Superian Royal Navy
| Superian Royal Navy | |
|---|---|
| Königliche Marine (German) | |
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| Founded | April 1866 |
| Country |
 Superior |
| Branch | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size |
27,322 active personnel (including 4,755 marines) 8,142 reserve personnel 5 destroyers 8 frigates 14 submarines 150 patrol and auxiliary ships |
| Part of | Superian Department of Defense |
| Headquarters | Admiralty Building, Green Bay, New Hanover |
| TBD | |
| March | Preussischer Präsentiermarsch |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Grand Admiral |
 His Royal Majesty King William II of Superior |
| Secretary of Defense | Alexandra Goetz |
| First Naval Lord | Admiral Winston Harcourt |
| Second Naval Lord | Vice Admiral Edmund Lyons |
| Surface Flotilla Commander | Rear Admiral Harald Christiansen |
| Insignia | |
| Naval ensign |
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| Naval jack | TBD |
| Pennant | TBD |
The Superian Royal Navy (German: Königliche Marine) is the naval warfare branch of the Superian Armed Forces, primarily tasked with the defense of the Kingdom of Superior's coastline along the Great Lakes. It also functions as a coast guard and a naval border guard, and participates in overseas international missions via the St. Lawrence River, which connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The professional head of the navy is the First Naval Lord, a post which has operational command over the Fleet and is part of the Department of Defense. The sea-going forces of the Navy are organized as the Surface Flotilla, which is headed by Flag Officer Surface Flotilla.
Because Superior has a direct border on the Great Lakes and only one river connecting them to the ocean, which is largely controlled by the hostile United Commonwealth and Quebec, the role of the Navy has historically been considered to be supporting the operations of the Army and it has been smaller than other branches. Nonetheless the Superian Navy played a vital role during multiple conflicts, preventing the Continental Armed Forces from mounting an invasion of the homeland over Lake Michigan or Lake Superior during Great War I. It defeated the larger Continental Navy in battle on several occasions. During the Cold War the Navy was built up with more technologically advanced ships, including guided missile destroyers, and was part of the NATO maritime command structure in North America. Because of its relatively limited role and the high chance of being bottled up in the Lakes in a hypothetical war with the United Commonwealth, the Superian Navy was integrated during the Cold War into the larger Sierran Royal Navy command structure (similarly to the Brazorian Navy). It still participates in overseas missions due to its access to the ocean via the St Lawrence River, such as supporting the 2004 invasion of Syria and continuing operations in the Middle East.
In the 21st century the size of the Superian Royal Navy was reduced somewhat due to the improvement of relations with the United Commonwealth while relying on more technologically advanced equipment to maintain an edge, but in recent years due to renewed tensions there have been calls in the government to increase the Navy's size with new ships. Operating primarily in the Great Lakes against a numerically larger opponent led the Superian Navy to master unconventional naval warfare, using facilities on the coast, light attack craft, coastal artillery and missiles to take on the Continental Navy.
The Superian Navy has primarily operated smaller ships for most of its history. The largest ships it ever had were light cruisers, which were mostly built during the 1930s and decommissioned by the late 1950s after seeing action during Great War I. At the height of the Cold War in the 1970s and 1980s, the Superian Navy had 10 destroyers, 15 frigates, 20 submarines, and 241 light attack craft of various types (including missile boats, patrol boats, and speedboats), along with about 30,000 total personnel. Branches within the Navy include the Superian Marine Infantry Corps, the Submarine Service, the Fleet Air Force, and the Coastal Defense, the latter overseeing coastal artillery, bunkers, and other fortifications. The Superian Naval Auxiliary is a part time volunteer reserve. During the Cold War there was one division of Marines, down from two divisions during the Great Wars.
As of 2020, the Superian Navy consists of 5 destroyers, 8 frigates, 14 submarines, and about 150 light attack craft. It also has several Cold War era destroyers, frigates, and corvettes in various different states of maintenance and age in its reserve fleet. The Marine Infantry Corps falls under the Superian Royal Navy and its fighting forces consist of 1 amphibious landing ship and the 4,755 personnel. The Navy has a total of 27,322 active personnel as of 2020 and additionally has 8,142 reserve personnel. Superian ships use the prefix RSNS ("Royal Superian Naval Ship").
History
Formation and 19th century
Great War I
Interwar and Great War II
Cold War
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Organizational structure
The Admiralty is the naval staff and has operational command over the Navy as well as being responsible for administration, personnel, and logistics management. The Chief of the Admiralty Staff is the most senior naval officer, a post that is usually held by a full admiral. It is part of the Department of Defense along with its counterpart, the Army General Staff. The Chief of the Strategic Command has authority over all branches of the military, and is the immediate superior of the Chief of the Admiralty Staff. The ceremonial head of the navy is the ruling King of Superior, who holds the highest naval rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral).
The Sierran-Superian Naval Staff is a joint headquarters that was established in 2002 for the purpose of continuing the integration of the operations and training of the two nations' navies. It is usually led by a Sierran rear admiral and a Superian commodore.
The command structure is as follows:
- First Naval Lord
- Second Naval Lord
- Flag Officer Surface Flotilla
- Flag Officer Submarines
- Flag Officer Aviation
- Flag Officer Coastal Defense
- Flag Officer Naval Auxiliary
- Commandant of the Royal Marines
Flotilla
- Surface Flotilla HQ
- Destroyer Squadron
- RSNS Superior
- RSNS King William I
- RSNS King George III
- RSNS King Henry I
- 1st Frigate Squadron
- RSNS Conqueror
- RSNS King Christian I
- RSNS King George II
- RSNS Superior
- RSNS Valiant
- 2nd Frigate Squadron
- RSNS Royal
- RSNS King George I
- RSNS Vengeance
- RSNS Triumph
- Light Squadrons 1–15
- Missile boats, patrol boats, speedboats
- Destroyer Squadron
- Submarine Flotilla HQ
- 1st Submarine Squadron
- 2nd Submarine Squadron
- 3rd Submarine Squadron
- Reserve fleet
- Reserve destroyers
- Reserve frigates
- Reserve light craft
- Old missile boats, patrol boats, and speedboats
Marine Infantry Corps
The Marine Infantry Corps (German: Marine-Infanterie-Korps) is the amphibious infantry force of the Superian Royal Navy that is tasked with being able to rapidly deploy to any part of the world within 48 hours and is trained to fight in a variety of difficult environments. It works closely with the Sierran Royal Marines, the United Commonwealth Marine Corps, and the British Royal Marines.
The Royal Naval Auxiliary is the naval equivalent of the Territorial Army, it is the part time volunteer reserve of the Superian Royal Navy.
