Armada de Ultramar
Cahblach Ailemuyrtá
War flag of the Armada de Ultramar

Commander	Primer Almiante Don Mauricio Torre Bruno

Military Manpower

Age	18-40 years old

Citizenship	Required

Active troops	84’145

Reserve troops	100’000

Coast Guard	39’397

The Armada de Ultramar is the second largest branch of the Vassfforcian armed forces and has primary responsibility for water-based military operations. As of 2005, it consisted of 105’155 seamen on active duty, 39’397 in the Coast Guard and 110’000 in the Reserve. The reserve is primarily composed of part-time seamen who train for two months a year and once a week.

The modern Armada de Ultramar has its roots in the Ducal Navy and the warships the Compañía Naviera de Ultramar had to protect its shipments from the pirates.

The navy is managed by the Ministry of War which is headed by the War Minister who heads administrative affairs. The highest ranking military officer in the navy is the Primer Almirante.

The initialism AVU designates Vassfforcian warhips and means Armada Vassfforcia de Ultramar (Vassffocian Navy of Other Seas) in contrast to the Armada de Litorales (Vassfforcia Coast Guard).

Structure

Officially, a member of the Armada de Ultramar is called marino (Spanish for seaman).

The Armada is made up of four components: the active component, the Warship Crews, the marines and Service Legions; and the reserve component. Reserve legions are primarily composed of part-time seamen who train in a ship for two months a year and once a week in navy facilities.

The Armada Ducal is led by a military Head Chief of the Navy (the Primer Almirante), who reports to the War Minister (for now it is the Generalísimo Don Bernardo Reyes). The Primer Almirante is a member of the High Command, the top ranking military commanders from each service who advise the Grand Duke on military and disaster matters.

Operationally, though, control of the navy in wartime goes from the Grand Duke of the Most Serene Republic of Vassfforcia to the Concejo de Guerra, who has control of all armed forces units in their geographic area of responsibility.

The whole Vassfforcian navy is organized in function of the Carrier Fleets, of which there are ten (each named after the supercarrier):

Each under the command of a Capitán de Flota; except for the AVU Neptuno, which is the flagship of the Armada; thus it is assigned to the Primer Almirante Don Mauricio Torre Bruno. Every Vassfforcian carrier group is formed by the supercarrier, two destroyers, three missile cruisers and two attack submarines.

The Warships

The warship crews are organized in function of the ships

Carriers

Dohendor-class

Ship's Cohort: 2’250
Air Wing Cohort: 1’490
Officers: 60
70 aircraft

Garza -class

Ship's Cohort: 3’150
Air Wing Cohort: 1’740
Officers: 70
85 aircraft

Puerto Nuevo-class

Ship's Cohort: 2’550
Air Wing Cohort: 2’050
Officers: 60
100 aircraft

Fragata-class Missile Cruiser

Ship's Cohort: 694
Air Wing Contubernium: 18
Officers: 15
3 helicopters

Umperia-class Destroyer

Ship's Century: 127
Air Wing Contubernium: 18
Officers: 3
3 helicopters

Deimos-class Attack Submarine

Ship's Century: 109
Officers: 12

Delfín-class SSBN

Ship's Century: 121
Officers: 12*

(*) these submarines are commanded by a Capitán de Navío instead of a Centurión.

Tiburón-class Attack Submarine

Ship's Century: 122
Officers: 14

Pavellòs-class Multipurpose Submarines

Ship's Contubernium: 27
Officers: 5

Buque de Aprovisionamiento

Ship’s Cohort: 300
Officers: 30
3 helicopters

Rank Structure

These are the Ducal Army ranks and their equivalent NATO designations.

Commissioned Officers

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3			OF-2		OF-1	OF-D	Student Officer
Vassfforcia		same as Cptn de Flota	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Primer Almirante	Capitán de Flotas		Capitán de Flota or Capitán de Navío	Tribuno Mayor	Prefecto de Mar	Tribuno Menor	Primera Lanza	Lanza Prior Capitán de Navío	Lanza Prior	Primer Ordenanza Capitán de Navío	Primer Ordenanza	Centurión

Air Wing Officers

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3		OF-2	OF-1	OF-D	Student Officer
Vassfforcia	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent		No Equivalent					No Equivalent	No Equivalent
						Prefecto de Aire		Primera Lanza	Lanza Prior	Primer Ordenanza	Centurión