Royal Mejian Armada

Royal Mejian Army Air Corps Armada Real de Mejian
Active	???? - present
Country	Costa Mejis
Commanders
His Royal Highness the King	Adelardo IX
Director of the Office of National Defense	Geraldo Reyes
Chief of the Defense Staff	Coronel General Nicolás Alpizar

History

Naming conventions

Any vessel of any class may be named in honor of a deceased prominent citizen or member of the Armed Forces. Class names are usually cities, provinces, or any other geographic feature

• Aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, amphibious command ships, battleships, cruisers, battlecruisers are all named for former monarchs of Costa Mejis or notable members of the Mejian Royal Family who are no longer living.
• Destroyer: Destroyers are named for heroic attributes. Example:
• Frigate: Frigates are named for predators and birds of prey. Example:
• Corvette: Corvettes are named for weather phenomena. Example:
• Patrol boat: Patrol vessels are named for attributes associated with grace or dexterity. Example:
• Submarine: Submarine names are almost always associated with death, shadows or the underworld. Example:
• Mine countermeasures vessel: These vessels are named for attributes often associated with luck. Example:
• Support Vessels such as seaplane tenders and replenishment oilers are generally named for gemstones or precious metals. Example:
• Hospital ship: These vessels are named for peaceful words or phrases. Example:
• Training ship: These vessels are named for words associated with teaching and the classroom: Example:

Hull classifications

Classification	Mejain	English
BCA	Buque de Combate Anfibio	Amphibious command ship (LCC)
D	Buque Destructor Destructor de Misiles Guiados	Destroyer (DD) Guided missile destroyer (DDG)
F	Fragata Fragata de Misiles Guiados	Frigate (FF) Guided missile frigate (FFG)
C	Corbeta	Corvette (DE)
P	Patrulla	Patrol Craft (PC)
CM	Buque de Contramedidas para Minas	Mine countermeasures vessel (MCM)
SA	Submarino de Ataque	Hunter-killer (SSK/SSP)

Ranks

Commissioned

Grade	Image	Rank
N/A	No insignia	Aspirante Oficial
O-1		Subalférez
O-2		Alférez
O-3		Teniente
O-4		Subcomandante
O-5		Comandante
O-6		Capitán
O-7		Contra Almirante
O-8		Vice Almirante
O-9		Almirante
O-10		Gran Almirante

Warrant officers

Grade	Image	Rank
W-1		Suboficial
W-2		Suboficial Mayor

Non-Commissioned and Enlisted

Grade	Image	Rank
E-1		Marinero
E-2		Marinero Mayor
E-3		Marinero Líder
E-4		Maestro Marinero
E-5		Contramaestre
E-6		Contramaestre Mayor
E-7		Jefe Contramaestre
E-8		Jefe Mayor Contramaestre

Equipment

See also: Historic ships of the Royal Mejian Armada

Ships

Class	Origin	Ships	Notes
Amphibious assault vessel
Soberano-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Agustín V (BCA001)
Destroyer
Navarri-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Adivinar (D021) BRM Nilo Chavez (D022) BRM Gracia (D023) BRM Leal (D024) BRM Jose Hidalgo (D025)
Frigate
Corvette
Pinet-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Huracán (C016) BRM Remuíño (C017) BRM Jovita Esteban (C018) BRM Danilo Contreras (C019) BRM Tormenta (C020) BRM Carmen Ibanez (C021) BRM Cloe Olan (C022) BRM Victòria Rios (C023) BRM Marcelo Velasquez (C024) BRM Ofelia Reyes (C025) BRM Javier Reyes (C026) BRM Refach (C027) BRM Vento (C028) BRM Chuvia (C029)
Patrol vessel
Carrizo-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Rápido (P040) BRM Hernán Vera (P042) BRM Aguda (P044) BRM Rino Ortega (P046) BRM Nerio Nunez (P048) BRM Expreso (P050) BRM Poís (P052) BRM Escintileo (P053) BRM Ariadna Juarez (P054)
Pedro-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Áxil (P041) BRM Saldo (P043) BRM Firme (P045) BRM Pablo Espin (P047) BRM Constante (P049) BRM Elegante (P051) BRM Flor Lazaro (P053)
Mine countermeasure vessel
Azcoaga-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Afortunado (CM006) BRM Bendito (CM007) BRM Favorecido (CM008)
Submarine
Ciriza-class	Costa Mejis	BRM Sombra (SA011) BRM Fume (SA012) BRM Murmurou (SA013) BRM Pantasma (SA014) BRM Espectro (SA015) BRM Furtivo (SA016) BRM Quimera (SA017) BRM Serpe (SA018)