Royal Vestrician Navy
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Royal Vestrician Navy is the maritime warfare branch of the Royal Vestrician Armed Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Vestricia. The RVN was formed following the dissolution of the Royal Vestrician Self-defense Navy and Vestrician Defense Forces in 1977 after failed communist and military coup d'etat and reformation of Royal Vestrician Armed Forces in 1980.
Organization and Structure
The RVN is commanded by the Chief of the Maritime Defense. Its structure consists of the Vestrician Admiralty, the Vestrician Royal Fleet, five regional district commands, the air-training squadron and various support units, such as hospitals and schools. The Vestrician Admiralty, located in Villan, serves the Chief of Staff in commanding and supervising the force.
The Vestrician Royal Fleet, headquartered at Sakuramine City, consists of the RVN's military shipping. It is composed of Home Fleet(based on Casablanca Arsenal), Fleet Escort Force (based in Sakuramine, Casablanca, Villan and Akinagawa), the Fleet Air Force headquartered at Hanazaki, Fleet Submarine Force based at Villan and Sakuramine, Mine Warfare Force based at Casablanca and the Fleet Training Command at Port-au-Royale.
The ship prefix RVS (Royal Vestrician Ship) was first used during its formation in 1840 until 1948, at which time RVFSDN(1948-1977), and later RVN ships started using the prefix HVMS (His Vestrician Majesty Ship) to restore the old traditions documented by the Ministry of Maritime Defense (now Vestrician Admiralty). As of 2022, the RVFSDN operates a total of 165 ships (excluding minor auxiliary vessels), including 4 aircraft carriers, 2 battlecruisers (ceremonial), 3 guided missile cruisers, 10 guided missile destroyers, 10 general purpose destroyers, 30 guided missile frigates, 30 corvettes, 20 attack submarines, 3 amphibious transport docks, eight training vessels and a fleet of various auxiliary ships.
The RVN has four primary naval districts/bases for its fleet:
- HVMNB Haruna, located at Yoshida Ward, Sakuramine City, Sakuramine Prefecture
- HVMNB Nagato, located at Kinatagawa Ward, Villan Imperial City, Villan Prefecture;
- HVMNB Hyuuga, located at Casablanca City, Brumaire Prefecture ; and
- HVMNB Ise, located at Akinagawa, Akashi Prefecture.
In addition, six other bases are home to the majority of the RVN's minor war vessels:
- HVMND Ney
- HVMND Oosora
- HVMND Shinagaki
- HVMND Port-au-Royale
- HVMND Rosenworth
- HVMND Higashima
Naming Convention
Naval Station(HVMNB) - all IJN battleships that survive the war (either sunk on their moorings or still afloat)
Aircraft Carriers(CVA/CVN) - regions or archipelagic zone of Vestricia
Special Type Destroyers (DDG/DDGN/DDGH) - Japanese god and goddesses
Standard Destroyers (DD) -
Japanese mythological animals/creatures
Frigates(FFM/FFG) - Japanese sword names
Corvettes(FF) or Missile/Patrol Boats(PML)- French-named cities and municipalities (cause some of the territories are under French colony during the 1800s and became part of Beauharnais Republique in it's formation)
Amphibious Assault Ships(LPD/LPH) - Vestrician Cities/municipalities