversee separate components of the naval service. The Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff is a position occupied by an Antinavarchos, a three-star rank equivalent to a Vice Admiral, who heads the Naval Headquarters stationed in Arcadia. Other Antinavarchos reporting to the Cheif of the Navy General Staff are the commanders of the naval fleet, training command, and logistics command. The naval special forces, an independent component of the naval service, is led by a Yponavarchos, a two-star rank equivalent to a Rear Admiral, who also reports directly to the Chief of the Navy General Staff.

Position	Lihnidosi title	Rank	Incumbent
Grand Drungary of the Fleet	Mέγας Δρουγγάριος	Fleet Admiral	Panagiotis Panagos
Chief of the Navy General Staff	Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Ναυτικού	Admiral	Aristidis Georgiou
Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff	Υπαρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Ναυτικού	Vice Admiral	Gavriil Ioannidis
Commander of the Naval Fleet	Αρχηγός Ναυτικού Στόλου	Vice Admiral	Nektarios Drakos
Commander Training Command	Διοίκηση Εκπαίδευσης Διοικητή	Vice Admiral	Gerasimos Eliades
Commander Logistics Command	Διοικητής Διοίκησης Επιμελητείας	Vice Admiral	Markos Fotos
Commander Naval Special Forces	Διοικητής Ναυτικών Ειδικών Δυνάμεων	Rear Admiral	Kostakis Remis

Main commands

Command	Location
Lihnidosi Navy General Staff	Arcadia
Fleet Headquarters	Ikaria
Naval Training Command	Hion
Naval Logistics Command	Karpathos
Naval Special Forces Command	Nisiros
Western Periclean Command	Pserimos
Central Periclean Command	Hion
Eastern Periclean Command	Alimia Island

Rank structure

Commissioned officers

Pay Grade	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)
Insignia
	Mέγας Δρουγγάριος Megas Droungarios		Ναύαρχος Navarchos		Αντιναύαρχος Antinavarchos		Υποναύαρχος Yponavarchos		Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploiarchos		Πλοίαρχος Ploiarchos		Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploiarchos		Πλωτάρχης Plotarchis		Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploiarchos		Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploiarchos			Σημαιοφόρος Simaioforos			Σημαιοφόρος Επίκουρος Αξιωματικός Simaioforos epikouros axiomatikos

NCOs and enlisted

Pay Grade	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Insignia																							male		female										male	female
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistis						Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstis		Επικελευστής Epikelefstis		Κελευστής Kelefstis												Δίοπος Diopos												Ναύτης Naftis

Active fleet

Submarine fleet

Class	Picture	Origin	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Eirini class		Lihnidos Latium	Attack submarine	ILS Eirini ILS Triton ILS Proteus ILS Pontos ILS Kastellanos ILS Messenia ILS Gythaca ILS Raptis ILS Samos	1,830 tonnes
Poseidon class		Lihnidos	Attack submarine	ILS Poseidon ILS Perseus ILS Euthymenes	2,200 tonnes	Two more under construction

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class	Picture	Origin	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Ikaria class		Lihnidos	Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	ILS Ikaria ILS Argyris	27,100 tonnes

Amphibious warfare

Class	Picture	Origin	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Ithaca class		Latium	Landing Platform Dock	ILS Ithaca ILS Stavros	8,000 tonnes
Pandora class		Belfras	Landing Platform Dock	ILS Pandora ILS Pithos	25,500 tonnes
Vasiliou class		Lihnidos	Landing Platform Dock	ILS Vasiliou	38,000 tonnes	Under construction, expected commission 2022

Major surface combatants

Class	Picture	Origin	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Nisiros class		Lihnidos	Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) destroyer	ILS Nisiros ILS Leipsoi ILS Antiparos	6,700 tonnes
Arcadia class		Lihnidos	Air-defense destroyer	ILS Arcadia ILS Pieria ILS Athanasios ILS Teresa ILS Samos ILS Hios	6,500 tonnes
Hydra class		Lihnidos	General purpose frigate	ILS Hydra ILS Typhon ILS Echidna ILS Cyrelea ILS Iolcippia ILS Hyeligeneia ILS Elenae ILS Piraeus ILS Belisarius ILS Isidoros ILS Laganas ILS Savas	4,500 tonnes
Imperial class		Lihnidos	Corvette	ILS Imperial ILS Anafi	2,400 tonnes	Three more under construction, three more planned.
Pytheas class		Ghant	Corvette	ILS Pytheas ILS Kos ILS Cephalonia ILS Prometheus ILS Hyperion ILS Theia	1,560 tonnes	Retiring 2022-24 to be replaced by six Imperial class corvettes.

Fast attack craft

Class	Picture	Origin	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Pandrosos class		Lihnidos	Missile boat	ILS Pandrosos ILS Herse	600 tonnes
Nautilus class		Lion's Rock	Missile boat	ILS Nautilus ILS Minos	595 tonnes

Patrol

Twenty patrol vessels of various sizes

Mine countermeasure

Fifteen mine countermeasure vessels

Auxiliary Fleet

The Lihnidosi Navy has several auxiliary and support ships in service. These types of ships include but are not limited to electronic support ships, replenishment ships, submarine support and rescue ships, survey ships, research ships, hospital ships, tankers, transport ships, training ships, landing craft, and tugboats.

See also

• Lihnidosi Armed Forces