Hi I've decided to make my own island nation (inspired by may cool examples in the north Atlantic, south Atlantic and even the Indian ocean).
But due to trying to hide from giant butterfly swarms I have decided the following,
- I will have to use a OTL island as my base, to prevent to much change early on (would be a pity if no hominids evolved to create ships wouldn't it
)
- Will have to be relatively small, to prevent massive changes to world ship procurement and the outcome of major wars.
- It will have to speak mainly English due to making it easier for this forum
- It will of course be part of the GB empire/commonwealth/Nato/etc
(who wouldn't want access to the best ships and get to beat the SS/KGB ?)
After much through I settled on Not-Ireland as my island due to it being suitable for all of the above, this lead me to my POD back in 1845 to miss out of the Great Famine (Irish: an Gorta Mór) due to wanting a richer (more ships
) and better relations with UK (RN ships
).
The following posts will out line the RIN and its development (and maybe a bit of backstory about this different not Ireland when I can find time not thinking about ships).
RN,IS - RN, Irish Squadron
RIN - Royal Irish Navy 1914
RIN - 1939
RIN - CW
RIN - Post CW
Apologies to anybody knowledgeable in Irish history (nothing is this NOT Ireland is real or any relation with anything in OTL Ireland) and anybody feel free to offer any help no matter how unhelpfully ........
HMIS - His Majesty Irish Ship
RIM - Royal Irish Marines
JSB